1978–79 Rugby League Premiership

1978–79 Premiership
1978–79 Premiership
Structure	National knockout championship
Winners	Leeds
Runners-up	Bradford Northern

The 1978–79 Rugby League Premiership was the fifth end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.^[1]

The winners were Leeds.^[2]

First round

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
15 May	Hull Kingston Rovers	Bradford Northern	17-18
15 May	Leeds	St Helens	21-10
15 May	Warrington	Castleford	17-10
15 May	Widnes	Wigan	8-12

Date	Team one	Team two	Score
19 May	Warrington	Bradford Northern	11-14
20 May	Leeds	Wigan	20-10

27 May 1979

Leeds	24-2	Bradford Northern
T-Smith A, Smith D, Ward G-Dick (7) DG-Dick		G-Ferres


1	Neil Hague
2	Alan Smith
3	David Smith
4	Les Dyl
5	John Atkinson
6	Kevin Dick
7	John Sanderson
8	Mick Harrison
9	David Ward
10	Steve Pitchford
11	Graham Joyce
12	Graham Eccles
13	Phil Cookson
Substitutions:
14	Paul Fletcher for Les Dyl
15	Bryan Adams for Graham Eccles
Coach:
Syd Hynes


1	Keith Mumby
2	Derek Parker
3	Eddie Okulicz
4	Les Gant
5	Alan Spencer
6	Steve Ferres
7	Alan Redfearn
8	Jimmy Thompson
9	John Keith Bridges
10	Colin Forsyth
11	Dennis Trotter
12	Jeff Grayshon
13	Len Casey
Substitutions:
14	Ian Van Bellen for Colin Forsyth
15	David Mordue for Dennis Trotter
Coach:
Peter Fox

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