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{{short description|British professional rugby league competition}}{{about|the men's rugby league competition|the equivalent women's competition|RFL Women's Super League|the equivalent wheelchair competition|RFL Wheelchair Super League|the aborted European association football league|European Super League|other uses}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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Challenge Cup| league_cup = | confed_cup = World Club Challenge| champion = | wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors (6th title)| champ_season = | St Helens | St Helens R.F.C.>St Helens (10 titles)| most successful club = | tv = {{unbulleted list | Sky SportsBBC LâEquipe TV3 (Catalonia)>TV3International Broadcasters}}| website = {{Official URL}}}}The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred, and legally known as Super League Europe)PRESS RELEASE, February 16, 2001, Rugby League's Super League Europe Appoints New Director,weblink Leeds, Super League Europe, Sportcal, 2021-07-10, WEB,weblink 'Why do they call it Super League Europe'? French club coach fuming after promotion snub, December 15, 2020, stuff.co.nz, Stuff Limited, July 11, 2021, is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of which ten are from Northern England, reflecting the sport's geographic heartland within the UK, one from London and one from southern France.The Super League began in 1996, replacing the existing First Division and, significantly, switching from a traditional winter season to a summer season.The regular season typically runs from February to September with each team playing 27 games; 11 home games, 11 away games, Magic Weekend and an additional 4 'loop fixtures' decided by league positions. The top six then enter the play-off series leading to the Grand Final which determines the champions. As of 2024 there is no relegation to the Championship.The Super League champions take on the champions of the Australian National Rugby League in the World Club Challenge.Twenty-four clubs have competed since the inception of the Super League since 1996: nineteen from England, three from France, one from Wales and one from Canada. Four of them have won the title: St Helens (10), Leeds Rhinos (8), Wigan Warriors (6) and Bradford Bulls (4).History{{See also|List of Super League seasons}}Background and establishmentDuring the 1950s, British rugby league experienced a boom in popularity. However the twenty years that followed saw attendances and popularity decline. A "Super League" was first suggested as far back as the 1970s as a way to address the decline. By the early 1990s the sport was still struggling with dwindling attendances, poor facilities and was dominated by one club, Wigan, who were the only full time professional team.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}In 1992, the then Chief Executive of the Rugby Football League, Maurice Lindsay reopened the idea for a Super League. He wanted the new league to break the stereotype of rugby league being a sport only played in Northern England, and had a vision for clubs to play out of new facilities under a set of minimum standards in an unpublished document called "Framing the Future".{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}Lindsay's Super League was given a boost during the mid 90s Australian Super League war. A Rupert Murdoch backed Super League in Australia was trying to gain broadcasting supremacy over the Australian Rugby League. In an attempt to gain the upper hand, Murdoch, whose broadcasting company bSkyb already had the rights to the First Division, approached the RFL.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}A £77 million offerWEB, Hansard,weblink Rugby League, UK Parliament, 1995-04-26, 2021-02-09, and an £87 million paymentWEB, Mike Parsons,weblink Rugby League, Warrington Guardian, 2006-06-23, 2021-02-09, aided the decision. It was agreed a 14 team Super League would take place in 1996, switching the sport from winter to summer and making every team full time.As part of the agreement, the Super League would be a European competition. Rugby league held a traditional heartland in the South of France and so Toulouse Olympique were invited (however never ended up taking a place in Super League I). A second club from the French leagues was also planned to be invited but the French government refused their backing unless there was a team from Paris, thus Paris Saint-Germain were founded as the second French club playing under the same name and colours as the association football club.As well as two French clubs being involved, several merges between English clubs were put forward:
1996â1997: First seasonsSuper League finally kicked off in 1996 with the 12 founding teams being:{{Colbegin|colwidth=20em}}
1998â2008: Introduction of the Grand FinalFile:HarlequinsRL vs St Helens 11-2-06.jpg|thumb|Harlequins vs St Helens in the 2008 regular season]]Due to Oldham being relegated and PSG folding, two teams, Hull Sharks and Huddersfield Giants, were promoted. It was also announced ahead of the 1998 season that there would be no relegation as the league planned to expand to 14 teams from 1999.Following PSG folding, and as a result only English teams being present in the competition, the league was not referred to as a European competition from then on out and acted solely as the top tier of the British rugby league system.The other major change was that a playoff would decide the Champions. This was not new to rugby league as a playoff system had been in use for most of the sports existence although one hadn't been used since 1973. Confusingly a playoff did take place at the end of the season but was separate from the official league season and thus didn't count towards anything. Old Trafford the venue for the old Premiership Playoff Final would be used to host the new Grand Final in which the top five Super League teams would contest.The first Grand Final took place at Old Trafford in front of a sellout crowd of 40,000 who watched Wigan defeat Leeds 12â8, their first league title since the old First Division.Ahead of the expansion to 14 clubs Wakefield Trinity were promoted from the Second Division and a new club, Gateshead Thunder were awarded a place in Super League in 1999, which was won by St Helens who beat Bradford in the Grand Final.Gateshead had a successful debut season on the field finishing two points off the playoffs however off the field the club was suffering financial difficulties. By the end of the season Gateshead announced they would merge with Hull Sharks who were to revert to being known as Hull FC. Gateshead weren't the only club struggling, Sheffield announced they could no longer continue and merged with Huddersfield and would be known as Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants. Due