2024 Super League season

The 2024 Super League season (referred to as the Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 29th season of the Super League and 130th season of rugby league in Great Britain.

2024 Super League season
LeagueSuper League
Duration27 Rounds
Teams12
Matches played95
Points scored3,758
Highest attendance20,014
(15 February)
Lowest attendance2,300
(31 March)
Average attendance9,314
Attendance884,833
Broadcast partners
2024 Season
Biggest home winSt Helens 58–0 Hull FC
(19 April)
Biggest away winCastleford Tigers
  • 4–60
St Helens
(10 May)
Top point-scorer(s)Marc Sneyd (121)
Top try-scorer(s)Liam Marshall (17)
2025 →

Wigan Warriors are the defending champions, having beaten Catalans Dragons in the Grand Final, to win their sixth Super League title.[1]

London Broncos were promoted from the Championship, having beaten Toulouse Olympique in the Championship Grand Final.[2]

During the opening round of fixtures on 15–17 February, a total of 13 cards (4 red and 9 yellow) were issued across the six games, which set a new record for most cards shown during the first round. Another record saw a total combined attendance of 76,782 fans which was 10% higher than last season's opening games.

Structure changes

At the end of the 2023 season, IMG and the Rugby Football League (RFL) released initial gradings, indicating which league clubs would likely be playing in from the 2025 system. This transition to the new gradings-based system means there will be no automatic relegation as a result of finishing 12th from 2024.

Broadcasting

In a major change for the 2024 season for the first time every fixture from the 27 regular rounds as well as the play-offs will be broadcast live on Sky Sports who have exclusive rights to two fixtures per round 4 being shown on a new streaming service, SuperLeague+.[3] The games televised by Sky Sports between round 1 and round 15 were confirmed prior to the start of the season.[4] On 7 February, BBC Sport announced a three-year deal with the league, replacing Channel 4 as the league's free-to-air partner.[5] Ten games per season will be shown live on television, with a further five shown on iPlayer, the BBC's streaming platform. The deal ended the BBC's Super League Show after 25 years, with condensed highlights of all games being added to iPlayer within 24 hours.

Teams

The league comprises 12 teams. The regular season comprises 27 rounds.Wigan Warriors are the defending champions after winning the 2023 Grand Final. Wakefield Trinity finished bottom in 2023 and were relegated to the Championship for 2024, they were replaced by promoted London Broncos who won the 2023 Championship Grand Final after finishing 5th in the table.

Locations of the 2024 Super League teams in Northern England
Locations of 2024 Super League teams in Greater London
Locations of 2024 Super League teams in France
Team2023 positionGrading[6]Stadium
(Capacity)
City/Town
Castleford Tigers
(2024 season)
11thBMend-A-Hose Jungle (12,000)[7]Castleford, West Yorkshire
Catalans Dragons
(2024 season)
2nd (Runner-up)AStade Gilbert Brutus (13,000)[8]Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Huddersfield Giants
(2024 season)
9thBJohn Smith's Stadium

(24,121)[9]

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull FC
(2024 season)
10thAMKM Stadium (25,400)[10]Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Kingston Rovers
(2024 season)
4th (Eliminated in Semi final)ASewell Group Craven Park (12,225)[11]Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leeds Rhinos
(2024 season)
8thAHeadingley Rugby Stadium

(21,062)[12]

Leeds, West Yorkshire
Leigh Leopards
(2024 season)
5th (Eliminated in Eliminator play off)BLeigh Sports Village (11,000)Leigh, Greater Manchester
London Broncos
(2024 season)
5th in Championship, PromotedBCherry Red Records Stadium (9,215) Wimbledon, London
Salford Red Devils
(2024 season)
7thBSalford Community Stadium (12,000)[13]Salford, Greater Manchester
St Helens
(2024 season)
3rd (Eliminated in Semi final)ATotally Wicked Stadium (18,000)[14]St Helens, Merseyside
Warrington Wolves
(2024 season)
6th (Eliminated in Eliminator play off)AHalliwell Jones Stadium

(15,200)[15]

Warrington, Cheshire
  Wigan Warriors
(2024 season)
1st (Champions)ABrick Community Stadium

(25,133)[16]

Wigan, Greater Manchester

Fixtures and results

Matches decided by 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.


