2025 Super League season

2025 Super League season
League	Super League
Duration	27 rounds
Teams	12
Matches played	133
Points scored	5,440
Highest attendance	45,209 Wigan Warriors vs Warrington Wolves (1 March)
Lowest attendance	2,051 Salford Red Devils vs Castleford Tigers (13 July)
Average attendance	9,843
Attendance	1,299,327
Broadcast partners	Sky Sports BBC Sport SuperLeague+ Fox League Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub beIN Sports
2025 Season
Biggest home win	St Helens 82–0 Salford Red Devils (15 February)
Biggest away win	Salford Red Devils 12–74 Hull KR (31 July)
Top point-scorer(s)	Arthur Mourgue (171) Top goal scorer = Arthur Mourgue (70)
Top try-scorer(s)	Lewis Martin (21)
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The 2025 Super League season, known as the 2025 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the 30th season of the Super League and 131st season of rugby league in Great Britain.

Wigan Warriors are the defending champions, having beaten Hull KR in the Grand Final, to win their seventh Super League title. ^[1]

Rule changes

Captain's Challenge

In December 2024, the Rugby Football League (RFL) announced the introduction of the Captain's Challenge, first introduced to the National Rugby League in Australia in 2020 and also used during the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, for all Super League and Challenge Cup matches from 2025 onwards. Teams are permitted a ten-second window to contest a referee's decisions at a stoppage in play and refer to the video referee for a second opinion, with each team permitted to have one unsuccessful challenge per match. ^[2] Captain's Challenges are not permitted for forward passes, roll balls, certain penalties, time-wasting, dissent and scrum penalties. ^[3]

Disciplinary system

In January 2025, the RFL announced a change to the Super League's disciplinary system for the 2025 season onwards. Incidents charged from Grades A through to C by the RFL's Match Review Panel, will now be graded in a points system; the lowest, Grade A, will result in one penalty point being charged against a player, followed by Grade B (3 points), and Grades C (5 points). Should a player be charged with a Grade D, then they will receive 12 points, and a 2 match suspension. Grade E, will see players automatically referred to an RFL tribunal, which is a minimum 6 match suspension. When issued, these penalty points will stay on a player's record for one year. ^[4]

The amount of penalty points accumulated by a player will determine how long a match ban they may receive: for example, a player with 6 to 11 penalty points will receive a one-match ban, while a player with 54 or more points will receive a 12-match ban. ^[4]

Drop-outs

Two variants of drop-outs were introduced for 2025:

• If a team kicks a drop-out on the full over the touchline or kicks a drop-out so that it fails to travel at least 10 metres forward into the field of play, a play-the-ball 10 metres out will follow from the centre of the goal line rather than a penalty kick from the centre of the 10-metre line.
• If a team takes a 20-metre drop-out and it travels on the full over the touchline or kicks a 20 metre drop-out so that it fails to travel at least 10 metres forward in the field of play, a play-the-ball from the centre of the 20-metre line will follow, rather than a penalty kick from the centre of the 20-metre line. ^[3]

Tackle height

Changes to tackle height rules were first announced by the RFL for all leagues in December 2023, with tackling above the armpit outlawed in order to reduce rates of head concussion injuries during matches. ^[5] Though the rule was introduced to grassroots, academy and reserve rugby leagues in 2024, elite rugby leagues were to see this rule implemented in their 2025 seasons, ^[6] however in December 2024, the RFL announced that tackle height laws would remain the same after concussion injuries were found to have been reduced with the introduction of instrumented mouthguards. ^[3]

Other rules

Green cards, first introduced in 2022 to permit defending players to leave the pitch for a maximum two minutes, ^[7] were permitted to also be used by the referee to allow attacking players to leave the pitch. ^[3]

Referees are also permitted to differentiate between active and passive offside players at a kick chase. ^[3]

Structure changes

Grading

Gradings were introduced to the Super League by IMG and the RFL from 2024 onwards, removing automatic relegation as a result of finishing 12th from 2024 onwards. After a proposal to reintroduce automatic promotion from lower leagues irrespective of grading was rejected, changes for the 2025 season largely centred on factors as to how teams are graded at the end of the season. ^[8]

Clubs can now earn grading points based on how often their matches are aired or streamed on any platform, with the six clubs scoring the highest match viewership from these platforms securing 1.0 points; clubs who qualify with a minimum six-camera match production score 0.75 points, while clubs who do not have matches broadcast on any platform scored 0.5 points. Additional points can be secured by expanding their social media footprint, as well as through expanding their supporter catchment by signing a Rugby League Development Agreement with a bordering local authority. Clubs whose stadiums are undergoing major renovation work have been allowed to retain their previous stadium facilities score for a maximum of two years, while clubs who do not publish their data capture scores will be penalised 0.25 points. ^[8]

