Super League XXVI

Super League XXVI, known as the Betfred Super League XXVI for sponsorship reasons, will be the 26th season of Super League and 127th season of rugby league in Great Britain.

Super League XXVI
LeagueSuper League
Duration27 rounds
Teams12
Broadcast partners
2021 season
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Championship Leigh Centurions[lower-alpha 1]

The 2021 season was originally scheduled to begin on 11 March 2021, however, following an announcement on 14 January 2021, it was announced that all clubs had agreed to push the start date back by 2 weeks, to increase the chances of fans being able to attend matches.[2]

St Helens will be the reigning champions going into Super League XXVI, after successfully retaining their title against Wigan Warriors, in the Grand Final.

Super League XXVI will also see the return of the Magic Weekend, set to take place at St James' Park in Newcastle, after it was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Upon the expulsion of Toronto Wolfpack the previous season, a vacancy was available for the 2021 season. Six eligible teams from the Championship had all applied for the vacancy. The six teams were Leigh Centurions, Bradford Bulls, York City Knights, London Broncos, Featherstone Rovers, and Toulouse Olympique. Of those six teams, Leigh were promoted following a unanimous decision by an independent panel.[1]

Teams
Locations of Super League XXVI teams
Locations of Super League XXVI teams
Legend
  Reigning Champions
  Previous season League Leaders
  Promoted
Team 2020 position Stadium Capacity City/Area
Castleford Tigers
(2021 season)		 8th The Mend-A-Hose Jungle 12,000[4] Castleford, West Yorkshire
Catalans Dragons
(2021 season)		 4th Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000[5] Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Huddersfield Giants
(2021 season)		 7th John Smith's Stadium 24,121[6] Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Hull FC
(2021 season)		 6th KCOM Stadium 25,400[7] Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Kingston Rovers
(2021 season)		 11th Lightstream Stadium 12,225[8] Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Leeds Rhinos
(2021 season)		 5th Headingley 21,062[9] Leeds, West Yorkshire
  Leigh Centurions
(2021 season)		 4th (2019 Championship) Leigh Sports Village 12,000 Leigh, Greater Manchester
Salford Red Devils
(2021 season)		 10th AJ Bell Stadium 12,000[10] Salford, Greater Manchester
  St Helens
(2021 season)		 2nd (Champions) Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000[11] St Helens, Merseyside
Wakefield Trinity
(2021 season)		 9th Beaumont Legal Stadium 9,333[12] Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Warrington Wolves
(2021 season)		 3rd Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200[13] Warrington, Cheshire
  Wigan Warriors
(2021 season)		 1st (runners up) DW Stadium 25,133[14] Wigan, Greater Manchester

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 League Leaders' Shield/ Play-off semi-final
2 Catalans Dragons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Huddersfield Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Hull FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Hull KR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leigh Centurions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Salford Red Devils 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 St. Helens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Wakefield Trinity 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Warrington Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Wigan Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Player statistics

Discipline

Attendances

Notes
  1. Leigh were chosen to replace Toronto, (who withdrew from the competition) following a unanimous decision by an independent panel.[1]

References
  1. "Leigh Centurions To Play In Super League In 2021". superleague.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "2021 Season Start Date". rugby-league.com. 14 January 2021.
  3. "2021 Betfred Super League Season to start 11 March". Betfred Super League. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  4. "The Jungle (Wheldon Road)". castlefordtigers.com.
  5. "Stade Gilbert Brutus". catalan dragons.com.
  6. "Kirklees Stadium". johnsmithsstadium.com.
  7. "KCOM Stadium". kcomstadium.com/.
  8. "Craven Park, Hull". hullkr.co.uk.
  9. "Headingley Rugby Stadium". therhinos.co.uk.
  10. "AJ Bell Stadium". ajbellstadium.co.uk/.
  11. "Totally Wicked Stadium". saintsrlfc.com.
  12. "Belle Vue (Wakefield)". wakefieldtrinity.com.
  13. "Halliwell Jones Stadium". halliwelljonesstadium.co.uk/.
  14. "DW Stadium". dwstadium.com.
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