Login
Login

2018 Super League season#Super 8s

{{Short description|British rugby league season}}

{{Infobox rugby football league season

|title = Super League XXIII

|league = Super League

|logo =

|pixels = 200px

|duration = 30 Rounds

|no_of_teams = 12

|highest_attendance = 23,246
Leeds Rhinos Vs Castleford Tigers (23 March)

|lowest_attendance = 2,248
Salford Red Devils Vs Widnes Vikings (15 June)

|attendance = 1,166,425

|avg_attendance = 8,547

|TV = Sky Sports
BBC Sport
Fox League
beIN Sports
Fox Soccer Plus
Sport Klub

|biggest_home_win = Warrington Wolves 80–10 Hull F.C. (30 August)

|biggest_away_win = Salford Red Devils 10–60 St. Helens (26 April)

|season = 2018 season

|season_champs = Wigan Warriors
5th Super League Title
22nd British title

|season_champ_name = Champions

|league_leaders_name = League Leaders Shield

|league_leaders = St. Helens

|second_place = Warrington Wolves

|MVP = {{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Barba

|MVP_link = Man of Steel Awards{{!}}Man of Steel

|top_scorer = {{flagicon|ENG|12}} Danny Richardson (296)

|top_scorer_link =

|top try scorer = {{flagicon|AUS|12}} Ben Barba (28)

|top try scorer_link =

|promote = London Broncos

|promote_from = Championship

|relegate = Widnes Vikings

|relegate_to = Championship

|playoffs = Super League Play=offs (for top 8)
Super League Qualifying Play-Offs (for bottom 4 as well as top 4 of Championship

|playoffs_link =

|conf1 =

|conf1_link =

|conf1_champ =

|conf1-runner-up =

|conf2 =

|conf2_link =

|conf2_champ =

|conf2-runner-up =

|playoffs_MVP =

|playoffs_MVP_link =

|finals =

|finals_link =

|finals_champ =

|finals-runner-up =

|finals_MVP =

|finals_MVP_link =

|prevseason_link = Super League XXII

|prevseason_year = 2017

|nextseason_link = Super League XXIV

|nextseason_year = 2019

}}

Super League XXIII, known as the Betfred Super League XXIII for sponsor reasons,{{cite web|title=First Utility powers title sponsorship of Super League|url=http://superleague.co.uk/article/29353/first-utility-powers-title-sponsorship|publisher=Super League|access-date=23 January 2014}} was the 23rd season of the Super League and 124th season of rugby league in Britain for 2018.

Wigan Warriors were crowned champions after beating Warrington Wolves 12-4 to win their 22nd league Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/45800241 |title = Super League Grand Final: Wigan claim fifth title with victory over Warrington|date=13 October 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=17 October 2018}}

Twelve teams competed over 23 rounds, including the Magic Weekend.

This season also saw the first Super League game played outside Europe, as Wigan Warriors faced Hull F.C. at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia on Saturday 10 February 2018, which Wigan won, 24–10.

St. Helens won the League Leaders Shield for a record 6th time. However, they failed to reach the Grand Final after losing their semi final 13-18 to Warrington Wolves.

Widnes Vikings were relegated to the Championship, after only 3 wins in the regular season and one win in The Qualifiers, while London Broncos were promoted after winning the Million Pound Game by beating Toronto Wolfpack 4–2.

Teams

Eleven teams in Super League are from the North of England. Five teams hail from the historic county of Lancashire, west of the Pennines: Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan, and Widnes. Six teams hail from the historic county of Yorkshire, east of the Pennines: Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, Hull KR and Hull FC. Catalans Dragons, located in Perpignan, France, are the only team outside the North of England. St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, and Leeds Rhinos are the only teams to have played in every season of Super League since 1996.

Hull KR were promoted from the Championship after finishing in 2nd place in The Qualifiers for 2017 whilst Leigh were relegated to the Championship after losing the 2017 Million Pound Game to Catalans.