to these two clubs resigning from the league it was agreed Super League would revert to 12 teams after just one season.Relegation was reintroduced in 2001 with one team going down each year. The only major change to the league was in 2002 when the playoffs were expanded to six teams. The League Leaders Shield was introduced in 2003 to reward the team who finished top at the end of the regular season.In 2005 it was announced a franchise was to be awarded to a French club, with Toulouse, Villeneuve and Catalans Dragons all applying. In the end Catalans, who were only founded in 2000 after a merger between two Perpignan based clubs, were chosen. Their debut season would be in 2006 and they would be exempt from relegation for the first three years. Their inclusion in Super League meant two clubs would be relegated in 2005. Bottom team Leigh were relegated with 11th placed Widnes.File:Rhinos2008.jpg|thumb|Leeds Rhinos celebrating winning the 2008 Super League Grand Final2008 Super League Grand FinalBy the mid-2000s standards on the field had improved and attendances increased but many clubs still played out of crumbling stadiums and most of the sport was still played in the North of England. There was also the emergence of the "Big Four" (Bradford, Leeds, Wigan, and St Helens) who were dominating the league during its first 10 seasons.2009â2014: Expansion and licensingAnnounced in May 2005, to try and combat the issues facing Super League, the RFL introduced licences as the new determinant of the Super League competition's participants from 2009 with relegation scrapped, two new teams would expand the league to 14. The licences were awarded after consideration of more factors than simply the on-the-field performance of a club.NEWS,weblink BBC, Super League set for 2009 changes, BBC Sport, 18 July 2008, 19 May 2005, After 2007 automatic promotion and relegation was suspended for Super League with new teams to be admitted on a licence basis with the term of the licence to start in 2009.The RFL stated that clubs applying to compete in Super League would be assessed by criteria in four areas (stadium facilities, finance and business performance, commercial and marketing and playing strength, including junior production and development) with the final evaluations and decisions being taken by the RFL board of directors.WEB,weblink The Rugby Football League, Licensing, RFL, 18 July 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080502003625weblink">weblink 2 May 2008, Successful applicants were licensed for three years of Super League competition andNEWS,weblink BBC, Franchise system 'is way forward', BBC Sport, 18 July 2008, 22 May 2005, three-yearly reviews of Super League membership took place to ensure ambitious clubs lower down the leagues can still be successful.Points attained by each club's application are translated into licence grades A, B or C. Clubs who achieved an A or B Licence would be automatically awarded a place in the Super League, while those who achieved a C Licence underwent further scrutiny before the RFL decided who made the final cut.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080325135047weblink">weblink dead, 25 March 2008, Sky Sports, Licence to thrill, Angela Powers, 18 July 2008, dmy-all, First licensing periodIn June 2008, the RFL confirmed that the Super League would be expanded from 12 teams to 14 in 2009 with the playoffs also expanding to 8 teams,NEWS,weblink Telegraph.co.uk, Super League to expand to 14, Gary Slater, 18 July 2008, London, 18 June 2008, NEWS,weblink Sky Sports, Super League set to expand, Sky Sports, 18 July 2008, 17 June 2008, and on 22 July 2008 the RFL confirmed the teams awarded licences.NEWS,weblink BBC, Clubs confident over franchises, BBC Sport, 18 July 2008, 16 July 2008, The teams announced were the 12 existing Super League teams along with National League 1 teams, Celtic Crusaders and Salford. Celtic Crusaders became the first Welsh team to play in Super League and the only team to be awarded a licence who had never played in the Super League previously.Featherstone Rovers, Halifax, Leigh and Widnes all failed to attain a licence. Leigh and Widnes, especially, were disappointed with their exclusions with Leigh's chairman being extremely critical of the RFL.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110605024726weblink">weblink dead, 5 June 2011, Sporting Life, Leigh blast for Super League, Ian Laybourn, 18 August 2008, dmy-all, By the end of the 2008 season, Salford and Celtic Crusaders finished 13th and 14th respectively and the Grand Final was won by the League Leaders, Leeds Rhinos for a fourth time. The following season Crusaders made the playoffs but were knocked out in the first round. League Leaders Wigan won the Grand Final.By 2011 the Crusaders were suffering financial difficulties and entered administration and were deducted four points. Salford on the other hand despite never making the playoffs in the three years since they were promoted were in a much better financial position.During this period the league was dominated by Leeds and St Helens with Leeds winning three titles and St Helens appearing in every Grand Final.Second licensing periodFile:Dragons - Saints 2012 2.JPG|thumb|Pre match at a 2012 regular season game between Catalans and St Helens ]]For the 2012â14 seasons Championship sides Batley, Barrow, Featherstone Rovers, Halifax and Widnes all met the on-field criteria needed to submit an application,NEWS,weblink BBC, Five clubs in Super League queue, BBC Sport, 7 August 2011, 8 October 2010, but despite this only Barrow, Halifax and Widnes decided to submit an application.NEWS,weblink BBC, Widnes, Halifax and Barrow meet Super League deadline, BBC Sport, 7 August 2011, 3 December 2010, On 31 March 2011 Widnes were awarded a Super League licence; Barrow did not meet the criteria and were refused a licence; and Halifax's application was to be further considered alongside the other Super League clubs.