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 played44
Points scored1,704
Highest attendance24,275
Wigan Warriors vs
St Helens
(7 April 2023)
Lowest attendance4,070
Huddersfield Giants vs Castleford Tigers
(10 March 2023)
Average attendance9,202
Attendance404,892
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 (76)
Top goal scorer:
Stefan Ratchford (36)
Top try-scorer(s) Tom Johnstone (9)

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
(2023 season)		 7th The Mend-A-Hose Jungle 12,000[3] Castleford, Yorkshire
Catalans Dragons
(2023 season)		 4th (Eliminated in QF stage) Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000[4] Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Huddersfield Giants
(2023 season)		 3rd (Eliminated in Elim Final) John Smith's Stadium 24,121[5] Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Hull FC
(2023 season)		 8th MKM Stadium 25,400[6] Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Hull Kingston Rovers
(2023 season)		 9th Sewell Group Craven Park Stadium 12,225[7] Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
  Leigh Leopards
(2023 season)		 1st (promoted) Leigh Sports Village 11,000 Leigh, Lancashire
  Leeds Rhinos
(2023 season)		 5th (Runners up) Headingley Stadium 21,062[8] Leeds, Yorkshire
Salford Red Devils
(2023 season)		 6th (Eliminated in SF) AJ Bell Stadium 12,000[9] Salford, Lancashire
St Helens
(2023 season)		 1st (Champions) Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000[10] St Helens, Lancashire
Wakefield Trinity
(2023 season)		 10th The Be Well Support Stadium 9,333[11] Wakefield, Yorkshire
Warrington Wolves
(2023 season)		 11th Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200[12] Warrington, Lancashire
Wigan Warriors
(2023 season)		 2nd (Eliminated in SF) DW Stadium 25,133[13] Wigan, Lancashire

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves 7 7 0 0 232 82 +150 14 League Leaders' Shield & advance to Semi-finals
2 Wigan Warriors 8 6 0 2 206 85 +121 12 Advance to Semi-finals
3 Catalans Dragons 7 6 0 1 178 108 +70 12 Advance to Eliminators
4 Hull KR 8 5 0 3 192 120 +72 10
5 St. Helens 7 4 0 3 138 89 +49 8
6 Huddersfield Giants 6 3 0 3 110 76 +34 6
7 Salford Red Devils 7 3 0 4 156 143 +13 6
8 Leeds Rhinos 7 3 0 4 131 144 −13 6
9 Leigh Leopards 7 3 0 4 116 159 −43 6
10 Castleford Tigers 8 2 0 6 90 200 −110 4
11 Hull FC 8 2 0 6 108 264 −156 4
12 Wakefield Trinity 8 0 0 8 47 234 −187 0 Relegated to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 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 76
2 England Harry Smith Wigan Warriors 70
3 England Marc Sneyd Salford Red Devils 64
4 Australia Adam Keighran Catalans Dragons 50
5 Papua New Guinea Rhyse Martin Leeds Rhinos 42
6 Australia Jake Clifford Hull FC 40
7 England Tom Johnstone Catalans Dragons 36
8 England Oliver Russell Huddersfield Giants 34
9 England Josh Charnley Leigh Leopards 32
England Liam Marshall Wigan Warriors
As of 7 April 2023

Discipline
As of 30 March 2023

Attendances
As of 7 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

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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