{{location map+ |Northern England|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of Super League XXIII teams |places=

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.707222 |long=-1.631667 |label=

West Yorkshire
|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.547778 |long=-2.653889 |label=

Wigan
|position=top}}

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.469444 |long=-2.375 |label=

Salford
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.447492 |long=-2.726078|label=

St. Helens
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England |lat=53.395 |long=-2.595556 |label=

Warrington
}}

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.365300 |long=-2.738512|label=

Widnes
}}

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.746111 |long=-0.367778 |label=

Hull
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |Northern England|lat=53.753889 |long=-0.264722 |label=

Hull KR
|position=right}}

}}

{{location map+ |France|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of Super League XXIII teams |places=

{{Location map~ |France |lat=42.7205 |long=2.88445 |label=

Catalans
|position=right}}

}}

{{location map+ |West Yorkshire|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of Super League XXIII teams in West Yorkshire|places=

{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.730343|long=-1.340831 |background=#FFFFFF|label=

Castleford
|position=left}}

{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.655586 |long=-1.766964 |background=#FFFFFF|label=

Huddersfield

|position=right}}

{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.817947 |long=-1.583588 |background=#FFFFFF|label=

Leeds
|position=right}}

{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.669821|long=-1.479525 |background=#FFFFFF|label=

Wakefield
|position=right}}

}}

style="width:550;" class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!2017 position

!Stadium

!Capacity

!City/Area

{{leagueicon|Castleford|17}} Castleford Tigers
(2018 season)

|1st (League Leaders/Runners-Up)

| The Mend-A-Hose Jungle

| 11,750

| Castleford, West Yorkshire

{{leagueicon|Catalans|17}} Catalans Dragons
(2018 season)

| 10th

| Stade Gilbert Brutus

| 14,000

| Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

{{leagueicon|Huddersfield|17}} Huddersfield Giants
(2018 season)

|8th

| John Smith's Stadium

| 24,544

| Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

{{leagueicon|Hull FC|17}} Hull
(2018 season)

|3rd

| KCOM Stadium

| 25,404

| Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

{{leagueicon|Hull KR|16px}} Hull Kingston Rovers
(2018 season)

|Promoted

| Lightstream Stadium

| 12,225

| Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

{{leagueicon|Leeds|17}} Leeds Rhinos
(2018 season)

|2nd (Champions)

| Headingley Carnegie Stadium

| 22,250

| Leeds, West Yorkshire

{{leagueicon|Salford City|17}} Salford Red Devils
(2018 season)

|7th

| AJ Bell Stadium

| 12,000

| Salford, Greater Manchester

{{leagueicon|St Helens|17}} St. Helens
(2018 season)

|4th

| Totally Wicked Stadium

| 18,000

| St. Helens, Merseyside

{{leagueicon|Wakefield|17}} Wakefield Trinity
(2018 season)

|5th

| Beaumont Legal Stadium

| 11,000

| Wakefield, West Yorkshire

{{leagueicon|Warrington|17}} Warrington Wolves
(2018 season)

|9th

| Halliwell Jones Stadium

| 15,500

| Warrington, Cheshire

{{leagueicon|Widnes|17}} Widnes Vikings
(2018 season)

|12th

| The Select Security Stadium

| 13,500

| Widnes, Cheshire

{{leagueicon|Wigan|17}} Wigan Warriors
(2018 season)

|6th

| DW Stadium

| 25,138

| Wigan, Greater Manchester

Regular season

{{Main|Super League XXIII results}}

{{2018 Super League regular season table}}

Super 8s

=Super League=

{{2018 Rugby League Super 8s table}}

=The Qualifiers=

{{:2018 Rugby League Qualifiers}}

Playoffs

border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Date and Time (Local)

