Million Pound Game

Million Pound Game
Current season or competition: 2016 Super 8s
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2015
Number of teams	2
Country	England (RFL)
Holders	Salford Red Devils (1st title)
Most titles	Wakefield Trinity Salford Red Devils (1 title)
Broadcast partner	Sky Sports BBC Sport (Highlights)

Million Pound Game is an annual play off game between the sides finishing in 4th and 5th in the Super 8s Qualifiers, the second stage of the British Rugby League season. The game is played at the higher seed's home ground, and decides which side will gain a berth in the Super League the following season.

It was instigated in 2015, with the restructuring of the Rugby League season by the Rugby Football League.

Format

At the end of the regular season the bottom 4 teams in Super League play the top four teams in the Championship in a league of 8. The top three teams get a place in Super League whilst teams finishing fourth and fifth play each other for the final Super League place.

Results

Year	Winner	Score	Runner up	Venue	Attendance
2015	Wakefield Trinity	24-16	Bradford	Belle Vue	7,236
2016	Salford	19-18	Hull Kingston Rovers	Craven Park	6,562

Winners

	Club	Wins	Last win	Runners-up	Last final lost
1	Salford Red Devils	1	2016	0	N/A
2	Wakefield Trinity	1	2015	0	N/A
3	Bradford	0	N/A	1	2015
4	Hull KR	0	N/A	1	2016

Venues

	City	Stadium	Years
1	Wakefield	Belle Vue	2015
2	Hull	Craven Park	2016

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