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120910174258weblink">weblink dead, 10 September 2012, Super League Official, Vikings awarded Super League licence, 7 August 2011, 31 March 2011, The Rugby Football League's final decision was announced on 26 July 2011, Widnes would join thirteen existing Super League teams with Crusaders having withdrawn their application and Halifax being refused a license.WEB,weblink RFL, Thirteen Super League licences awarded for 2012 to 2014, 7 August 2011, Crusaders CEO Rod Findlay stated that the club's finances were not in a good enough condition to justify their place in Super League.NEWS,weblink BBC, Crusaders withdraw application for Super League place, BBC Sport, 7 August 2011, 26 July 2011, Halifax chairman Mark Steele was critical of the decision to award Wakefield a licence over themselves, saying "If you compare Belle Vue with the Shay, it's no contest; if you compare playing records, it's no contest; and if you compare the financial position, we have kept our head above water and they haven't." Wakefield had been favourites to lose their licence before Crusaders' withdrawal.2015â2018: Super 8sFile:Betfred 2017 Super League Grand Final 018.jpg|thumb|The 2017 Super League Grand Final2017 Super League Grand FinalAfter two licensing periods the system started to fall out of favour. Some highlighted clubs such as Wakefield and Castleford which had failed to build new stadiums but were twice awarded licenses over Championship clubs who many thought would be better suited to Super League. There was also unrest in the Championship with clubs feeling their success on the pitch should be rewarded.At the 2013 Annual General Meeting in Bradford, the Super League clubs agreed to reduce the number of clubs to 12 from 2015, and also for a return of promotion and relegation with a 12 club Championship.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130715182838weblink">Super League to become a 12-team competition from 2015. Superleague.co.uk (11 July 2013). Retrieved on 20 August 2013.A radical new league structure was proposed. The 12 Super League and 12 Championship clubs would play each other home and away over 22 rounds. Following the conclusion of their regular league seasons, the 24 clubs then competed in a play-off series where they split into 3 leagues of 8 based upon league position:WEB, RFL Chief Executive Policy Review,weblink RFL, 26 May 2020,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170630050554weblink">weblink 30 June 2017, September 2013, dead, WEB,weblink Super League: Competition restructures confirmed, 17 January 2014, BBC Sport, 25 January 2017,
2019â2021: Abolishment of Super 8s, split from RFL, and COVID-19 pandemicFile:Wigan v Warrington.jpg|thumb|Wigan and Warrington walk out at Magic WeekendMagic WeekendOn 14 September 2018, an EGM was called to discuss the future of the sport. The Super League clubs were unhappy with the way the RFL was running the sport and wanted more control over future TV deals and sponsorship money. A vote went in favour of the Super League and they subsequently split from the RFL while also voting to scrap the Super 8s in favour of a more traditional league structure with a one up one down system for promotion and relegation.NEWS, Westmorland, Gareth, Explained: How Super League's 2019 structure works,weblink 26 May 2020, Hull Daily Mail, 14 September 2018, As a result of the split the Super League appointed former Everton CEO Robert Elstone as Chief Executive. Elstone brought in new branding and new rules such as the shot clock to stop time wasting, and golden point extra time in favour of draws.WEB, Shaw, Matthew, RFL usher in rule changes for 2019,weblink Total Rugby League, 26 May 2020, 21 December 2018, Elstone's success was short lived. After a successful 2019 season, the 2020 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The season was temporarily suspended during the national lockdown after which Toronto Wolfpack did not return to complete the season. There were calls made from Super League clubs for the two executive bodies â Super League and the RFL â to re-amalgamate following the financial difficulties from the pandemic.NEWS, Calls grow for Super League to return to the fold, Rugby Leaguer & League Express, 4 May 2020, 3, ((3,224)), On 14 December 2020, it was decided by unanimous vote that the Leigh Centurions would take the 12th spot in the 26th Super League season, replacing the Toronto Wolfpack who withdrew from the league as a result of financial difficulties caused by the pandemic. This came after the RFL cancelled the Championship 2020 season in response to the pandemic.WEB, Leigh Centurions will replace Toronto Wolfpack and play in Super League in 2021,weblink 2021-03-29, Sky Sports, en, In February 2021 Elstone announced his resignation as Chief Executive of Super League, citing failures to bring outside investment to the league and the effects of the pandemic. Huddersfield's chairman Ken Davy was appointed as temporary Chief Executive until the end of the season. Subsequently, the new Sky Sports TV deal for the Super League and lower divisions was cut from £40 million to £25 million per year for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.WEB,weblink Super League agrees new two-year TV deal, 28 April 2021, This again had RFL and Super League officials calling for a realignment of the two governing bodies.2022âpresent: Realignment with RFL, IMG, and gradingOn 22 March 2022, at a Special General Meeting it was announced the RFL and Super League were to officially realign after a majority of clubs voted in favour. A new company separate from the RFL was also set up to take care of the commercial side of the sport.On the 10 May 2022 the RFL announced it had signed a 12-year deal with sports marketing company IMG to maximise the sports growth.IMG announced that they planned to scrap traditional promotion and relegation in favour of a return to licensing, although it would be slightly different to how it was executed before.Clubs across all three divisions would be graded A, B or C. Clubs Graded A would be eligible for Super League and be immune from relegation with the rest of Super League being made up of the highest ranking Grade B clubs who could be moved between Super League and the Championship depending on how well they were rated. Clubs Graded C would make up the rest of the Championship and League One. The overall goal was to have a Super League with 12 Grade A clubs.IMG announced grading criteria in March 2023, with clubs being judged on fandom, on field performances, finances, stadium and catchment.StructureRegular seasonThere are 12 clubs in the Super League. During the course of the season (usually from February to September) each club plays the other twice, once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's. Clubs also play five additional 'Loop Fixtures' (including Magic Weekend) which are decided by the previous seasons league standings (For example, the team that finished 1st the previous season would play an additional game against the 3rd, 5th etc. placed teams.WEB, Tomlinson, Daniel, 2022-11-03, Every Super League loop fixture with same formula used based on league finishes,weblink 2023-03-23, HullLive, en, ). Altogether clubs play 27 games.Teams receive two points for a win, if a game is drawn at full time, 20 minutes of Golden point are played. If teams are still drawn after Golden point, both teams are awarded a point.WEB, BBC Sport,weblink Super League: Golden-point extra time introduced for regular season from 2019, BBC Sport, 2018-11-19, 2018-11-19, No points are awarded for a defeat.Teams are ranked by competition points, points difference (points scored less points conceded), points scored. The team finishing top after 27 games is awarded the League Leaders Shield.Play-offsThe play-offs have had various formats. Currently once every club has played 27 games, the top six teams qualify for the playoffs.WEB, Darbyshire, Drew, Super League retains six-team play-off format for 2021, Old Trafford to host Grand Final,weblink Love Rugby League, 21 April 2021, 26 November 2020, Round one sees 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th. The winners then progress to the semi finals where the teams finishing 1st and 2nd enter. The two winners of the semi-finals meet in the Grand Final.Grand FinalThe Grand Final is the championship-deciding game and showpiece event of the Super League season. It is held annually at Old Trafford, with the exception of 2020 when it was hosted at the KCOM Stadium in Hull in front of no supporters due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" |
