2015 Super 8s

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.

2015 Super 8s
LeagueRugby League Super 8s
Duration7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs)
Teams24
Broadcast partners Sky Sports
BBC Sport
SLTV
Fox Sports (Australia)
beIN Sport
Fox Soccer Plus
Sport Klub
2015 season
WinnersSuper League
Leeds Rhinos
Qualifiers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Championship Shield
Featherstone Rovers
Promotion and relegation
Relegated to
Championship
League 1
None
Hunslet
Doncaster

Super League
Main article: Super League Super 8s

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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Home Score Away Match Information
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
Pos Club P W D L For Agnst Points Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (Q) 30 20 1 9 944 650 41 Playoff place
2 Wigan Warriors (Q) 30 20 1 9 798 530 41
3 Huddersfield Giants (Q) 30 18 2 10 750 534 38
4 St. Helens (Q) 30 19 0 11 766 624 38
5 Castleford Tigers (F) 30 16 0 14 731 746 32 Season complete
6 Warrington Wolves (F) 30 15 0 15 714 636 30
7 Catalans Dragons (F) 30 13 2 15 739 770 28
8 Hull FC (F) 30 12 0 18 620 716 24

(Q)= Qualified for playoffs
(F)= Failed to qualify for Playoff

Play-offs
Main articles: Super League play-offs and Super League Grand Final
# Home Score Away Match Information
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
Main article: The Qualifiers

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.

Round 1
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 42–10 Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 6,032
Halifax 0–14 Widnes Vikings The Shay 3,022
Leigh Centurions 26– 36 Hull Kingston Rovers Leigh Sports Village 4,459
Salford Red Devils 34– 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats AJ Bell Stadium 3,490

Round 2
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Salford Red Devils 46–18 Leigh Centurions AJ Bell Stadium 4,547
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 48–18 Bradford Bulls Belle Vue 3,985
Widnes Vikings 48–12 Sheffield Eagles Stobart Stadium 4,567
Hull Kingston Rovers 34–12 Halifax Craven Park 6,837

Round 3
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Widnes Vikings 8–12 Hull Kingston Rovers Stobart Stadium 5,461
Leigh Centurions 16– 17 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Leigh Sports Village 4,376
Bradford Bulls 41–10 Salford Red Devils Odsal Stadium 6,593
Sheffield Eagles 28– 24 Halifax Keepmoat Stadium 854

Round 4
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hull Kingston Rovers 20– 18 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Craven Park 7,495
Bradford Bulls 12–56 Widnes Vikings Odsal Stadium 6,881
Halifax 28– 50 Salford Red Devils The Shay 2,186
Leigh Centurions 52– 16 Sheffield Eagles Leigh Sports Village 4,021

Round 5
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hull Kingston Rovers 48–4 Bradford Bulls Craven Park 6,605
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4–46 Widnes Vikings Belle Vue 3,365
Salford Red Devils 53–34 Sheffield Eagles AJ Bell Stadium 3,000
Halifax 34–12 Leigh Centurions The Shay 3,010

Round 6
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30– 12 Halifax Belle Vue 3,086
Leigh Centurions 16–32 Bradford Bulls Leigh Sports Village 4,621
Sheffield Eagles 28– 38 Hull Kingston Rovers Bramall Lane 2,017
Widnes Vikings 10 –24 Salford Red Devils Stobart Stadium 3,876

Round 7
Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 18–52 Halifax Odsal Stadium 5,163
Hull Kingston Rovers 46–22 Salford Red Devils Craven Park 7,543
Sheffield Eagles 24–10 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Bramall Lane 1,712
Widnes Vikings 50– 6 Leigh Centurions Stobart Stadium 5,550

Standings
Pos Club P W D L For Agst Points Qualification
1 Hull Kingston Rovers (Q) 7 7 0 0 234 118 14 Super League XXI place
2 Widnes Vikings (Q) 7 5 0 2 232 70 10
3 Salford Red Devils (Q) 7 5 0 2 239 203 10
4 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (S) 7 3 0 4 153 170 6 Million Pound Game
5 Bradford Bulls (S) 7 3 0 4 167 240 6
6 Halifax (R) 7 2 0 5 162 186 4 2016 Championship place
7 Sheffield Eagles (R) 7 2 0 5 152 267 4
8 Leigh Centurions (R) 7 1 0 6 146 231 2

(Q) = Qualified for Super League XXI (S) = Secured spot in one off play-off game for Super League XXI (R) = Relegated to the Championship for 2016

Million Pound Game
Main article: Million Pound Game
# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Attendance
Million Pound Game
F Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 24 – 16 Bradford Bulls 3 October, 14:50 BST Belle Vue 5,333

Championship Shield
Main article: Championship Shield

The third of the three "Super 8" groups sees teams finishing 5th to 12th in the regular Championship table. Like the Super League 8s, these teams retain their original points and play 7 extra games, with the teams finishing in the top 4 places after these extra games contesting play-offs similar to Super League, with 1st v 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, with the winners contesting the Championship Shield Grand Final.

The two teams finishing at the bottom of this Super 8s group (7th and 8th) will be relegated to League One and be replaced by two promoted sides.

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Pts Qualification
1 Featherstone Rovers 30 19 0 11 809 701 38 Playoff Place
2 Dewsbury Rams 30 17 1 12 686 624 35
3 London Broncos 30 15 0 15 756 674 30
4 Workington Town 30 11 1 18 587 782 23
5 Batley Bulldogs 30 10 0 20 645 707 20 Season Complete
6 Whitehaven 30 10 0 20 618 921 20
7 Hunslet Hawks 30 8 0 22 518 957 16 Relegation to 2016 League 1
8 Doncaster 30 2 0 28 401 1128 4

See also

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