Super League XXIV

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Super League XXIV
LeagueSuper League
Duration29 rounds
Teams12
Highest attendance16,508
Saintscolours.svg St Helens Vs Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors (31 January 2019)
Lowest attendance2,051
Broncoscolours.png London Broncos vs Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers (23 February 2019)
Average attendance11,302
Attendance327,771; as of Round 7 (22 March 2019)
Broadcast partnersUnited 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
Biggest home winBroncoscolours.png London Broncos 42–24 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity (3 February 2019)


Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 42–8 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR (22 March 2019)
Biggest away winRedscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 14–46 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos (17 February 2019)
Seasons
2020 →

The 2019 Super League season, known as the Betfred Super League XXIV for sponsorship reasons, is the 24th season of Super League and 125th season of rugby league in Great Britain. Twelve teams compete over 29 rounds, including the Magic Weekend, which will take place at Anfield. After the regular rounds, the top five highest teams 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] to be replaced by the winner of the Championship play-offs.[2]

Golden-point extra-time, shot clocks and a reduced number of interchanges are among the law changes confirmed by Super League for the 2019 season. The 12 clubs announced the introduction of golden-point extra-time in November, with games level at full-time to be decided in two additional five-minute periods. If it remains level after the extra 10 minutes, the match will end as a draw.[3]

Format[edit]

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 for the first time for 18 years as it was last used in 2001.[4][5] 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.[6] The Magic Weekend will be held on 25 and 26 May at Anfield in Liverpool.[7]. Each team will play each other home and away, with an extra game at the Magic Weekend, before a series of 6 "loop" fixtures are played to finish the regular season. A Super League game will be played in Spain this season for the first time since 2009, when Catalans Dragons take on Wigan Warriors at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on 18 May 2019.

Super League XXIV play-off structure

On 19 November 2018, it was confirmed that Super League would be adopting golden point during regular season for the first time as of the start of the 2019 season, bringing it in line with the NRL which has been using the system since 2003.[8] The first game to go to golden-point was the round 3 game between Wigan and Hull F.C. on 24 February 2019. Hull won 23–22 after the scores were tied at 22-all after 80 minutes.[9]

Teams[edit]

Super League XXIV will feature twelve teams.[7] This is also the fourth year since promotion and relegation was reintroduced into the competition.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] London replaced Widnes Vikings who were relegated last season.[13]

Just prior to the start of the season Wigan Warriors were fined and deducted two competition points for breaching the salary cap in 2017. [14] however, on 6 March following an appeal, the points deduction was suspended, and Wigan were reinstated the 2 points, as long as the club do not breach the salary cap in the following 12 months.[15]

Locations of Super League XXIV teams



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

Regular season[edit]

Main article: Super League XXIV results

League table[edit]

Pos Team
[ ]
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 7 7 0 0 207 80 +127 14 League Leaders Shield & advances to play-offs 2nd semi-final
2 Wolvescolours.svg Warrington Wolves 7 6 0 1 191 117 +74 12 Advances to play-offs qualifying final
3 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 7 5 0 2 164 130 +34 10
4 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 7 4 0 3 166 132 +34 8 Advances to play-offs elimination final
5 Wcatscolours.svg Wakefield Trinity 7 3 0 4 169 152 +17 6
6 Hullcolours.svg Hull F.C. 6 3 0 3 131 116 +15 6
7 HKRcolours.svg Hull KR 8 3 0 5 126 178 −52 6
8 Catalanscolours.svg Catalans Dragons 6 3 0 3 84 136 −52 6
9 Broncoscolours.png London Broncos 7 3 0 4 96 168 −72 6
10 Giantscolours.svg Huddersfield Giants 7 2 0 5 120 175 −55 4
11 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 6 1 0 5 102 118 −16 2[a]
12 Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos 7 1 0 6 134 188 −54 2 Relegated to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2019. Source: [1]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wigan were deducted two points for breaching the salary cap in 2017. However, after a successful appeal, the deduction was removed, and suspended for 12 months.[16]


Playoffs[edit]

Top Five[edit]

The current play-off system, used from 2019 onwards, was also previously used between 1998 and 2001. The same system was used in the NSWRL's Sydney Competition 1973-1994, the Australian Super League in its only season 1997, the VFL, 1972–1990 and New Zealand's Lion Red Cup, 1994–1996, and Bartercard Cup, 2000-2006.

From week two on the Top five play-offs system reflected exactly the Page playoff system.

The Top Five Super League Play-Off Structure:

Week One

  • Qualification Final: 2nd vs 3rd
  • Elimination Final: 4th vs 5th
  • Bye: 1st

Week Two

  • Semi Final 1: 1st vs Winners of Qualification Final
  • Semi Final 2: Losers of Qualification Final vs Winners of Elimination Final

Week Three

  • Preliminary Final: Losers of Semi Final 1 vs Winners of Semi Final 2
  • Bye: Winners of Semi Final 1

Week Four

  • Grand Final: Winners of Semi Final 1 vs Winners of Preliminary Final

Player statistics[edit]

  • Statistics correct as of 22 March 2019 (Round 7)

Discipline[edit]

Attendances[edit]

* As of 17 March 2019 - Round 5 (excluding games already contested in Round 10).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bower, Aaron. "Super League decides to scrap controversial Super 8 format". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Million Pound Game: RFL pick 19:00 kick-off to suit England, France or Canada". BBC Sport. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Super League law changes: Golden-point extra-time and shot clocks confirmed for 2019". BBC Sport. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  4. ^ "How the new Super League play-off system will work". Love Rugby League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ Gavin Willacy. "Enjoy the tortuous Qualifiers one last time before Super League is revamped". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Widnes apologise after Super League relegation". Sky Sports. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Liverpool's Anfield stadium to host Super League's 2019 Magic Weekend". Sky Sports. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. ^ BBC Sport (19 November 2018). "Super League: Golden-point extra time introduced for regular season from 2019". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Super League: Wigan Warriors 22-23 Hull FC". BBC Sport. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Joey Grima: London Broncos' Super League relegation expected". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Wolfpack fall short of Super League promotion after loss to Broncos". CBC. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Danny Ward to keep faith with London Broncos' promotion heroes". Sky Sports. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Harrison Hansen: Widnes Vikings forward signs one-year deal with relegated club". BBC Sport. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Wigan Warriors: Super League champions receive two-point deduction". BBC Sport. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Wigan Warriors; Super League champions two-point deduction suspended for 12 months". BBC Sport. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Wigan Warriors; Super League champions two-point deduction suspended for 12 months". BBC Sport. 6 March 2019.
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