{{flagicon | Manchester> | Old Trafford>| 1998â2019, 2021âpresent | ||
{{flagicon | Kingston upon Hull>Hull | KCOM Stadium | 2020 |
Clubs
{{See also|List of current and former Super League venues}}{{Further|English rugby league venues}}Current clubs
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"- Notes
- a: Founding member of the Super League
b: Appeared in every Super League season since 1996
c: One of the original 22 RFL teams
d: appeared in every top flight season since 1895-96{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;"
Current Champions Former Super League clubs
{{See also|Rugby Football League expansion}}{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"!Club!Seasons in Super League!First season inSuper League!Last season inSuper League!Titles(Mostrecent topdivision title) {{leagueicon 16}}}} Wakefield Trinity| 24| 1999| 2023| 1968 {{leagueicon 16}}}} Bradford Bulls| 19| 1996| 2014| 2005 {{leagueicon 16}}}} Widnes Vikings| 11| 2002| 2018| 1989 {{leagueicon 16}}}} Halifax Panthers| 8| 1996| 2003| 1985â86 {{leagueicon 16}}}} Sheffield Eagles| 4| 1996| 1999|N/A {{leagueicon 16}}}} ''Crusaders Rugby League '' §{{efn>name="crusaders"|Active as North Wales Crusaders}}| 3| 2009| 2011| N/A {{leagueicon 16}}}} Oldham| 2| 1996| 1997| 1956â57 {{leagueicon 16}}}} Paris Saint-Germain §| 2| 1996| 1997| N/A {{leagueicon 16}}}} Gateshead Thunder §| 1| 1999| 1999| N/A {{leagueicon 16}}}} Workington Town| 1| 1996| 1996| 1950â51 {{leagueicon 16}}}} Toronto Wolfpack| 1| 2020| 2020| N/A {{leagueicon 16}} }} Toulouse Olympique| 1| 2022| 2022| (N/A) - § Denotes club now defunct
Results
Champions
For the first two Super League seasons, Champions were decided by a round robin system. The league format changed in 1998 with a play-off series used to determine the Super League champions for the first since 1972â73.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"!!Club!Wins!Runnersup!Winning Yearsalign="center" 1 {{leagueicon 16}} St Helens R.F.C. > Super League I>1996, Super League IV , Super League V>2000, Super League VII , Super League X>2006, Super League XIX , Super League XXIV>2019, Super League XXV , Super League XXVI>2021, 2022 align="center" Leeds Leeds Rhinos> Super League IX>2004, Super League XI , 2008 Super League season results>2008, 2009 Super League season results , 2011 Super League season results>2011, 2012 Super League season results , Super League XX>2015, 2017 align="center" wigan Wigan Warriors> Super League III>1998, 2010 Super League season results , 2013 Super League season results>2013, Super League XXI , Super League XXIII>2018, 2023 align="center" bradford Bradford Bulls> Super League II>1997, Super League VI , Super League VIII>2003, 2005 align="center" warrington Warrington Wolves> 0 4 rowspan=6 | - align="center" Catalans Catalans Dragons>|2 align="center" 7 {{leagueicon 16}} Castleford Tigers rowspan=4|1 align="center" Hull|16}} Hull FC align="center" London|16}} London Broncos align="center" Salford City|16}} Salford Red Devils League Leaders' Shield
{{For|complete list of league leaders from 1895|List of British rugby league league leaders}}The League Leaders' Shield was first awarded in 2003, and is given to the team finishing the regular season top of Super League.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"!!Club!Wins!Winning Yearsalign="center" 1 {{leagueicon 16}} St Helens R.F.C. > Super League X>2005, Super League XI , Super League XII>2007, Super League XIII , Super League XIV>2014, Super League XXIII , Super League XXIV>2019, 2022 align="center" 2 {{leagueicon 16}} Wigan Warriors 4 Super League XV , Super League VII>2012, Super League XXV , Super League XXVIII>2023 align="center" 3 {{leagueicon 16}} Leeds Rhinos 3 Super League IX , Super League XIV>2009, 2015 align="center" 4 {{leagueicon 16}} Warrington Wolves 2 Super League XVI , Super League XXI>2016 align="center" 5 {{leagueicon 16}} Bradford Bulls rowspan=4 Super League VIII>2003 align="center" Huddersfield Huddersfield Giants> Super League XVIII>2013 align="center" castleford Castleford Tigers> Super League XXII>2017 align="center" catalans Catalans Dragons> Super League XXVI>2021 The Double
In British rugby league, the term The Double refers to the achievement of a club that wins both the League Championship and Challenge Cup in the same season. To date, this has been achieved by ten different clubs in total, six of which occasions have been during the Super League era.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"!!Club!Wins!Winning years{{leagueicon 16}} Wigan Warriors 7 1989â90, 1990â91, 1991â92, 1992â93, 1993â94, 1994â95, 2013 {{leagueicon 16}} St Helens R.F.C. > | 1965â66, 1996, 2006, 2021 {{leagueicon 16}} Huddersfield Giants 2 1912â13, 1914â15 {{leagueicon 16}} Broughton Rangers 1 1901â02 {{leagueicon 16}} Halifax R.L.F.C. > | 1902â03 {{leagueicon 16}} ''Hunslet R.L.F.C. '' §> | 1907â08 {{leagueicon 16}} Swinton Lions 1 1927â28 {{leagueicon 16}} Warrington Wolves 1 1953â54 {{leagueicon 16}} Bradford Bulls 1 2003 {{leagueicon 16}} Leeds Rhinos 1 2015 The Treble
The Treble refers to the team who wins all three domestic honours on offer during the season; Grand Final, League Leaders' Shield and Challenge Cup. To date seven teams have won the treble, only Bradford Bulls, St. Helens and Leeds Rhinos have won the treble in the Super League era.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"!!Club!Wins!Winning years{{center Wigan Wigan Warriors}}> |1991â92, 1992â93, 1994â95 {{center Huddersfield Huddersfield Giants}}> |1912â13, 1914â15 {{center St Helens St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens}} 2 1965â66, 2006 {{center Hunslet Hunslet F.C. (1883)>Hunslet FC § }} 1 1907â08 {{center swinton Swinton Lions}}> | 1927â28 {{center bradford Bradford Bulls}}> | 2003 {{center Leeds Leeds Rhinos}}> | 2015 All Four Cups