Game 1 (Leigh Leopards v Castleford Tigers)

The round 10 game between Leigh Leopards and Castleford Tigers on 4 May 2024, finished 28–28 after 80 minutes, after Castleford scored a last minute try to level the scores. The game then went to extra time, with the only real chance coming in the 8th added minute, as Matt Moylan's drop goal attempt hit the post. Neither team could score any points, so the game ended as a draw.


Game 2 (Leeds Rhinos v London Broncos

The round 16 game between Leeds Rhinos and London Broncos on 6 July 2024, finished 16–16 after 80 minutes, after Leeds scored a late try to level the scores. The game then went to extra time, with the only chance coming in the 4th added minute, as Brodie Croft kicked the winning drop goal to win the match for Leeds 17–16.


Game 3 (Hull KR v Catalans Dragons

The round 16 fixture between Hull Kingston Rovers and Catalans Dragons on 6 July 2024, finished 14–14 after 80 minutes, as rovers kicked a late penalty goal to level the scores.The game then went to extra time, but neither team could score any points during the first period. With less than 3 minutes of the second period remaining, Theo Fages kicked the winning drop goal to win the match for Catalans 15–14.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Wigan Warriors151302427170+25726Advance to Semi-finals
2 St Helens161105429170+25922
3 Warrington Wolves161105404211+19322Advance to Eliminators
4 Hull Kingston Rovers161105397216+18122
5 Salford Red Devils161105315306+922
6 Catalans Dragons161006303234+6920
7 Leeds Rhinos16907291286+518
8 Huddersfield Giants166010298365−6712
9 Leigh Leopards15519270250+2011
10 Castleford Tigers164111246435−1899
11 Hull FC162014218496−2784
12 London Broncos161015156615−4592
Updated to match(es) played on 7 July 2024. Source: [1]

Player statistics

Top 10 try scorers

RankPlayer (s)ClubTries
1 Liam Marshall Wigan Warriors15
2 Adam Swift Huddersfield Giants11
Peta Hiku Hull KR
Ash Handley Leeds Rhinos
Jack Welsby St Helens
6 Innes Senior Castleford Tigers10
Matt Dufty Warrington Wolves
8 Josh Charnley Leigh Leopards9
Deon Cross Salford Red Devils
Waqa Blake St Helens
Bevan French Wigan Warriors
Abbas Miski


Top 10 goal scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsMissed GoalsDrop GoalsGoal Percentage %
1 Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils508386%
2 Mark Percival St Helens4916075%
3 Rhyse Martin Leeds Rhinos45886%
4 Arthur Mourgue Catalans Dragons447
5 Matt Moylan Leigh Leopards361275%
6 Mikey Lewis Hull KR34
7 Harry Smith Wigan Warriors33111
8 Josh Thewlis Warrington Wolves297080%
9 Stefan Ratchford24587%
Adam Keighran Wigan Warriors 291%

Top 10 points scorers

RankPlayerClubPoints
1 Mark Percival St Helens118
2 Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils111
3 Arthur Mourgue Catalans Dragons104
4 Rhyse Martin Leeds Rhinos102
5 Mikey Lewis Hull KR 96
6 Josh Thewlis Warrington Wolves90
7 Matt Moylan Leigh Leopards88
8 Harry Smith Wigan Warriors75
9 Adam Keighran64
Liam Marshall

Updated to match(es) played on 23 June 2024 (Round 14)

Discipline

Attendances


Top 10 attendances

As of 2 June 2024 (Round 13)
RankHome teamAway teamStadiumAttendance
1 Hull FCHull KRMKM Stadium20,014
2St HelensWigan WarriorsTotally Wicked Stadium17,980
3Wigan WarriorsHuddersfield GiantsDW Stadium15,357
4Leeds RhinosSt HelensAMT Headingley Stadium15,284
5Salford Red Devils15,126
6Castleford Tigers14,529
7Wigan WarriorsCatalans DragonsDW Stadium14,481
8Leeds RhinosAMT Headingley Stadium14,168
9St HelensLondon BroncosTotally Wicked Stadium14,058
10Leeds RhinosHuddersfield GiantsAMT Headingley Stadium13,128

References