International break

After 2024's mid-season away match against the France national rugby league team held on 29 June was criticised for poor attendance, a lack of advertising and placement in the middle of a triple-header of matches, ^[9] the England national rugby league team announced that they did not plan to play matches in June and July 2025, therefore removing the Super League's international break for the 2025 season. ^[10] When the Super League's 2025 fixtures were announced, Round 20 was split across two weeks between 24 July and 1 August to compensate for the international break. Six teams - Catalans, Hull FC, Huddersfield, Leeds Wakefield, Wigan - played Super League matches in the first week, while the remaining six - Castleford, Hull KR, Leigh, Salford, St Helens and Warrington - played in the second week, allowing each team to rest their players for one week regardless of whether they progressed into the Challenge Cup final. ^[11]

Broadcasting

BBC Sport are broadcasting matches as well as match highlights in the second year of their three-year deal with the Super League, replacing Channel 4 as the league's free-to-air partner from 2024 season. ^[12] Ten games per season will be shown live on television, with a further five shown on iPlayer, the BBC's streaming platform.

Teams

The league comprises 12 teams. The regular season comprises 27 rounds.

Wigan Warriors are the defending champions after winning the 2024 Grand Final. ^[1] London Broncos, who finished bottom of the Super League table in 2024, were relegated to the Championship under IMG's grading system. They were replaced by Wakefield Trinity, who were promoted from the Championship under the grading system after finishing top of the Championship table. ^[13]

Castleford

Huddersfield

Hull

Hull KR

Leeds

Leigh

Salford

St Helens

Wakefield

Warrington

Wigan

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Locations of the 2025 Super League teams in Northern England

Catalans

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Locations of 2025 Super League teams in France

Legend
	Reigning Champions
	Previous season Runners-Up
	Previous season League Leaders
	Promoted

	Team	2024 position	Grading	Stadium	Capacity	City/Town
	Castleford Tigers	10th	A [13]	The OneBore Stadium	12,000 [14]	Castleford, West Yorkshire
	Catalans Dragons	7th	A [13]	Stade Gilbert Brutus	13,000 [15]	Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
	Huddersfield Giants	9th	B [13]	Accu Stadium	24,121 [16]	Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
	Hull FC	11th	B [13]	MKM Stadium	25,400 [17]	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
	Hull Kingston Rovers	2nd (Grand Final runners up)	A [13]	Sewell Group Craven Park	11,000 [18]	Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
	Leeds Rhinos	8th	A [13]	Headingley Rugby Stadium	21,062 [19]	Leeds, West Yorkshire
	Leigh Leopards	5th (Eliminated in SF)	A [13]	Leigh Sports Village	12,000 [20]	Leigh, Greater Manchester
	Salford Red Devils	4th (Eliminated in Elim final)	B [13]	Salford Community Stadium	12,000 [21]	Salford, Greater Manchester
	St Helens	6th (Eliminated in Elim final)	A [13]	Totally Wicked Stadium	18,000 [22]	St Helens, Merseyside
	Wakefield Trinity	1st in Championship (Promoted)	A [13]	Belle Vue	9,333 [23]	Wakefield, West Yorkshire
	Warrington Wolves	3rd (Eliminated in SF)	A [13]	Halliwell Jones Stadium	15,200 [24]	Warrington, Cheshire
	Wigan Warriors	1st (Champions)	A [13]	Brick Community Stadium	25,133 [25]	Wigan, Greater Manchester

Fixtures and results

Main article: 2025 Super League season results

Play-offs

Main article: 2025 Super League season results § Play-offs

Team bracket

	Eliminators					Semi-finals					Grand Final
						1	Wigan / Hull KR
	3	Leigh / Leeds
	6	Wakefield / Hull FC
						2	Wigan / Hull KR
	4	Leigh / Leeds
	5	St Helens

Week 1: Eliminators

26 September 2025 20:00 BST (UTC+01)

	v

Team details

TBC		Position	TBC
Name	Number		Number	Name
	1	FB	1
	2	WG	2
	3	CE	3
	4	CE	4
	5	WG	5
	6	SO	6
	7	SH	7
	8	PR	8
	9	HK	9
	10	PF	10
	11	SR	11
	12	SR	12
	13	LF	13
		IN
		IN
		IN
		IN

---

27 September 2025 20:00 BST (UTC+01)

	v	St Helens

Team details

TBC		Position	St Helens
Name	Number		Number	Name
	1	FB	1
	2	WG	2
	3	CE	3
	4	CE	4
	5	WG	5
	6	SO	6
	7	SH	7
	8	PR	8
	9	HK	9
	10	PF	10
	11	SR	11
	12	SR	12
	13	LF	13
		IN
		IN
		IN
		IN

