The Rugby Football League Announces 2025 Super League Clubs
The Rugby Football League has confirmed that the identity of the 12 clubs set to feature in Super League in 2025 will be revealed on Wednesday, October 23rd. The decision will be based on the gradings system implemented by IMG, which will determine the clubs awarded a place in the top-flight competition next season.
For the first time, more details have been published about the schedule across the remainder of 2023. The final gradings will not be disclosed to either the clubs or the rugby league public until after all competitive matches have concluded. The Super League Grand Final is scheduled for Saturday, October 12th, with the Championship Grand Final – a match that awards a 0.25 bonus points in the grading criteria to the winner – taking place a week later.
“IMG have done a good job of creating a forecaster, flash predictor tool. It’s pre-loaded with the 2022 and 2023 data, and clubs can, for example, model what a 10 per cent increase in their crowds would look like.”
- Tony Sutton, RFL
Clubs will then be informed of their final grade and ranking within a matter of days, with the formal announcement set for Wednesday, October 23rd. Throughout September, clubs will submit relevant data to the RFL, enabling them to provide the most up-to-date records in a variety of metrics for the 2024 season. This will be added to their existing 2022 and 2023 records to create a three-year overview, which will form the basis for the 2025 gradings.
Although clubs cannot see the scores of their competitors, they can use a tool created by IMG to input data and generate mock-up scores for their own teams.
With several Super League clubs, including Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, St Helens, Warrington Wolves, Catalans Dragons, Hull FC, and Hull KR, awarded provisional A grades last year, the discussion surrounding the potential expansion of the top-flight is once again emerging. However, Sutton has confirmed that for 2025, the league will remain at 12 teams, in line with IMG‘s “future aspiration to grow the Super League as and when there are more than 12 Grade A clubs.”
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