!width=17%|Venue

!width=11%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#c1d8ff;"

| colspan=7 | Semi-finals

style="background:#f5faff;"

|align=left| {{leagueicon|st helens|12}} St. Helens

|13–18

|align=left|{{leagueicon|Warrington|12}} Warrington Wolves

|4 October 2018, 19:45

|Totally Wicked Stadium

|Robert Hicks

|12,031

style="background:#f5faff;"

|align=left|{{leagueicon|Wigan|12}} Wigan Warriors

|14–0

|align=left|{{leagueicon|Castleford|12}} Castleford Tigers

|5 October 2018, 19:45

|DW Stadium

|Ben Thaler

|13,461

Grand Final

{{main|2018 Super League Grand Final}}

=Final=

{{rugbyleaguebox

| bg = #eeeeee

| date = 13 October 2018

| time = 6:00 pm BST

| team1 = {{leagueicon|Wigan|12}} Wigan Warriors

| score = 12–4

| report =

| team2 = {{leagueicon|Warrington|12}} Warrington Wolves

| try1 = Manfredi (2), Davies

| try2 = Charnley

| stadium = Old Trafford, Manchester

| attendance = 64,892

| referee = Robert Hicks

| manofmatch =Stefan Ratchford (Warrington)

}}

=Wigan Warriors=

Wigan finished 2nd in regular season and seven consecutive wins in the Super 8's saw them secure 2nd place in the table. A 14–0 victory over Castleford Tigers in the semi-final earned Wigan a place in their 10th Grand Final.

This is the first time that a team has won all 7 Super 8's games in a single season, and since this playoff format will be abandoned at the end of the 2018 season, will make this a unique historic feat achieved by Wigan.

=Warrington Wolves=

Warrington finished 4th to earn an away trip to League Leaders Shield winners St. Helens in the semi-finals. Warrington won 18-13 with a late try by Tom Lineham. Warrington will be contesting their 4th Grand Final.

=Match details=

This match was Shaun Wane's last game as Wigan coach before going to Scotland Rugby Union after 7 seasons as head coach of Wigan.

=Teams=

class="wikitable" style= font-size:90%;"
style="width:148px; background:red; color:white; border:2px solid white;"|Wigan Warriors

! Position

! style="width:148px; background:blue; color:yellow; border:2px solid blue;"|Warrington Wolves

style="text-align:center;"| #1 Sam Tomkins

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|FB}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #1 Stefan Ratchford

style="text-align:center;"| #21 Dominic Manfredi

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|WG}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #2 Tom Lineham

style="text-align:center;"| #4 Oliver Gildart

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|CE}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #3 Bryson Goodwin

style="text-align:center;"| #3 Dan Sarginson

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|CE}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #19 Toby King

style="text-align:center;"| #2 Tom Davies

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|WG}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #27 Josh Charnley

style="text-align:center;"| #6 George Williams

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|SO}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #6 Kevin Brown

style="text-align:center;"| #9 Thomas Leuluai

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|SH}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #7 Tyrone Roberts

style="text-align:center;"| #25 Romain Navarette

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|PR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #8 Chris Hill

style="text-align:center;"| #7 Sam Powell

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|HK}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #9 Daryl Clark

style="text-align:center;"| #10 Ben Flower

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|PR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #10 Mike Cooper

style="text-align:center;"| #40 Joe Greenwood

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|SR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #30 Bodene Thompson

style="text-align:center;"| #14 John Bateman

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|SR}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #12 Jack Hughes

style="text-align:center;"| #13 Sean O'Loughlin

| style="text-align:center;"| {{rlp|LF}}

| style="text-align:center;"| #34 Ben Westwood

style=background:black; colspan=3 |
style="text-align:center;"| #20 Morgan Escare

| style="text-align:center;"| Interchange

| style="text-align:center;"| #17 Joe Philbin

style="text-align:center;"| #19 Ryan Sutton

| style="text-align:center;"| Interchange

| style="text-align:center;"| #13 Ben Murdoch-Masila

style="text-align:center;"| #12 Liam Farrell

| style="text-align:center;"| Interchange

| style="text-align:center;"| #19 George King

style="text-align:center;"| #8 Tony Clubb

| style="text-align:center;"| Interchange

| style="text-align:center;"| #15 Declan Patton

style=background:black; colspan=3 |
style="text-align:center;"| Shaun Wane

| style="text-align:center;"| Coach

| style="text-align:center;"| Steve Price

{{notelist}}

Player statistics

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

=Top 10 try Scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Tries

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Barba

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

|28

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Johnstone

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

|24

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Percival

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|st Helens|13px}} St. Helens

