2024 Super League season
| 2024 Super League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Duration | 27 rounds |
| Teams | 12 |
| Matches played | 158 |
| Points scored | 6,282 |
| Highest attendance | 20,152 (12 July) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,900 (4 August) |
| Average attendance | 8,956 |
| Attendance | 1,414,993 |
| Broadcast partners |
|
| 2024 Season | |
| League Leaders Shield | Wigan Warriors |
| Biggest home win | Wigan Warriors 64–0 Salford Red Devils
|
| Biggest away win | Huddersfield Giants
(14 September) |
| Top point-scorer(s) |
Top goal scorer = Marc Sneyd (97) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Liam Marshall (27) |
Super League XXIX, known as the 2024 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the 29th season of the Super League and 130th season of rugby league in Great Britain.
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]
Structure changes
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Matches decided by golden point
[edit]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)
[edit]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)
[edit]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)
[edit]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.
Game 4 (St Helens v Salford Red Devils)
[edit]The round 21 fixture between St Helens and Salford Red Devils on 8 August 2024, finished 16–16 after 80 minutes. The game then went to extra time, With Moses Mbye kicking the winning drop goal, to win the game for St Helens 17-16.
Game 5 (London Broncos v Leeds Rhinos)
[edit]The round 24 fixture between London Broncos and Leeds Rhinos on 1 September 2024, finished 20–20 after 80 minutes, after London scored a late try to level the scores. The game then went to extra time, and with less than a minute of the second half remaining, Brodie Croft kicked the winning drop goal once again, just as he did in the reverse fixture in round 16, to win the game for Leeds 21-20.
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan Warriors (Q, L)
|
27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 723 | 338 | +385 | 44 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Hull KR (T)
|
26 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 693 | 310 | +383 | 40 | |
| 3 |  Warrington Wolves (T)
|
26 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 686 | 319 | +367 | 38 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 4 |  Salford Red Devils (Q)
|
27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 550 | 547 | +3 | 32 | |
| 5 |  St Helens (Q)
|
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 584 | 370 | +214 | 30 | |
| 6 |  Leigh Leopards
|
26 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 548 | 386 | +162 | 29 | |
| 7 |  Leeds Rhinos
|
26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 514 | 462 | +52 | 28 | |
| 8 |  Catalans Dragons
|
26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 450 | 423 | +27 | 28 | |
| 9 |  Huddersfield Giants
|
27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 468 | 660 | −192 | 20 | |
| 10 |  Castleford Tigers
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27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 425 | 735 | −310 | 15 | |
| 11 |  London Broncos
|
26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 317 | 862 | −545 | 6 | |
| 12 |  Hull FC
|
26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 324 | 870 | −546 | 6 |
(L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated
Play-offs
[edit]Team bracket
[edit]| Eliminators | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hull KR Or Warrington | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Highest ranked winner Of Eliminators | |||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wigan Warriors
| |||||||||||||
| 3 | Lowest ranked winner Of Eliminators | |||||||||||||
| 6 | ||||||||||||||
Week 1: Eliminators
[edit]Week 2: Semi-finals
[edit]Week 3: Grand Final
[edit]Player statistics
[edit]Top 10 try scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player (s) | Club | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Liam Marshall
|
Wigan Warriors
|
25 |
| 2 | Mikey Lewis
|
Hull KR
|
19 |
| 3 | Matty Ashton
|
Warrington Wolves
|
18 |
| 4 |  Matt Dufty
|
17 | |
| 5 | Josh Charnley
|
Leigh Leopards
|
16 |
| 6 |  Innes Senior
|
Huddersfield Giants
|
14 |
| Ryan Hall
|
Hull KR
| ||
 Peta Hiku
| |||
| Ash Handley
|
Leeds Rhinos
| ||
| Bevan French
|
Wigan Warriors
|
Top 10 goal scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Missed Goals | Drop Goals | Goal Percentage % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Sneyd
|
Salford Red Devils
|
97 | 12 | 4 | 89% |
| 2 |  Rhyse Martin
|
Leeds Rhinos
|
85 | 15 | 0 | 85% |
| 3 |  Arthur Mourgue
|
Catalans Dragons
|
68 | 16 | 1 | 80% |
| 4 | Mikey Lewis
|
Hull KR
|
67 | 33 | 0 | 67% |
| 5 | Adam Keighran
|
Wigan Warriors
|
60 | 12 | 84% | |
| 6 | Josh Thewlis
|
Warrington Wolves
|
58 | 17 | 78% | |
| 7 | Mark Percival
|
St Helens
|
55 | 20 | 74% | |
| 8 | Rowan Milnes
|
Huddersfield Giants
|
50 | 14 | 1 | 78% |
| 9 | Matt Moylan
|
Leigh Leopards
|
47 | 16 | 0 | 74% |
| 10 | Oliver Leyland
|
London Broncos
|
40 | 21 | 1 | 65% |
Top 10 points scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikey Lewis
|
Hull KR
|
210 |
| Marc Sneyd
|
Salford Red Devils
| ||
| 3 | Rhyse Martin
|
Leeds Rhinos
|
206 |
| 4 | Arthur Mourgue
|
Catalans Dragons
|
160 |
| Josh Thewlis
|
Warrington Wolves
| ||
| 6 | Adam Keighran
|
Wigan Warriors
|
152 |
| 7 | Mark Percival
|
St Helens
|
130 |
| 8 | Rowan Milnes
|
Huddersfield Giants
|
128 |
| 9 | Matt Moylan
|
Leigh Leopards
|
114 |
| 10 | Liam Marshall
|
Wigan Warriors
|
100 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2024 (Round 26)
Attendances
[edit]
Club attendances[edit]
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Top 10 attendances[edit]
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References
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- ^ "London Broncos promoted to super league". BBC Sport. 15 October 2023.
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- ^ "2024 Fixtures Released". Super League. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Super League: BBC to show live games for first time after signing three-year broadcast deal". BBC Sport. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Seven Betfred Super League clubs awarded Grade A status". Rugby-League.com. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "The Jungle (Wheldon Road)". castlefordtigers.com.
- ^ "Stade Gilbert Brutus". catalan dragons.com.
- ^ "Kirklees Stadium". johnsmithsstadium.com.
- ^ "KCOM Stadium". kcomstadium.com/.
- ^ "Craven Park, Hull". hullkr.co.uk.
- ^ "Headingley Rugby Stadium". therhinos.co.uk. 14 December 2016.
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- ^ "Totally Wicked Stadium". saintsrlfc.com.
- ^ "Halliwell Jones Stadium". halliwelljonesstadium.co.uk/.
- ^ "DW Stadium". wiganwarriors.com.