All Four Cups refers to winning the national league and cup, in addition to the respective county league and cup. It is no longer possible due to the demise of the county competitions.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"!!Club!Winning years{{center Hunslet Hunslet F.C. (1883)>Hunslet FC}} 1907â08 {{center huddersfield Huddersfield Giants}}>|1914â15 {{center swinton Swinton Lions}}>|1927â28 Awards
Super League Trophy
The winner of the Grand Final is given the Super League Trophy as Super League Champions. This is considered more prestigious than the minor premiership. Each year, the year of a champion team's triumph, team name and team Rugby league football captain are engraved.The record for most Super League titles won is held by St Helens with ten titles. Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield currently holds the record for captaining the most Super League title winning sides after captaining Leeds to their first 7 grand final successes. St. Helens contested the final 6 years in a row (from 2006 until 2011) during which time they succeeded only once in lifting the trophy against Hull F.C. in 2006; after which they suffered consecutive defeats against Leeds in 2007, 2008, 2009, Wigan in 2010 and Leeds once again in 2011. However, St. Helens made a victorious return in 2014, defeating rivals, Wigan 14â6 and have since won a further four grand finals, defeating Salford in 2019, Wigan in 2020 and Catalans Dragons in 2021 and Leeds in 2022.Following their 2020 defeat to St. Helens, Wigan have now broken St Helens' record of losing five Grand Finals, losing a total of six. Hull F.C. (2006), Warrington (2012, 2013, 2016, and 2018), Castleford (2017), Salford (2019), and Catalans (2021) have all appeared in the Grand Final but never won.Steve Prescott Man of Steel award
The Man of Steel Award is an annual award for the best player of the season in Super League. It has continued from pre-Super League times, with the first such award given in 1977. It was renamed in honour of Steve Prescott in 2014.Albert Goldthorpe Medal
The Albert Goldthorpe Medal is an award voted for be members of the press who cast a vote after every game of the regular season. The three players who, in the opinion of the reporter, have been the three 'best and fairest' players in the game will receive three points, two points and one point respectively. To be eligible for a vote, a player must not have been suspended from the competition at any stage during the season.Super League Dream Team
Each season a "Dream Team" is also named. The best thirteen players in their respective positions are voted for by members of the sports press. The 2023 dream team is as follows:{| class="wikitable"!! Player! Team! Appearance|1 ENG}} Jack Welsby St Helens St Helens RFC>St Helens 3 |2 ENG}} Josh Charnley Leigh|16}} Leigh Leopards 3 |3 NZL}} Shaun Kenny-Dowall Hull KR|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers 2 |4 ENG}} Jake Wardle Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors 1 |5 ENG}} Tom Johnstone Catalans|16}} Catalans Dragons 2 |6 AUS}} Bevan French Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors 3 |7 PNG}} Lachlan Lam Leigh|16}} Leigh Leopards 1 |8 AUS}} Paul Vaughan Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves 1 |9 PNG}} Edwin Ipape Leigh|16}} Leigh Leopards 1 |10 AUS}} Tom Amone Leigh|16}} Leigh Leopards 1 |11 ENG}} Kallum Watkins Salford City|16}} Salford Red Devils 3 |12 ENG}} Liam Farrell Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors 6 |13 TON}} John Asiata Leigh|16}} Leigh Leopards 1 "> Coaches{| class"wikitable sortable"
!Nat.!Name!Club!Appointed!Time as head coach > Castleford Castleford Tigers> format=dmy 10 2023 17}} {{leagueicon 16}} Catalans Dragons {{dts 2017 19}} {{ayd 06|19}} {{leagueicon 16}} Huddersfield Giants {{dts 2020 19}} {{ayd 11|19}} {{leagueicon 16}} Hull F.C. {{dts 2022 10}} {{ayd 9|10}} > hull kr Hull Kingston Rovers> format=dmy 9 2022 4}} {{leagueicon 16}} Leeds Rhinos {{dts 2022 20}} {{ayd 04|20}} > leigh Leigh Leopards > format=dmy 11 2021 17}} {{leagueicon 16}} London Broncos {{dts 2022 11}} {{ayd 09|11}} > salford city Salford Red Devils> format=dmy 11 2021 5}} {{leagueicon 16}} St Helens R.F.C. > format=dmy 10 2022 05}} > warrington Warrington Wolves > format=dmy 10 2023 01}} {{leagueicon 16}} Wigan Warriors {{dts 2021 05}} {{ayd 10|05}} Head coaches with Super League titles
The Super League has been won by 16 coaches, 10 from Australia, 5 from England and 1 from New Zealand.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"!!Head Coach!Wins!Winning years{{flagicon Brian McDermott (rugby league)>Brian McDermott 4 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 {{flagicon Brian Noble (rugby league)>Brian Noble 3 2001, 2003, 2005 {{flagicon Shaun Wane> | 2013, 2016, 2018 {{flagicon Kristian Woolf> | 2020, 2021, 2022 {{flagicon Ian Millward> | 2000, 2002 {{flagicon Tony Smith (rugby league, born 1967)>Tony Smith 2 2004, 2007 {{flagicon Brian McClennan> | 2008, 2009 {{flagicon Shaun McRae > | 1996 {{flagicon Matthew Elliott (rugby league)>Matthew Elliott 1 1997 {{flagicon John Monie> | 1998 {{flagicon Ellery Hanley> | 1999 {{flagicon Daniel Anderson (rugby league)>Daniel Anderson 1 2006 {{flagicon Michael Maguire (rugby league)>Michael Maguire 1 2010 {{flagicon Nathan Brown (rugby league born 1973)>Nathan Brown 1 2014 {{flagicon Justin Holbrook> | 2019 {{flagicon Matt Peet> | 2023 Top 10 Coaches by Super League games coached
- Bold indicates coach still at club
- Italic indicates coach still active as a head coach in Rugby League but not in Super League at this time
!Rank!!Player!!Club(s)!!Games 1 AUS}} Tony Smith Huddersfield Giants>Huddersfield (2001, 2003)Leeds Rhinos (2004â2007) Warrington Wolves>Warrington (2009â2017)Hull Kingston Rovers (2019â2022) Hull F.C.>Hull (2023â2024) 536 2 ENG}} Daryl Powell Leeds Rhinos>Leeds (2001â2003)Castleford Tigers (2013â2021) Warrington Wolves>Warrington (2022â2023) 365 3 ENG}} Brian McDermott London Broncos>London (2007â2010)Leeds Rhinos (2011â2018) Toronto Wolfpack>Toronto (2020) 340 4 ENG}} Brian Noble Bradford Bulls>Bradford (2001â2006)Wigan Warriors (2006â2009) Crusaders RL>Crusaders (2010) Salford (2013â2014) 321 5 AUS}} Shaun McRae St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens (1996â1998)Gateshead Thunder (1999) (1999) Hull F.C.>Hull (2000â2004)Salford (2007, 2009â2011) 312 6 ENG}} Steve McNamara Bradford Bulls>Bradford (2006â2010) Catalans (2017âpresent) 297 7 {{flagicon>ENG}} John Kear Sheffield Eagles>Sheffield (1997â1999)Huddersfield Giants (2000) Hull F.C.>Hull (2005â2006)Wakefield (2006â2011) 272 8 ENG}} Richard Agar Hull FC>Hull (2006, 2008â2011) Wakefield Trinity (2012â2014) Leeds Rhinos>Leeds (20 19â2022) 236 9 AUS}} Ian Millward St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens (2000â2005)Wigan Warriors (2005â2006) Castleford Tigers>Castleford (2012â2013) 228 10 WAL}} Ian Watson Salford Red Devils>Salford (2015â2020)Huddersfield (2021âpresent) 223 Players
- Statistics are correct as of 12 May 2024.