|20

rowspan=3|4=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Greg Eden

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|Rowspan=3|18

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Jones-Bishop

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Lineham

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

rowspan=2|7=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Bureta Faraimo

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

|Rowspan=2|17

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jonny Lomax

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

9

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Marshall

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

|16

rowspan=4|10=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|PNG}} David Mead

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

|rowspan=4|15

align="left"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Regan Grace

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Charnley

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stefan Ratchford

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

=Top 10 try assists=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Assists

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jacob Miller

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

|28

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul McShane

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|27

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Barba

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|st Helens|13px}} St. Helens

|24

4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Richie Myler

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinos

|23

rowspan=2|5=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Josh Drinkwater

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

|Rowspan=2|22

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} George Williams

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

7

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Brown

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

|20

rowspan=2|8=

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Hampshire

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

|rowspan=2|19

align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stefan Ratchford

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

10

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Tomkins

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

|18

=Top 10 goal scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

!Drop Goals

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG

} Danny Richardson

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

|135

|6

|-

!2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Tomkins

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

|96

|6

|-

!3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Danny Brough

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

|62

|2

|-

!4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Hampshire

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

|61

|1

|-

!5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Shaw

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

|56

|0

|-

!6

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Ellis

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|54

|1

|-

!7

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Josh Drinkwater

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

|53

|0

|-

!8

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Marc Sneyd

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

|51

|5

|-

!9

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG|}} Luke Gale

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|48

|4

|-

!10

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG|rugby league}} Jake Connor

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

|40

|2

|-

|}

=Top 10 points scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Points

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG

} Danny Richardson

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

|296

|-

!2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Tomkins

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

|241

|-

!3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Shaw

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

|156

|-

!4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Hampshire

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

|143

|-

!5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Josh Drinkwater

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

|134

|-

!6

|align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} Danny Brough

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

|130

|-

!7

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Ellis

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|117

|-

!8

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stefan Ratchford

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

|114

|-

!9

|align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Barba

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|st Helens|13px}} St. Helens

|112

|-

!10

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Marc Sneyd

|align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

|111

|}

• Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2018 (Super 8s – Round 7)

{{Col-end}}

Discipline

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

13px Red Cards

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!13px Red Cards

rowspan=12|1=

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Watts *

| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers / {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

|rowspan=12 style="text-align: center;"|1

{{flagicon|NZL}} Kenny Edwards

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|FRA}} Mickael Simon

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|SCO}} Danny Brough

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|USA}} Bureta Faraimo

| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Mossop

| {{leagueicon|Salford city|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|WAL}} Morgan Knowles

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|ENG}} Matty Lees

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|AUS}} Jacob Miller

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|ENG}} Declan Patton

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

{{flagicon|PNG}} Wellington Albert

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings

{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Houston

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings

  • Liam Watts' red card was picked up whilst playing for Hull F.C.

{{Col-2}}

13px Yellow Cards

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!13px Yellow Cards

rowspan=2|1=

| {{flagicon|TON}} Sam Moa

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

|rowspan=2 style= "text-align: center;"|3

{{flagicon|FRA}} Mickael Simon

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

rowspan=18|2=

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Milner

|{{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|rowspan=18 style="text-align: center;"|2

{{flagicon|FRA}} Julian Bousquet

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael McIlorum

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|FRA}} Fouad Yaha

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Hinchcliffe

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|SWZ}} Kruise Leeming

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Johnson

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|NZL}} Lama Tasi

| {{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|NZL}} Weller Hauraki *

| {{leagueicon|Salford city|13px}} Salford Red Devils / {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings

{{flagicon|ENG}} Mark Percival

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|ENG}} Matty Ashurst

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Huby

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|AUS}} Tyler Randell

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Cooper

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Lineham

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Houston

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings

{{flagicon|NZL}} Thomas Leuluai

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Tomkins

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

rowspan=47|3=

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Cook

| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

|rowspan=47 style="text-align: center;"|1

{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Holmes

| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

{{flagicon|ENG}} Mike McMeeken

|{{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

{{flagicon|AUS}} Grant Millington

|{{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Wardle

|{{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers

{{flagicon|FRA}} Lambert Belmas

|{{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|AUS}} Greg Bird

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|FRA}} Benjamin Jullien

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|SCO}} Lewis Tierney

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|FIJ}} Brayden Williame

| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons

{{flagicon|SCO}} Danny Brough

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|ENG}} Michael Lawrence

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jermaine McGillvary

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Turner

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jacob Wardle

| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jake Connor

| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

{{flagicon|USA}} Bureta Faraimo

| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

{{flagicon|ENG}} Josh Griffin

| {{leagueicon|Hull|13px}} Hull F.C.

{{flagicon|ENG}} Maurice Blair

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Clarkson

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|ENG}} Matthew Marsh

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|SAM}} Mose Masoe

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Scruton

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Tickle

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR

{{flagicon|ENG}} Joel Tomkins *

| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR / {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

{{flagicon|ENG}} Brett Ferres

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinos

{{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Parcell

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinos

{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Singleton

| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinos

{{flagicon|ENG}} George Griffin

| {{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|NZL}} Junior Sa'u

| {{leagueicon|Salford city|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|ENG}} Logan Tomkins

| {{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|ENG}} Kris Welham

| {{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Lannon

| {{leagueicon|Salford City Reds|13px}} Salford Red Devils

{{flagicon|ENG}} Kyle Amor

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|SCO}} Luke Douglas

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|ENG}} Matty Lees

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Peyroux

| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St. Helens

{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott Grix

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|ENG}} Max Jowitt

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|ENG}} Reece Lyne

| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity

{{flagicon|TON}} Sitaleki Akauola

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

{{flagicon|ENG}} Ryan Atkins

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

{{flagicon|ENG}} George King

| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves

{{flagicon|NZL}} Hep Cahill

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings

{{flagicon|ENG}} Danny Walker

| {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings

{{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Powell

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

{{flagicon|FRA}} Romain Navarette

| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors

  • Weller Hauraki has been sin binned once for Salford, and once for Widnes
  • Joel Tomkins' sin bin was picked up whilst playing for Wigan Warriors
  • Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2018 (Super 8s Round 6)

{{Col-end}}

Attendances

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

Average attendances

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
Club

!Home
Games

!Total

!Average

!Highest

!Lowest

style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigers1186,8887,8989,5575,946
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Catalans|13px}} Catalans Dragons1191,8918,35310,2366,585
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giants1163,1995,7459,1214,385
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Hull FC|13px}} Hull FC11133,92112,17417,56410,051
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KR1187,6147,96412,0906,711
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinos11140,88112,80723,24610,366
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Salford City|13px}} Salford Red Devils1130,2362,7485,5682,248
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St Helens11126,26411,47817,98010,008
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Wakefield|13px}} Wakefield Trinity1157,6855,2447,0204,055
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolves11110,96910,08812,2688,792
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Widnes|13px}} Widnes Vikings1153,8764,8977,0093,681
style="text-align:left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriors10 117,08411,70816,04710,641

