2015 Super 8s

2015 Super 8s
2015 Super 8s
League	Rugby League Super 8s
Duration	7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs)
Teams	24
Broadcast partners	Sky Sports; BBC Sport; SLTV; Fox Sports (Australia); beIN Sport; Fox Soccer Plus; Sport Klub
2015 season
Winners	Super League ; Leeds Rhinos; Qualifiers ; Hull Kingston Rovers; Championship Shield; Featherstone Rovers
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to ; Championship; League 1	; None; Hunslet; Doncaster
	2016 →

After 23 games the league table is frozen and the teams are split up into 2 of the 3 "Super 8's". Teams finishing in the top 8 will go on to contest "Super League" and will all retain a place in the competition for the next season, as they go on to play 7 more games each, as they compete for a place in the Grand Final. Teams finishing in the bottom four (9-12) will be put alongside the top 4 teams from the Championship, in "The Qualifiers" Super 8 group. Where these teams will reset their season standings to 0 and also play 7 extra games each, as they attempt to earn a place in the following Super League competition.

Super League edit

The Super League Super 8s sees the top 8 teams from the Super League play 7 games each. Each team's points are carried over and after 7 additional games the top 4 teams will contest the play off semi-finals with the team in 1st hosting the team in 4th, and the team finishing 2nd hosting the 3rd placed team; the winners of these semi-finals will contest the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford. Teams finishing 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th after the 7 additional games will take no further part in the 2015 season but will play in Super League again in 2016.

Round 1 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
Wigan Warriors	30–22	Huddersfield Giants	DW Stadium	11,448
Leeds Rhinos	49–10	Warrington Wolves	Headingley Stadium	13,118
Castleford Tigers	36–30	Hull F.C.	Wheldon Road	6,760
Catalans Dragons	26–16	St. Helens		7,392

Round 2 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
Castleford Tigers	17–16	Warrington Wolves	Wheldon Road	5,212
St. Helens	22–32	Hull F.C.	Langtree Park	10,203
Leeds Rhinos	25–18	Wigan Warriors	Headingley Stadium	15,026
Huddersfield Giants	24–12	Catalans Dragons	John Smith's Stadium	4,251

Round 3 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
Hull F.C.	22–36	Leeds Rhinos	KC Stadium	10,649
St. Helens	22–28	Huddersfield Giants	Langtree Park	10,926
Warrington Wolves	0–28	Wigan Warriors	Halliwell Jones Stadium	10,095
Catalans Dragons	44–26	Castleford Tigers		7,473

Round 4 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
Huddersfield Giants	40–26	Castleford Tigers	John Smith's Stadium	5,350
Leeds Rhinos	18–32	St. Helens	Headingley Stadium	16,142
Wigan Warriors	42– 16	Catalans Dragons	DW Stadium	8,101
Warrington Wolves	46–16	Hull F.C.	Halliwell Jones Stadium	8,076

Round 5 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
Castleford Tigers	38–42	St. Helens	Wheldon Road	5,253
Wigan Warriors	30–24	Hull F.C.	DW Stadium	12,028
Catalans Dragons	46–16	Leeds Rhinos		8,851
Huddersfield Giants	48–10	Warrington Wolves	John Smith's Stadium	5,563

Round 6 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
Leeds Rhinos	22–29	Castleford Tigers	Headingley Stadium	15,069
St. Helens	18–14	Wigan Warriors	Langtree Park	15,808
Hull F.C.	20–34	Huddersfield Giants	KC Stadium	9,332
Warrington Wolves	48–6	Catalans Dragons	Halliwell Jones Stadium	7,862

Round 7 edit

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
St. Helens	16–32	Warrington Wolves	Langtree Park	10,966
Wigan Warriors	47–12	Castleford Tigers	DW Stadium	15,070
Huddersfield Giants	16–20	Leeds Rhinos	John Smith's Stadium	9,326
Hull F.C.	24–28	Catalans Dragons	KC Stadium	10,832

Standings edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leeds Rhinos (L, C)	30	20	1	9	944	650	+294	41	Semi-finals
2	Wigan Warriors	30	20	1	9	798	530	+268	41
3	Huddersfield Giants	30	18	2	10	750	534	+216	38
4	St Helens	30	19	0	11	766	624	+142	38
5	Castleford Tigers	30	16	0	14	731	746	−15	32
6	Warrington Wolves	30	15	0	15	714	636	+78	30
7	Catalans Dragons	30	13	2	15	739	770	−31	28
8	Hull F.C.	30	12	0	18	620	716	−96	24

Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Play-offs edit

#	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
#	Home	Score	Away	Date and Time (Local)	Venue	Referee	Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1	Wigan Warriors	32 – 8	Huddersfield Giants	1 October, 20:00 BST	DW Stadium	Ben Thaler	10,035
SF2	Leeds Rhinos	20–13	St. Helens	2 October, 20:00 BST	Headingley Carnegie Stadium		17,192
GRAND FINAL
F	Wigan Warriors	20– 22	Leeds Rhinos	10 October, 18:00 BST	Old Trafford, Manchester		73,032

The Qualifiers edit

The Qualifiers Super 8s sees the bottom 4 teams from Super League table join the top 4 teams from the Championship. The points totals are reset to 0 and each team plays 7 games each, playing every other team once. After 7 games each the teams finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will gain qualification to the 2016 Super League season. The teams finishing 4th and 5th will play in the "Million Pound Game" at the home of the 4th place team which will earn the winner a place in the 2016 Super League; the loser, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th and 8th, will be relegated to the Championship.