Appearances
(File:James Roby Saints.JPG|thumb|right|Former St Helens captain James Roby holds the record for appearances in Super League with 495 appearances)- Note that appearances from the bench are also included in this list. Excluding appearances in Qualifiers
|+ Most appearances !Rank!!Player!! {{abbr|Apps|Appearances}} 1 ENG}} James Roby 495 2 ENG}} Kevin Sinfield 454 3 ENG}} Andy Lynch 452 4 ENG}} Paul Wellens 442 5 ENG}} Jamie Peacock 438 6 ENG}} Leon Pryce 432 7 ENG}} {{flagicon rugby league}} Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook 430 8= ENG}} Ben Westwood 429 8= ENG}} Rob Burrow 429 10 ENG}} Danny Tickle 419 {{updated|12 May 2024}}{{small|Italicised players still playing professional rugby league.Bolded players still playing in Super League.}} Tries
(File:Danny McGuire Leeds Rhinos.jpg|thumb|Danny McGuire is the highest ever try scorer in Super League with 247){{See also|List of Super League players with 100 or more tries|l1=Super League players with 100 or more tries}}{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"|+ Most tries !Rank!!Player!! {{abbr|Tries|Tries}} 1 ENG}} Danny McGuire 247 2 ENG}} Ryan Hall 246 3 ENG}} Josh Charnley 238 4= ENG}} Paul Wellens 199 4= ENG}} Keith Senior 199 |6 ENG}} Jermaine McGillvary|196 |7 ENG}} Ryan Atkins|186 |8 ENG}} Tommy Makinson|183 |9 ENG}} Leon Pryce|173 |10 AUS}} Luke Dorn|170 {{updated|12 May 2024}}{{small|Italicised players still playing professional rugby league.Bolded players still playing in Super League.}} Points
{{See also|List of players with 1,000 Super League points}}{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right"|+ Most points !Rank!!Player!! {{abbr|Points|Pts}} 1 ENG}} Kevin Sinfield 3,443 2 SCO}} {{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Brough 2,462 3 ENG}} Paul Deacon 2,415 4 ENG}} Andy Farrell 2,376 5 IRE|rugby league}} Pat Richards 2,280 |6 ENG}} Danny Tickle|2,267 |7 WAL|rugby league}} Lee Briers|2,240 |8 ENG|rugby league}} Sean Long|2,202 |9 ENG Marc Sneyd>Marc Sneyd|2,082 |10 WAL|rugby league}} Iestyn Harris|1,678 {{updated|12 May 2024}}{{small|Italicised players still playing professional rugby league.Bolded players still playing in Super League.}} Winning captains
(File:Kevin Sinfield 1.jpg|thumb|Kevin Sinfield captained the Leeds Rhinos to seven Grand Final victories, the most in Super League history by one player)12 players have captained teams to win the Super League.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"!!Captain!Wins!Winning years{{flagicon Kevin Sinfield> | 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 {{flagicon Sean O'Loughlin> | 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018 {{flagicon James Roby> | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 {{flagicon Chris Joynt> | 1999, 2000, 2002 {{flagicon Robbie Paul> | 1997, 2001, 2003 {{flagicon Bobbie Goulding> | 1996 {{flagicon Andy Farrell> | 1998 {{flagicon Jamie Peacock> | 2005 {{flagicon Sean Long> | 2006 {{flagicon Paul Wellens> | 2014 {{flagicon Danny McGuire> | 2017 {{flagicon Liam Farrell> | 2023 Top points scorers by season {| class"wikitable"
!! colspan="3" |Tries!! colspan="3" |Goals!Season!Player(s)!Club(s)!Tries! rowspan="13" |!Player(s)!Club(s)!Goals |1996 ENG}} Paul Newlove St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|28 ENG}} Bobbie Goulding St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|117 |1997 NZL}} Nigel Vagana|Bradford Bulls|17 {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Farrell Wigan Warriors|106 |1998 {{flagicon Anthony Sullivan (rugby)>Anthony Sullivan St. Helens|24|120 |1999|27 WAL}} Iestyn Harris|Leeds Rhinos|135 2000 ENG}} Sean Long St. Helens 22 {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Farrell Wigan Warriors 160 IRL}} Tommy Martyn |2001 ENG}} Kris Radlinski|Wigan Warriors|30 NZL}} Henry Paul Bradford Bulls|178 |2002 {{flagicon Dennis Moran (rugby league)>Dennis Moran London Broncos|22 {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Deacon|147 |2003|24|137 2004 NZL}} Lesley Vainikolo|Bradford Bulls 38 {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos 140 ENG}} Danny McGuire|Leeds Rhinos |2005 NZL}} Lesley Vainikolo|Bradford Bulls|32 ENG}} Paul Deacon|Bradford Bulls|153 |2006 ENG}} Ade Gardner St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|26! rowspan="19" | NZL}} Jamie Lyon St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|130 |2007 NZL}} Brent Webb|Leeds Rhinos|22 {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos|128 |2008 ENG}} Ade Gardner St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|28|119 |2009 ENG}} Ryan Hall|Leeds Rhinos|31|116 |2010 IRL}} Pat Richards|Wigan Warriors|31 IRL}} Pat Richards|Wigan Warriors|155 2011 ENG}} Ryan Hall|Leeds Rhinos 28 {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos|138 ENG}} Sam Tomkins|Wigan Warriors! |2012 {{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors|32|140 |2013|34 SCO}} {{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Brough|Huddersfield Giants|144 |2014 AUS}} Joel Monaghan|Warrington Wolves|34 ENG}} Matty Smith|Wigan Warriors|107 |2015 ENG}} Jermaine McGillvary|Huddersfield Giants|27 ENG}} Kevin Sinfield|Leeds Rhinos|112 |2016 AUS}} Denny Solomona|Castleford Tigers|40 {{flagicon|ENG}} Luke Gale Castleford Tigers|118 |2017 ENG}} Greg Eden|Castleford Tigers|38|135 |2018 AUS}} Ben Barba St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|28 ENG}} Danny Richardson St. Helens|135 |2019 ENG}} Tommy Makinson St Helens R.F.C.>St. Helens|23 {{flagicon|AUS}} Lachlan Coote|106 |2020 ENG}} Ash Handley|Leeds Rhinos|14|70 |2021 SAM}} Ken Sio|Salford Red Devils|19 AUS}} James Maloney Catalans Dragons>Catalan Dragons|108 |2022 AUS}} Bevan French|Wigan Warriors|31 ENG}} Marc Sneyd|Salford Red Devils|105 |2023 LBN}} Abbas Miski|Wigan Warriors|28 ENG}} Stefan Ratchford|Warrington Wolves|99 Sponsorship
