In British

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, winning the treble refers to winning the

Super League Grand Final The Super League Grand Final is the championship-deciding game of rugby league's Super League competition. It is played between two teams who have qualified via the Super League Play-Off series. The winning team receives the Super League Trop ...

League Leaders' Shield The League Leaders' Shield is a shield awarded to the team finishing the season top of Super League in the sport of rugby league football. Currently, and for most of Super League's history, the championship is decided on the basis of a play-off se ...

, and Challenge Cup. Up until 1973 this was achieved by winning the Championship Final (the predecessors to the Super League Grand Final) as well as finishing top of the league during the regular season, in addition to winning the Challenge Cup. Between 1973 and 1996, following the abolition of the Grand Final, the league leaders were declared season champions. In this era, the Premiership was the third trophy required for the treble. Only six teams have completed the treble, and it has only been achieved three times during the Super League era.

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are the most successful team, winning the treble on 3 occasions.

Men's Treble

Bradford Bulls

2003

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...

became the first team of the Super League era to win the treble in 2003. They beat

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headin ...

22-20 in the 2003 Challenge Cup Final, won the League Leaders' Shield at the end of the season (the first time the current trophy was awarded) and completed the treble by beating

25-12 in the

2003 Super League Grand Final The 2003 Super League Grand Final was the 6th official Grand Final conclusive and premiership-deciding match of Super League VIII. Held on Saturday 18 October 2003 at Old Trafford, Manchester, the game was played between Bradford Bulls and Wigan ...

Huddersfield Giants

1912-13

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were the first team to complete the treble in the 1912-1913 season, beating

Warrington Wolves The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warrington ...

9-5 in the Challenge Cup final. They then went on to finish top of the league and win the Championship Final 29-2 beating Wigan.

1914-15

Huddersfield won their second treble before going on to win All Four Cups in 1914-15, beating St. Helens 37-3 in the Challenge Cup final and then beating Leeds 35-2 in the Championship Final a few weeks after they finished top of the league.

Leeds Rhinos

2015

Leeds won their only treble in 2015. They began by whitewashing

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challen ...

50-0 in the biggest ever win in the Challenge Cup Final to claim back to back Cup wins for only the second time. They won the League Leader's Shield after beating

in the final match of Super League XX, with winger Ryan Hall scoring in the last second to win the match. They completed the treble after beating

for the first time in a major final, winning 22-20 in the

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St Helens

1965-66

St Helens won their first treble in 1966, beating Wigan 21-2 in the Challenge Cup, finishing top of the league and beating Halifax 35-12 in the Championship Final.

2006

In 2006 Saints become only the second team in the Super League era to win the treble, 40 years after winning their first. They beat Huddersfield 42-12 in the 2006 Challenge Cup final, went on to finish top of Super League and beat

Hull FC Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

, who were playing in their first Grand Final, 26-4 in the 2006 Super League Grand Final. The 2006 St Helens team became only the second rugby league team in history to win the

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Swinton Lions

1927-28

Swinton Lions won their only treble in 1927-28 before going on to win All Four Cups. They started by beating

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5-3 in the Challenge Cup and beat

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rovers are one of the last "smal ...

11-0 in the Championship Final after they finished top of the league.

Wigan Warriors

1991-92

won their first treble in the 1991-92 season, finishing top of the league, defeating

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28-12 in the Challenge Cup final and beating St Helens 48-16 in the Premiership final.

1993-94

Wigan won their second treble in 1993-94, finishing top of the league, defeating Leeds 26-12 in the Challenge Cup final and beating Castleford 24-20 in the Premiership final.

1994-95

Wigan won the treble for a record third time in the 1994-95 season, finishing top of the league, beating Leeds 30-10 in the Challenge Cup final and beating Leeds 69-12 in the Premiership final.

Winners by club

Women's Treble

Thatto Heath Crusaders / St Helens

Until 2021

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were the only women's team to achieve the treble in British rugby league when they won all three trophies in 2016. The team then won again under the new St Helens name in 2021.

Bradford Bulls

became the second team to complete the women's treble a year later in 2017.

Winners by club

In France

Similar to the UK, the treble in French rugby league is achieved by winning the primary league competition, the

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(

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before 2002), the primary cup competition, the

Lord Derby Cup The French Rugby League Cup (french: Coupe de France de Rugby à XIII), also called Lord Derby Cup (french: Coupe Lord Derby) after its championship trophy, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. Th ...

, in addition to being the league leader at the end of the regular season. The teams that have achieved this are as follows: ''NB:'' Treble information prior to 2002, the start of the

era, is unavailable.

Winners by club

Australia and the World Club Challenge

Due to the lack of a primary cup competition in the

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, Australian teams (and those from other countries associated with the league) are unable to win the treble, with the only major trophies traditionally available being that of the

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and Minor Premiership (equivalent of the

). Since 1976, teams from both major leagues (the Super League and NRL) have had the ability to win the

World Club Challenge The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league competition between the winners of the Australasian National Rugby League (NRL) and the European Super League, for the de facto club world championship of the sport. The first such match was pl ...

, a one match competition played by the winners of both leagues. Since the switch to the summer era, the World Club Challenge victory needed to win the four trophies occurs the season following the league victory. *For a list of clubs to win this competition whist winning their respective Grand Final and League Leaders' Shield see

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. *For a list of British clubs to win this competition whist also winning the treble see the list below: ''NB:'' Whists this is a quadruple of trophies, it is not commonly referred to a "The Quadruple" in British rugby league.

Wigan Warriors

Wigan Warriors were the first to achieve a quadruple of trophies during the 1993-94 season. Following their treble victory they beat

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20–14 in the World Club Challenge.

Bradford Bulls

became the second team to do so, and the first of the Super League era, winning the treble in 2003 before completing the quadruple by beating

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22–4 in the following year's

St Helens

St Helens became the most recent team win the quadruple. Following their treble victory in the 2006 season, they beat

18–14 in the following year's

Winners by club

References

External links

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Men's Treble

Bradford Bulls

2003

Huddersfield Giants

1912-13

1914-15

Leeds Rhinos

2015

St Helens

1965-66

2006

Swinton Lions

1927-28

Wigan Warriors

1991-92

1993-94

1994-95

Winners by club

Women's Treble

Thatto Heath Crusaders / St Helens

Bradford Bulls

Winners by club

In France

Winners by club

Australia and the World Club Challenge

Wigan Warriors

Bradford Bulls

St Helens

Winners by club

See also

References

External links