Super League XXVIII

Super League XXVIII, known as the Betfred Super League XXVIII for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th season of the Super League and 129th season of rugby league in Great Britain.

Super League XXVIII
LeagueSuper League
Duration27 rounds + playoffs
Teams12
Matches played71
Points scored2,654
Highest attendance24,275
Wigan Warriors vs
St Helens
(7 April 2023)
Lowest attendance3,974
Salford Red Devils vs Catalans Dragons
(23 April 2023)
Average attendance8,803
Attendance625,015
Broadcast partners
2023 season
Biggest home win Wigan Warriors 60–0 Wakefield Trinity
(24 February 2023)
Biggest away win Hull FC 14–60 Salford Red Devils
(11 March 2023)
Top point-scorer(s) Stefan Ratchford (102)


Top goal scorer:
Stefan Ratchford (49)
Top try-scorer(s) Josh Charnley (14)

The season began on 16 February 2023, and will end with the Grand Final on 14 October 2023.[1]

St Helens are the reigning champions going into Super League XXVIII, winning their 4th successive title, beating Leeds Rhinos in the 2022 Grand Final.[2]

Following Toulouse's relegation from Super League, Leigh Leopards (who were replaced by Toulouse), were immediately promoted back to Super League, after they beat Batley Bulldogs 44–12 in the 2022 Million Pound Game, losing only one game all season against Featherstone Rovers.

Teams

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

Locations of the 2023 Super League teams in Northern England
Locations of Super League XXVIII teams in France
Legend
  Reigning Champions
  Previous season Runners-Up
  Previous season League Leaders
  Promoted
Team 2022 position Stadium Capacity City/Town
Castleford Tigers 7th The Mend-A-Hose Jungle 12,000[3] Castleford, West Yorkshire
Catalans Dragons 4th (Eliminated in QF stage) Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000[4] Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Huddersfield Giants 3rd (Eliminated in Elim Final) John Smith's Stadium 24,121[5] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull FC 8th MKM Stadium 25,400[6] Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Kingston Rovers 9th Sewell Group Craven Park Stadium 12,225[7] Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
  Leigh Leopards 1st (promoted) Leigh Sports Village 11,000 Leigh, Greater Manchester
  Leeds Rhinos 5th (Runners up) Headingley Rugby Stadium 21,062[8] Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salford Red Devils 6th (Eliminated in SF) AJ Bell Stadium 12,000[9] Salford, Greater Manchester
St Helens 1st (Champions) Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000[10] St Helens, Merseyside
Wakefield Trinity 10th The Be Well Support Stadium 9,333[11] Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Warrington Wolves 11th Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200[12] Warrington, Cheshire
Wigan Warriors
(2023 season)		 2nd (Eliminated in SF) DW Stadium 25,133[13] Wigan, Greater Manchester

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves 12 10 0 2 317 169 +148 20 League Leaders' Shield & advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 12 8 0 4 269 151 +118 16 Advance to Semi-finals
3 Hull KR 12 8 0 4 272 162 +110 16 Advance to Eliminators
4 Catalans Dragons 12 8 0 4 284 204 +80 16
5 Leigh Leopards 12 7 0 5 248 197 +51 14
6 Salford Red Devils 12 7 0 5 242 221 +21 14
7 St. Helens 11 6 0 5 218 157 +61 12
8 Leeds Rhinos 12 6 0 6 241 231 +10 12
9 Hull FC 12 5 0 7 178 328 −150 10
10 Huddersfield Giants 11 4 0 7 171 186 −15 8
11 Castleford Tigers 12 2 0 10 131 296 −165 4
12 Wakefield Trinity 12 0 0 12 77 346 −269 0 Relegated to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2023. Source:

Fixtures and results
Main article: Super League XXVIII results

Golden point extra time

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 (Salford Red Devils v Wakefield Trinity)

The round 5 game between Salford Red Devils and Wakefield Trinity on 19 March 2023, finished 13-all after 80 minutes. The game then went to extra time, which saw numerous drop goal attempts by both teams. Salford won the match 14-13 with a drop goal from Marc Sneyd.