Since its inaugural season in 1996, the Super League has been sponsored seven times with the first sponsor, Stones Bitter continuing to be title sponsors having sponsored the old First Division since 1986. With the exception of the 2013 season, the league has had a title sponsor every year.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"!Period!Sponsor!Name |1996â1997 Stones Bitter|Stones Super League |1998â1999 JJB Sports|JJB Super League |2000â2004 Tetley's Bitter|Tetley's Super League |2005â2011 Engage Mutual Assurance|Engage Super League |2012 Stobart Group|Stobart Super League |2013 no sponsor|Super League |2014â2016 First Utility|First Utility Super League |2017â2026 As well as title sponsorship, Super League has a number of official partners and suppliers.WEB, 2013-08-09, Super League Partners,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130809101833weblink">weblink dead, 2013-08-09, 2021-05-11, For the 2017 season these include Kingstone Press Cider, Dacia, Foxy Bingo, Batchelors and Specsavers.The official rugby ball supplier is Steeden.WEB, Steeden become Official Match Ball Partner,weblink 2021-05-11, www.rugby-league.com,Betfred|Betfred Super League Logo
(File:Super League logo.png|thumb|right|logo used from 1996 to 2016)The Super League has had three official logos. The first was used from the inaugural season in 1996 until 2016. The logo had the Super League S with Super above it and League below it. The title sponsors name would appear above the logo until 2014 when title sponsors First Utility used their own personalised logos that appeared on player shirts and in the media. The reigning champions had a ribbon around the logo with champions on it until 2011.(File:Super_League_logo_2017.jpg|thumb|right|Logo from 2017 to 2019)The second official logo was introduced in 2017 as part of a radical rebrand across British rugby league. The design was deliberately similar to new Rugby Football League (RFL) and England team logos, in order to maintain a ubiquity of public message. It had a rectangular backdrop representing the George Hotel in Huddersfield (where rugby league was originally founded), thirteen lines representing thirteen players, a chevron (a traditional design feature on many rugby league shirts) and the S which represented the ball and the Super League. The reigning champions had the right to wear a gold version of the logo on their shirts.Ahead of the 2020 Super League season, a brand new logo was revealed. This was designed by the same company who had recently redesigned the Premier League logo and was more simplistic than previous iterations. In 2024 this was updated by the marketing firm 160/90 to three separate logos, to represent the three Super League competitions, teal for Mens', Purple for Women's and Green for Wheelchair.WEB, A new look for the three Betfred Super Leagues in 2024,weblink 2024-02-07, www.superleague.co.uk,Criticism
Since its formation in 1996 only four teams have won the Super League, Bradford, Leeds, St. Helens and Wigan. Also, only nine teams have taken part in the Grand Final, Hull FC, Castleford Tigers, Warrington Wolves, Salford Red Devils, and the Catalans Dragons being the other five. Eight teams have been the league leaders, however only one of these Huddersfield Giants in 2013, is a different team to those that have appeared in the grand final, meaning that only nine different teams in total have been involved in the grand final or topped the regular season table, however, 23 teams have taken part in Super League since its inception. The last grand final to feature two sides other than Wigan, Leeds, St Helens or Bradford occurred in 1991 when Hull F.C. defeated Widnes 14â4 in the premiership final.WEB,weblink 1991 Premiership Final: 28 Year Ago Today, www.hullfc.com, This had led to the criticism that Super League is effectively uncompetitive, by perpetuating success in the hands of a small number of wealthy clubs.WEB,weblink Grading criteria, overseas expansion and a digital overhaul⦠Inside IMG's radical plan to reimagine rugby's Super League, www.sportspromedia.com, 12 May 2023, WEB,weblink 'Super League needs a draft': Salford Red Devils chairman calls for radical overhaul of rugby league, inews.co.uk, 14 March 2023,Competition rules
Overseas quota and Federation-trained players
An overseas quota restricting the maximum number of foreign players at each club has existed since the inception of the Super League in 1996.WEB, Hadfield, Dave, Tries to be given trial by television,weblinkweblink 25 May 2022, subscription, live, The Independent, 4 July 2017, 24 January 1996, However, overseas players that hold a European Union passport or come under the Kolpak ruling do not count towards the quota. This resulted in the number of non-British players at some clubs greatly exceeding the quota.In response to concerns over the growing number of foreign players in the league, in 2007, the RFL announced plans to introduce a "homegrown player" rule to encourage clubs to develop their own players.WEB, Hadfield, Dave, Overseas quotas on clubs' agenda,weblinkweblink 25 May 2022, subscription, live, The Independent, 4 July 2017, 5 February 2007, As of 2017, Super League clubs are permitted to register no more than five overseas players. Additionally, squads are also limited to a maximum of seven non-Federation trained players.WEB, Operational Rules,weblink The Rugby Football League, 4 July 2017,Salary cap
A salary cap was first introduced to the Super League in 1998, with clubs being allowed to spend up to 50 percent of their income on player wages. From the 2002 season onwards, the cap became a fixed ceiling of £1.8 million in order to increase parity within the league.WEB, Fisher, Michael, Salary cap to be squeezed to £1.8m,weblinkweblink 12 January 2022, subscription, live, Telegraph, 6 July 2017, 12 January 2001, {{cbignore}}The Super League operates under a real-time salary cap system that will calculate a club's salary cap position at the start of and throughout the season:WEB,weblink Competition Structure, 11 February 2010, The RFL,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100121105506weblink">weblink 21 January 2010, dead, dmy-all,- The combined earnings of the top 25 players must not exceed £1.825 million.
- Clubs will only be allowed to sign a new player if they have room under the cap.
- Clubs are allowed to spend a maximum of £50,000 on players outside the top 25 earners who have made at least one first grade appearance for the club during the year.
- Costs for players outside of the top 25 earners who do not make a first team appearance will be unregulated.
- Any player who has played for the same club for at least 10 consecutive seasons will have half their salary excluded from the salary cap for his 11th and subsequent seasons. This is subject to a maximum of £50,000 for any one club.
- Clubs are allowed one "Marquee Player" who can exceed a club's salary cap as long as they can afford the players wages.
