title: 1996 Rugby League Divisional Premiership
text: # 1996 Rugby League Divisional Premiership
  
  The 1996 Rugby League Divisional Premiership was the 10th end-of-season Rugby League Divisional Premiership competition and the first in the Super League era.
  
  The competition was contested by only four teams for the 1996 season; the top three teams in Division One, and the winners of Division Two. The winners were Salford Reds.
  
  ## Semi-finals
  
  | Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 September 1996 | Keighley Cougars | 41–28 | Hull |
  | 1 September 1996 | Salford Reds | 36–16 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
  
  ## Final
  
  * 8 September 1996
  
  | Salford Reds | 19 – 6 | Keighley Cougars |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tries: Naylor (2), Blakeley Goals: Blakeley (3) Drop goals: Blakeley | Report | Tries: Cantillon Goals: Irving |
  
  * Old Trafford, Manchester Referee: Stuart Cummings (Widnes) Player of the Match: Cliff Eccles
  
  | 1 | Steve Hampson |
  | - | - |
  | 2 | Fata Sini |
  | 3 | Scott Naylor |
  | 4 | Nathan McAvoy |
  | 5 | Darren Rogers |
  | 6 | Steve Blakeley (c) |
  | 7 | Mark Lee |
  | 8 | Ian Blease |
  | 9 | Peter Edwards |
  | 10 | Cliff Eccles |
  | 11 | Paul Forber |
  | 12 | Lokeni Savelio |
  | 13 | Sam Panapa |
  | Substitutions: |
  | 14 | Ian Watson |
  | 15 | Scott Martin |
  | 16 | Andy Burgess |
  | 17 | Craig Randall |
  | Coach: |
  | Andy Gregory |
  | 1 | Keith Dixon |
  | 2 | Simon Wray |
  | 3 | Mark Milner |
  | 4 | Simon Irving |
  | 5 | Jason Critchley |
  | 6 | Daryl Powell (c) |
  | 7 | Chris Robinson |
  | 8 | Steve Parsons |
  | 9 | Phil Cantillon |
  | 10 | Steve Hall |
  | 11 | Darren Fleary |
  | 12 | Sonny Whakarau |
  | 13 | Martin Wood |
  | Substitutions: |
  | 14 | Latham Tawhai |
  | 15 | Grant Doorey |
  | 16 | Jason Ramshaw |
  | 17 | David Larder |
  | Coach: |
  | Phil Larder |
  