Player statistics

Top 10 points scorers
Rank Player Club Points
1 England Stefan Ratchford Warrington Wolves 102
2 England Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils 94
3 Australia Adam Keighran Catalans Dragons 90
4 England Harry Smith Wigan Warriors 89
5 Papua New Guinea Rhyse Martin Leeds Rhinos 84
6 England Ben Reynolds Leigh Leopards 78
7 Australia Jake Clifford Hull FC 68
8 Scotland Lachlan Coote Hull KR 56
England Josh Charnley Leigh Leopards
10 England Tom Johnstone Catalans Dragons 48
As of 12 May 2023 (Round 11)

Discipline
As of 12 May 2023 (Round 12)

Attendances
As of 20 April 2023

Broadcasting
Round Match Date and time Broadcast method
1 Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos 16 February 2023, 20:00 Sky Sports
Leigh Leopards v Salford Red Devils 17 February 2023, 20:00
Hull KR v Wigan Warriors 18 February 2023, 13:00 Channel 4
2 Salford Red Devils v Hull KR 23 February 2023, 20:00 Sky Sports
Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC 24 February 2023, 20:00
Castleford Tigers v St Helens 26 February 2023, 13:00 Channel 4
3 Warrington Wolves v Salford Red Devils 2 March 2023, 19:45 Sky Sports
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos 3 March 2023, 20:00
4 Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons 9 March 2023, 20:00
Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers 10 March 2023, 20:00
5 Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos 16 March 2023, 20:00
St Helens v Hull FC 17 March 2023, 20:00
6 Huddersfield Giants v St Helens 23 March 2023, 20:00
Wigan Warriors v Salford Red Devils 24 March 2023, 20:00
Leeds Rhinos v Catalans Dragons 25 March 2023, 13:00 Channel 4
7 Leigh Leopards v Wigan Warriors 30 March 2023, 20:00 Sky Sports
Hull KR v Leeds Rhinos 31 March 2023, 20:00
Warrington Wolves v Hull FC 1 April 2023, 13:00 Channel 4
8 (Rivals Round) Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity 6 April 2023, 20:00 Sky Sports
Hull FC v Hull KR 7 April 2023, 12:30
Wigan Warriors v St Helens 7 April 2023, 15:00
Leigh Leopards v Salford Red Devils 8 April 2023, 14:30
Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves 8 April 2023, 16:00
Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants 9 April 2023, 18:00
9 Salford Red Devils v Castleford Tigers 13 April 2023, 20:00
Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors 14 April 2023, 20:00
10 St Helens v Warrington Wolves 20 April 2023, 20:00
Castleford Tigers v Hull KR 21 April 2023, 20:00
11 Hull FC v Wigan Warriors 4 May 2023, 20:00
Catalans Dragons v St Helens 5 May 2023, 19:45
12 Wakefield Trinity v Hull FC 11 May 2023, 20:00
Wigan Warriors v Leeds Rhinos 12 May 2023, 20:00
St Helens v Salford Red Devils 13 May 2023, 13:00 Channel 4
13 Hull KR v Wigan Warriors 25 May 2023, 20:00 Sky Sports
Leeds Rhinos v St Helens 26 May 2023, 20:00
14 (Magic Weekend) Salford Red Devils v Hull KR 3 June 2023, 13:30
Wigan Warriors v Catalans Dragons 3 June 2023, 15:45
Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers 3 June 2023, 18:00
Wakefield Trinity v Leigh Leopards 4 June 2023, 12:00
St Helens v Huddersfield Giants 4 June 2023, 14:15
Hull FC v Warrington Wolves 4 June 2023, 16:30
15 St Helens v Wigan Warriors 9 June 2023, 20:00
Warrington Wolves v Huddersfield Giants 10 June 2023, 17:00
16 Hull FC v St Helens 22 June 2023, 20:00
Leeds Rhinos v Huddersfield Giants 23 June 2023, 20:00
17 Warrington Wolves v Leeds Rhinos 29 June 2023, 20:00
Leigh Leopards v Hull KR 30 June 2023, 20:00
18 Warrington Wolves v St Helens 7 July 2023, 20:00
Hull KR v Hull FC 9 July 2023, 12:00


  • Fixtures and TV selection are subject to change

References
  1. "Super League start date confirmed". superleague.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. "Saints create history by completing "four-peat"". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. "The Jungle (Wheldon Road)". castlefordtigers.com.
  4. "Stade Gilbert Brutus". catalan dragons.com.
  5. "Kirklees Stadium". johnsmithsstadium.com.
  6. "KCOM Stadium". kcomstadium.com/.
  7. "Craven Park, Hull". hullkr.co.uk.
  8. "Headingley Rugby Stadium". therhinos.co.uk. 14 December 2016.
  9. "AJ Bell Stadium". ajbellstadium.co.uk/.
  10. "Totally Wicked Stadium". saintsrlfc.com.
  11. "Belle Vue (Wakefield)". wakefieldtrinity.com.
  12. "Halliwell Jones Stadium". halliwelljonesstadium.co.uk/.
  13. "DW Stadium". dwstadium.com.
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