Super League XXIV

Super League XXIV
League Super League
Duration 29 Rounds
Teams 12
Broadcast partners United Kingdom Sky Sports
United Kingdom BBC Sport
United Kingdom SLTV
Australia Fox League
France beIN Sports
United States Fox Soccer Plus
Europe Sport Klub
2019 season

The 2019 Super League season, known as the Betfred Super League XXIV for sponsorship reasons, will be the 24th season of Super League and 125th season of rugby league in Great Britain. Twelve teams compete over 23 rounds, including the Magic Weekend. After the regular rounds five highest enter the Super League play-offs for a place in the Super League Grand Final. The five lowest teams are then eliminated from the competition, with the team finishing 12th, automatically relegated to the Championship,[1] They will be replaced by the winner of the Championship play-offs.[2]

Format

Following a vote of RFL clubs in 2018, Super League has implemented a number of changes to the format for Super League XXIV. The Qualifiers were scrapped and the play-offs for the Super League Grand Final changed from a top four to top five play-offs system.[3] For relegation, the Rugby League Super 8s were also scrapped so that the team that finishes bottom of the Super League will be relegated and replaced by the winner of the Championship Grand Final.[4]

Teams

Super League XXIV will feature twelve teams, the fifth year in which this number has taken part. This is also the fourth year, since promotion and relegation was reintroduced into the competition.[5] London Broncos were promoted from the Championship after defeating Toronto Wolfpack in the final Million Pound Game to compete in Super League for the first time since 2014.[6] They also received special dispensation from the RFL to play their home Super League matches at their Trailfinders Sports Ground, which they share with rugby union's Ealing Trailfinders, even though it is smaller than the RFL's minimum seating requirements.[7] London replaced Widnes Vikings who were relegated last season.[8]



Team 2018 position Stadium Capacity City/Area
Castleford Tigers
(2019 season)		 3rd The Mend-O-Hose Jungle 11,750 Castleford, West Yorkshire
Catalans Dragons
(2019 season)		 7th Stade Gilbert Brutus 14,000 Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Huddersfield Giants
(2019 season)		 6th John Smith's Stadium 24,544 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull
(2019 season)		 8th KCOM Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Kingston Rovers
(2019 season)		 10th Lightstream Stadium 12,225 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leeds Rhinos
(2019 season)		 9th Headingley Carnegie Stadium 22,250 Leeds, West Yorkshire
London Broncos
(2019 season)		 2nd in Championship (Promoted) Trailfinders Sports Ground 3,020 Ealing, London
Salford Red Devils
(2019 season)		 11th AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester
St. Helens
(2019 season)		 1st (League leaders) Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000 St. Helens, Merseyside
Wakefield Trinity
(2019 season)		 5th Beaumont Legal Stadium 11,000 Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Warrington Wolves
(2019 season)		 4th (Runners Up) Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,500 Warrington, Cheshire
Wigan Warriors
(2019 season)		 2nd (Champions) DW Stadium 25,138 Wigan, Greater Manchester

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 League Leaders Shield & advances to play-offs 2nd semi-final
2 Catalans Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advances to play-offs qualifying final
3 Huddersfield Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hull F.C. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advances to play-offs elimination final
5 Hull KR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 London Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Salford Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 St. Helens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wakefield Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Warrington Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Wigan Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to Championship
Source:

References

  1. ↑ Bower, Aaron. "Super League decides to scrap controversial Super 8 format". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Million Pound Game: RFL pick 19:00 kick-off to suit England, France or Canada". BBC Sport. 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ↑ Gavin Willacy. "Enjoy the tortuous Qualifiers one last time before Super League is revamped". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Widnes apologise after Super League relegation". Sky Sports. 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Joey Grima: London Broncos' Super League relegation expected". BBC Sport. 2014-07-13. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Wolfpack fall short of Super League promotion after loss to Broncos". CBC. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  7. ↑ "Danny Ward to keep faith with London Broncos' promotion heroes". Sky Sports. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Harrison Hansen: Widnes Vikings forward signs one-year deal with relegated club". BBC Sport. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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