Week 2: Semi-finals

3 October 2025 20:00 BST (UTC+01)

	v

Team details

Wigan Warriors		Position	TBC
Name	Number		Number	Name
	1	FB	1
	2	WG	2
	3	CE	3
	4	CE	4
	5	WG	5
	6	SO	6
	7	SH	7
	8	PR	8
	9	HK	9
	10	PF	10
	11	SR	11
	12	SR	12
	13	LF	13
		IN
		IN
		IN
		IN
Matt Peet		Coach

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4 October 2024 20:00 BST (UTC+01)

	v

Team details

Hull kr		Position	TBC
Name	Number		Number	Name
	1	FB	1
	2	WG	2
	3	CE	3
	4	CE	4
	5	WG	5
	6	SO	6
	7	SH	7
	8	PR	8
	9	HK	9
	10	PF	10
	11	SR	11
	12	SR	12
	13	LF	13
		IN
		IN
		IN
		IN
Willie Peters		Coach

Week 3: Grand Final

Main article: 2025 Super League Grand Final

2025 Super League Grand Final

Matches decided by golden point

See also: Golden point

If a match ends in a draw after 80 minutes, then a further 10 minutes of golden point extra time is played, to determine a winner (five minutes each way). The first team to score either a try, penalty goal or drop goal during this period, will win the match. However, if there are no further scores during the additional 10 minutes period, then the match will end in a draw. ^[26]

Game 1: Wigan Warriors v Leigh Leopards

The Round 1 fixture between Wigan Warriors and Leigh Leopards at the Brick Community Stadium on 13 February ended in a 0–0 draw, the first time a match has ended with no scoring in Super League history. Wigan's Jai Field did score a try in the second half, however it was disallowed for a ball steal in the build-up. The game then went to golden point, and Gareth O'Brien kicked the winning drop goal for Leigh, defeating Wigan away for the first time since 1983. ^[27]

Game 2: Hull KR v Castleford Tigers

The Round 1 fixture between Hull Kingston Rovers and Castleford Tigers, at Sewell Group Craven Park on 14 February finished 18–18 after 80 minutes, however, Tex Hoy missed a last minute penalty to potentially win the game for Castleford, and the game went to extra time. Mikey Lewis kicked the winning drop goal to win the game for Hull KR 19-18. ^[28]

Game 3: Hull FC v Leigh Leopards

The Round 4 fixture between Hull FC and Leigh Leopards on 6 March 2025, finished 22–22 after 80 minutes. The game then went to extra time. The first drop goal attempt came from Lachlan Lam at the end of the first period, but his effort was short, and with no further scores, the score remained the same. The second period of extra time saw Jordan Rapana's drop goal attempt charged down, and at the end of the second period, Lam attempted another drop goal, but his effort was charged down also, and with no further points scored, the match ended in a draw. ^[29]

Game 4: Catalans Dragons v Wakefield Trinity

The Round 9 fixture between Catalans Dragons and Wakefield Trinity on 26 April 2025, finished 20–20 after 80 minutes. The game then went to extra time, which saw Mason Lino sent to the sin bin for a high tackle, and from the resulting penalty, Reimis Smith scored the winning try, to win the game for Catalans 24–20 ^[30]

Cancellations

During the season, Salford have been hampered by financial difficulties, which has resulted in numerous players leaving the club. In the round 21 fixture against Hull, Salford only managed to raise a 17-player squad which included the use of loan players from other Super League teams and were thrashed 80–6 by Hull. ^[31] The following week, Salford were due to play Wakefield, but with the other clubs now reluctant to loan players, Salford could only name a squad including only two players with Super League experience. ^[32] Citing player welfare as the issue, Salford therefore withdrew from the round 22 fixture against Wakefield. ^[33] The match was awarded to Wakefield as 48–0 victory as covered in the operational rules. ^[34]

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hull KR (Q)	26	21	0	5	758	272	+486	42	Advance to Semi-finals
2	Wigan Warriors (Q)	26	20	0	6	772	327	+445	40
3	Leigh Leopards (Q)	26	18	1	7	589	436	+153	37	Advance to Eliminators
4	Leeds Rhinos (Q)	26	18	0	8	604	288	+316	36
5	St Helens (Q)	26	16	0	10	651	290	+361	32
6	Wakefield Trinity [A]	26	14	0	12	636	442	+194	28
7	Hull FC	26	13	1	12	517	435	+82	27
8	Warrington Wolves	26	10	0	16	460	613	−153	20
9	Catalans Dragons	26	9	0	17	399	630	−231	18
10	Huddersfield Giants	25	6	0	19	309	700	−391	12
11	Castleford Tigers	26	6	0	20	372	789	−417	12
12	Salford Red Devils [A]	25	3	0	22	210	1055	−845	6

Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2025. Source:
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

1. 1 2 Salford forfeited their game against Wakefield. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 48–0 victory for Wakefield, and converse loss for Salford, with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams. ^[35]

Player statistics

Top try scorers Rank Player Club Tries 1 Jai Field Wigan Warriors 22 Lewis Martin Hull FC 3 Mikey Lewis Hull KR 19 4 Joe Burgess Hull KR 18 5 Kyle Feldt St Helens 17 6 Tom Davies Hull KR 16 7 Keanan Brand Leigh Leopards 15 Tristan Sailor St Helens 9 Jake Wardle Wigan Warriors 14 10 Liam Marshall Wigan Warriors 13 Top goal scorers Rank Player Club Goals Missed Goals Drop Goals Goal Percentage % 1 Adam Keighran Wigan Warriors 32 9 0 78% 2 Arthur Mourgue Hull KR 28 7 80% 3 Mark Percival St Helens 26 11 70% 4 Max Jowitt Wakefield Trinity 25 6 80% 5 Gareth O'Brien Leigh Leopards 21 9 1 70% 6 Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet Catalans Dragons 20 4 0 84% 7 Aidan Sezer Hull FC 18 9 1 66% 8 Harry Smith Wigan Warriors 16 7 0 70% 9 Rowan Milnes Castleford Tigers 15 68% George Whitby St Helens 6 71% Top points scorers Rank Player Club Points 1 Arthur Mourgue Hull KR 72 Adam Keighran Wigan Warriors 3 Max Jowitt Wakefield Trinity 70 4 Mikey Lewis Hull KR 52 5 Jai Field Wigan Warriors 48 7 Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet Catalans Dragons 44 8 Gareth O'Brien Leigh Leopards 42 9 Aiden Sezer Hull FC 41 10 Harry Smith Wigan Warriors 40

As of 18 May 2025 (Round 11)^{[ needs update ]}

Discipline

Red cards Rank Player Club Red cards 1 Benjamin Garcia Catalans Dragons 1 Cade Cust Hull FC Liam Knight Sauaso Sue Hull KR Ash Handley Leeds Rhinos

Yellow cards Rank Player Club Yellow cards 1 George Lawler Castleford Tigers 2 Keenan Palasia Leeds Rhinos Mason Lino Wakefield Trinity 2 Sylvester Namo Castleford Tigers 1 Innes Senior Jordan Dezaria Catalans Dragons Romain Navarrete Sam Tomkins Luke Keary Sam Hewitt Huddersfield Giants Jack Ashworth Hull FC John Asiata Amir Bourouh Jordan Rapana Aidan Sezer Liam Knight Michael McIlorum Hull KR Jake Connor Leeds Rhinos Mikołaj Olędzki Jack Sinfield Kallum Watkins Chris Hill Salford Red Devils Jayden Nikorima Joe Shorrocks Moses Mbye St Helens Liam Farrell Wigan Warriors Tyler Dupree Adam Keighran Sam Walters

Attendances

Club attendances Club Home Games Total Average Highest Lowest Castleford Tigers 6 38,757 6,460 7,723 5,469 Catalans Dragons 5 43,733 8,747 9,386 8,123 Huddersfield Giants 5 22,536 4,507 5,871 3,367 Hull FC 5 68,094 13,619 21,108 9,765 Hull KR 6 65,630 10,938 11,300 10,515 Leeds Rhinos 6 92,595 15,433 16,386 14,234 Leigh Leopards 5 44,503 8,901 10375 8,011 Salford Red Devils 4 19,214 4,804 5,798  3,764 St Helens 5 58,169 11,634 14,068 10,108 Wakefield Trinity 7 56,002 8,000 9,245 6,629 Warrington Wolves 5 52,941 10,588 11,157 10,024 Wigan Warriors 5 95,378 19,076 24,294 14,262

Top 10 attendances As of 18 May 2025(Round 11) Rank Home team Away team Stadium Attendance 1 Wigan Warriors Warrington Wolves Allegiant Stadium 45,209 2 Magic Weekend: Day 2 St James' Park 32,862 3 Magic Weekend: Day 1 31,294 4 Wigan Warriors St Helens Brick Community Stadium 24,294 5 Leigh Leopards 21,748 6 Hull FC Hull KR MKM Stadium 21,018 7 Wigan Warriors Huddersfield Giants Brick Community Stadium 17,695 8 Leigh Leopards 17,449 9 Leeds Rhinos Hull KR Headingley 16,863 10 Wigan Warriors 15,966

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