{{col-2}}

Top 10 attendances

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
RankHome clubAway clubStadiumAttendance
1align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriorsalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Warrington|13px}} Warrington Wolvesalign="left"|Old Trafford64,892
2align="center" colspan=2| Magic Weekend: Day 1align="left"| St. James' Park38,881
3align="center" colspan=2| Magic Weekend: Day 2align="left"| St. James' Park25,438
4align="left"| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinosalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigersalign="left"|Elland Road23,246
5align="left"| {{leagueicon|St Helens|13px}} St Helensalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriorsalign="left"|Totally Wicked Stadium17,980
6align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull FC|13px}} Hull FCalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KRalign="left"|KCOM Stadium17,564
7align="left"| {{leagueicon|Leeds|13px}} Leeds Rhinosalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull KR|13px}} Hull KRalign="left"|Elland Road16,149
8align="left"| {{leagueicon|Wigan|13px}} Wigan Warriorsalign="left"| {{leagueicon|st Helens|13px}} St Helensalign="left"|DW Stadium16,047
9align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull FC|13px}} Hull FCalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|13px}} Huddersfield Giantsalign="left"|KCOM Stadium13,704
10align="left"| {{leagueicon|Hull FC|13px}} Hull FCalign="left"| {{leagueicon|Castleford|13px}} Castleford Tigersalign="left"|KCOM Stadium13,623

{{col-end}}

  • Statistics correct as of 27 July 2018 (Round 23)

End-of-season awards

Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:{{cite web|url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15588|title=Man of Steel on SLTV|date=6 October 2009|publisher=Super League|access-date=6 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825215346/http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15588|archive-date=25 August 2012}}

Media

=Television=

2018 is the second of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 100 matches per season.{{cite web |url= http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/9141015/rfl-chief-nigel-wood-delighted-with-new-sky-sports-rugby-league-deal|publisher= Sky Sports|title= Super League deal |author=Sky Sports |date=31 January 2014 |access-date= 9 October 2016}}

Sky Sports coverage in the UK will see two live matches broadcast each week, usually at 8:00 pm on Thursday and Friday nights.

{{cite web

|url= http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12944,00.html

|publisher= Sky Sports

|title= Rugby League live on Sky

|author=Sky Sports

|date=18 February 2012

|access-date=19 February 2012}}

Regular commentators will be Eddie Hemmings with summarisers including Phil Clarke, Brian Carney, Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor. Sky will broadcast highlights on Sunday nights on Super League - Full Time at 10 p.m.

BBC Sport will broadcast a highlights programme called the Super League Show, presented by Tanya Arnold. The BBC show two weekly broadcasts of the programme, the first to the BBC North West, Yorkshire, North East and Cumbria, and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions on Monday evenings at 11:35 p.m. on BBC One,{{cite web

|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/16877011

|publisher= BBC Sport

|title= BBC's Super League Show returns

|author=BBC Sport

|date=3 February 2012

|access-date=19 February 2012}} while a repeat showing is shown nationally on BBC Two on Tuesday afternoons at 1.30 p.m. The Super League Show is also available for one month after broadcast for streaming or download via the BBC iPlayer in the UK only.{{cite web

|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071mmc

|publisher= BBC

|title= BBC One - Super League Show

|author=BBC

|access-date=19 February 2012}} End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.{{cite web|title=BBC Two - Rugby League: Super League Play-Offs - Highlights|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dqk4x|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 September 2013}}

Internationally, Super League is shown live or delayed on Showtime Sports (Middle East), Sky Sport (New Zealand), TV 2 Sport (Norway), Fox Soccer Plus (United States), Fox Sports (Australia) and Sportsnet World (Canada).

=Radio=

BBC Coverage:

Commercial Radio Coverage:

  • 102.4 Wish FM will carry commentaries of Wigan & St Helens matches.
  • 107.2 Wire FM will carry commentaries on Warrington Home and Away.
  • Radio Yorkshire will launch in March carrying Super League commentaries.
  • Radio Warrington (Online Station) all Warrington home games and some away games.
  • Grand Sud FM covers every Catalans Dragons Home Match (in French).
  • Radio France Bleu Roussillon covers every Catalans Dragons Away Match (in French).

All Super League commentaries on any station are available via the particular stations on-line streaming.

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.superleague.co.uk/ Official Site]
  • [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/ BBC Rugby League]

{{2018 in rugby league}}

{{Super League}}