Squad announcement system
Before each Super League fixture, each club must announce the squad of 19 players it will choose from by 2:00{{nbsp}}pm on the second day before the match day.Media coverage
Television
Sky Sports have been the primary broadcast partner of Super League since its inaugural season in 1996. The current deal lasts between 2024 until 2026, which will see, for the first time ever, Sky Sports producing all six matches per week, and each will be broadcast live in some form.WEB, Sky Sports to show every Super League match live as part of historic new three-year TV rights deal,weblink 2024-01-26, Sky Sports, en, The 2024 season also saw the creation of Super League+weblink, a dedicated streaming service which would broadcast four out of six matches per round live, with the other two matches on a 48-hour delay.WEB, Launching SuperLeague+,weblink 2024-01-26, www.superleague.co.uk, For the 2022 and 2023 seasons, Channel 4 had the rights to broadcast ten matches, consisting of eight regular season plus two play-off games.Channel 4 to broadcast live Bettered Super League The BBC obtained the same rights as Channel 4 had, beginning from the 2024 season, with the addition of extra matches shown on the Red Button and iPlayer. Sky Sports broadcasts live Super League games in both the United Kingdom and Ireland. Broadcasting slots occur on Thursdays and Fridays at 19:30 or 19:55 (20:00 kick off), and varying times on weekend afternoon.{| class="wikitable"!Duration!Broadcasters!Value per year!Games shown per year |1996â1999 Sky Sports|~£17 million|? |1999â2003|~£12 million|? |2004â2008|~£9 million|? |2009â2011 ~£18 million{{efn A small portion of this figure covered games in the Championship}}|80 |2012â2016|100 |2017â2021 name="Championship"}}|80 |2022â2023 Sky SportsHTTPS://WWW.SKYSPORTS.COM/AMP/RUGBY-LEAGUE/NEWS/12196/12288755/SKY-SPORTS-EXTENDS-SUPER-LEAGUE-TV-DEAL-FOR-A-FURTHER-TWO-SEASONS Channel 4HTTPS://WWW.SUPERLEAGUE.CO.UK/ARTICLE/2439/CHANNEL-4-TO-BROADCAST-BETFRED-SUPER-LEAGUE-IN-2022#:~:TEXT=SUPER%20LEAGUE%20IS%20PLEASED%20TO,THE%20COMPETITION%27S%2026%2DYEAR%20HISTORY, Channel 4 to broadcast Betfred Super League in 2022, DATE=29 APRIL 2021, |66 + 10 |2024â2026|Sky SportsBBCSuper League+ Source:WEB,weblink History of Rugby League TV Rights post 1995, 22 July 2012,DATE=23 AUGUST 2023, Highlights
In addition to Sky Sports' live coverage, BBC Sport previously broadcast a weekly highlights programme called the Super League Show, usually presented by Tanya Arnold. This was broadcast to the North West, Yorkshire, North East & Cumbria, and East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire regions on BBC One on Monday nights (after 11{{nbsp}}pm) and was repeated nationally on BBC Two on Tuesday afternoons.NEWS,weblink BBC Super League Show: New series starts on 10 February, BBC Sport, 7 February 2014, 25 January 2017, A national repeat was first broadcast overnight during the week since February 2008 when the then BBC Director of Sport, Roger Mosey, commented that this move was in response to the growing popularity and awareness of the sport, and the large number of requests from people who want to watch it elsewhere in the UK. The end of season play-off series was shown nationwide in a highlights package. The Super League Show is also available for streaming or download using the BBC iPlayer in the UK.The Super League Show was cancelled ahead of the 2024 season after Super League agreed a deal with Sky Sports to show every game.{| class="wikitable"!Highlights programme!Duration!Broadcaster |Super League Show|1999â2023 BBC Sport>BBC International
Internationally, Super League is shown live by eight broadcasters in eight countries and regions.{| class="wikitable"!Country/ Region!Broadcaster |{{AUS}}|Fox League, NITV |Africa|ESPN Africa |Asia|Premier Sports |{{USA}}|Fox Sports |{{CAN}} |Sportsnet |Caribbean|Sports Max |Worldwide (Online)|SuperLeague+ Radio
Talksport is an official broadcaster of Super League, broadcasting commentaries and magazine programming on Talksport 2. BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra covers more than 70 Super League games through 5 Live Rugby League each Thursday and Friday night.NEWS,weblink Super League: BBC Radio 5 live sports extra to air new show, BBC Sport, 4 February 2014, 25 January 2017, Each 3 hour programme is presented by Dave Woods with a guest summariser (usually a Super League player or coach) and in addition to live commentary also includes interviews and debate. A 5 Live Rugby League podcast is available to download each week from the BBC website atweblink League is also covered extensively by BBC Local Radio:{| class="wikitable"!Station!Area | BBC Radio Humberside| Hull | BBC Radio Leeds| West Yorkshire | BBC Radio Manchester| Salford, Wigan and Warrington. | BBC Radio Merseyside| St Helens, Warrington and Widnes. The competition is also covered on commercial radio stations:- Radio Yorkshire cover two matches per round featuring Yorkshire clubs.
- BCB 106.6 (Bradford Community Broadcasting) have full match commentary on Bradford home and away.
- Wish FM have full match commentary on Wigan and St Helens matches home and away.
- Wire FM have full match commentary of Warrington matches home and away.
- Grand Sud FM covers every Catalans Dragons Home Match (in French).
- Radio France Bleu Roussillon covers every Catalans Dragons Away Match (in French).
Internet
ESPN3, formerly ESPN360, has had worldwide broadband rights since 2007 when they broadcast the 2007 Grand Final.Since 9 April 2009, all of the matches shown on Sky Sports have also been available live online via Livestation everywhere in the world excluding the US, Puerto Rico, UK, Ireland, France, Monaco, Australia and New Zealand.List of Super League games available on Livestation.com In 2016 Livestation shut down, however these matches are also available online for UK users only through Sky Go and Now TV.In the United Kingdom, a number of commercial radio stations, along with BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra and the local BBC radio stations simulcast commentary of Super League games on the internet. Additionally, the 5 Live Rugby League podcast is available to download each week from the BBC website atweblinkSee also
- Super League records
- List of current and former Super League venues
- Rugby league in the British Isles
- British rugby league system
- List of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom
Notes
{{Notelist}}References
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- BOOK, Caplan, Phil, Doidge, Jonathan R., 2006, Super League â the first ten years, The History Press Ltd, 978-0-7524-3698-2, Caplin2006,
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- RLFANS.COM Rugby League Fans Forum
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