Rugby League Super 8s
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| Current season or competition: File:Rugby football current event.svg 2018 Super 8s | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2015 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| Number of teams | 39 |
| Country | Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". Script error: No such module "flag". (RFL) |
| Holders | Super League File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos Qualifiers File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves Championship Shield File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse Olympique |
| Broadcast partner | Sky Sports BBC Sport (Highlights) |
The Rugby League Super 8s are a feature of the British rugby league system. Between 2015 and 2018 they were played in the top three professional divisions. Following the completion of the regular season home-and-away fixtures in the Super League, the Championship and League One, teams split into smaller divisions of eight based on their finishing positions on the league table; the teams then played an additional fixture against each of the seven other teams in their division to determine the final standings.
The Super 8s were scheduled to return from the 2025 season and determine promotion and relegation between the Championship and League One.[1] However, in August 2025 the Rugby Football League decided to merge the Championship and League One from 2026 and the Super 8s were therefore no longer needed.[2]
Regular season
Super League
The Super League season sees teams play each other home and away, and one team for a third time at the Magic Weekend. After 23 games, the league table is frozen and the teams are split up into "Super 8s". Teams finishing in the top 8 will play 7 more games each as they compete in the Super League Super 8 group for a place in the Grand Final. Teams finishing in the bottom four will join the top 4 teams from the Championship in The Qualifiers Super 8 group and also play 7 more games each for a place in the next years Super League competition.
| Position | Qualification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Super League Super 8s |
| 9 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | The Qualifiers |
Championship
The Championship season sees teams play each other home and away, and one team for a third time at The Summer Bash. After 23 games, the league table is frozen and the teams are split up into "Super 8s". Teams finishing in the top 4 will play 7 more games each as they compete in the Qualifiers to try and earn a place in next seasons Super League. Teams finishing in the bottom 8 compete in the Championship Shield Super 8 group and also play 7 more games each.
| Position | Qualification |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Qualifiers |
| 2 | The Qualifiers |
| 3 | The Qualifiers |
| 4 | The Qualifiers |
| 5 | Championship Shield |
| 6 | Championship Shield |
| 7 | Championship Shield |
| 8 | Championship Shield |
| 9 | Championship Shield |
| 10 | Championship Shield |
| 11 | Championship Shield |
| 12 | Championship Shield |
Super League Super 8s
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Super League
| Position | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | League Leaders/ Play-off Place | |||||||
| 2 | Play-off Place | |||||||
| 3 | Play-off Place | |||||||
| 4 | Play-off Place | |||||||
| 5 | Season Complete | |||||||
| 6 | Season Complete | |||||||
| 7 | Season Complete | |||||||
| 8 | Season Complete | |||||||
Play-Offs
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- 1st vs 4th
- 2nd vs 3rd
Grand final
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| Stadium | Location | Country | Highest attendance | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Trafford | Trafford, Greater Manchester | England | 73,581 | 63,352 |
The Qualifiers
The Qualifiers Super 8s sees the bottom 4 teams from Super League table join the top 4 teams from the Championship. The points totals are reset to 0 and each team plays 7 games each, playing every other team once. After 7 games each the teams finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will gain qualification to the next years Super League season. The teams finishing 4th and 5th will play in the "Million Pound Game" at the home of the 4th place team which will earn the winner a place in the next years Super League; the loser, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th and 8th, will be relegated to the Championship.
| Position | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super League Place | |||||||
| 2 | Super League Place | |||||||
| 3 | Super League Place | |||||||
| 4 | Million Pound Game | |||||||
| 5 | Million Pound Game | |||||||
| 6 | Championship Place | |||||||
| 7 | Championship Place | |||||||
| 8 | Championship Place | |||||||
Results
- Bold Promoted/ Relegated
Million Pound Game
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Winners
| Winners | Count | Years | |
| 1 | File:HKRcolours.svg Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 | 2015 |
| 2 | File:Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos | 1 | 2016 |
| 3 | File:Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves | 1 | 2017 |
| 4 | File:Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils | 1 | 2018 |
Championship Shield
The third of the three "Super 8" groups sees teams finishing 5th to 12th in the regular Championship table. Like the Super League 8s, these teams retain their original points and play 7 extra games, with the teams finishing in the top 4 places after these extra games contesting play-offs similar to Super League, with 1st v 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, with the winners contesting the Championship Shield Grand Final.
The two teams finishing at the bottom of this Super 8s group (7th and 8th) will be relegated to League One and be replaced by two promoted sides.
| Position | Qualification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Play-off Place |
| 2 | Play-off Place |
| 3 | Play-off Place |
| 4 | Play-off Place |
| 5 | Season Complete |
| 6 | Season Complete |
| 7 | Relegated |
| 8 | Relegated |
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner up | Venue | Attendance |
| 2015 | File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers | 36–4 | File:Broncoscolours.png London Broncos | Halton Stadium | 4,179 |
| 2016 | File:Bullscolours.svg Bradford Bulls | 27–16 | File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles | Odsal Stadium | 3,518 |
| 2017 | File:ToulouseRLcolours.png Toulouse | 44–14 | File:Sheffeagles colours.svg Sheffield Eagles | Stade Ernest-Argelès | |
| 2018 | File:Fevcolours.svg Featherstone Rovers | 42–10 | File:Leigh colours.svg Leigh Centurions | Post Office Road |
See also
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RFL confirms Championship and League One to contain 12 teams from 2026". BBC Sport. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RFL: Championship and League One to merge into one league for 2026". BBC Sport. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
External links
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