| Super League XXII | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Duration | 30 Rounds |
| Teams | 12 |
| Highest attendance | 23,390 Wigan Warriors vsSt Helens (14 April) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,678Salford Red Devils VsHull F.C. (9 June) |
| Average attendance | 8,568 |
| Attendance | 1,182,437 |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports BBC Sport Fox League beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
| 2017 season | |
| Champions | Leeds Rhinos 8thSuper League 11thBritish title |
| League Leaders | Castleford Tigers |
| Runners-up | Castleford Tigers |
| Biggest home win | Castleford Tigers 66–10Leeds Rhinos (2 March) |
| Biggest away win | Catalans Dragons 12–56Huddersfield Giants (10 June) |
| Man of Steel |  Luke Gale[1] |
| Top try-scorer | Greg Eden (38) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted fromChampionship | Hull Kingston Rovers |
| Relegated toChampionship | Leigh Centurions |
TheBetfred Super League XXII,[2] was the year 2017Super League season and 123rd season ofrugby league in Britain.
Super League XXII featured twelve teams, the third year in which this number has taken part. This was also the third year since promotion and relegation was reintroduced into the competition, seeingLeigh promoted andHull KR relegated from last season.
Eleven teams in Super League are from the North of England. Six teams hail from the historic county ofLancashire, west of thePennines:Warrington,St. Helens,Salford,Wigan,Leigh, andWidnes. Five teams hail from the historic county ofYorkshire, east of thePennines:Huddersfield,Wakefield Trinity,Leeds,Castleford, andHull F.C.Catalans Dragons, located inPerpignan, France, are the only team outside the North of England. St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, and Leeds Rhinos are the only teams to have played in every season of Super League since 1996.
Leigh were promoted from theKingstone Press Championship after finishing in 2nd place in The Qualifiers for 2016. Leigh became the first club promoted to the Super League under the Super 8s system, and the first club promoted to Super League since Widnes received a license forSuper League XVII. Leigh last competed in the top flight inSuper League X.Hull Kingston Rovers were relegated to the Championship after losing the 2016 Million Pound Game to Salford.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Castleford Tigers | 23 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 378 | +391 | 40 | Super League Super 8s |
| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 553 | 477 | +76 | 30 | |
| 3 |  Hull F.C. | 23 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 541 | 483 | +58 | 27 | |
| 4 |  Salford Red Devils | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 576 | 500 | +76 | 26 | |
| 5 |  Wakefield Trinity | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 572 | 509 | +63 | 26 | |
| 6 |  St. Helens | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 516 | 420 | +96 | 25 | |
| 7 |  Wigan Warriors | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 539 | 518 | +21 | 23 | |
| 8 |  Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 519 | 486 | +33 | 21 | |
| 9 |  Warrington Wolves | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 426 | 557 | −131 | 20 | The Qualifiers |
| 10 |  Catalans Dragons | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 469 | 689 | −220 | 15 | |
| 11 |  Leigh Centurions | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 425 | 615 | −190 | 12 | |
| 12 |  Widnes Vikings | 23 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 359 | 632 | −273 | 11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castleford Tigers(L) | 30 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 536 | +429 | 50 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos(C) | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 749 | 623 | +126 | 40 | |
| 3 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 714 | 655 | +59 | 35 | |
| 4 | St Helens | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 663 | 518 | +145 | 33 | |
| 5 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 714 | 679 | +35 | 32 | |
| 6 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 691 | 668 | +23 | 31 | |
| 7 | Salford Red Devils | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 680 | 728 | −48 | 28 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 663 | 680 | −17 | 25 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warrington Wolves | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 138 | +150 | 14 | Super League XXIII |
| 2 | Widnes Vikings | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 96 | +92 | 10 | |
| 3 |  Hull Kingston Rovers(P) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 158 | +8 | 10 | |
| 4 | Leigh Centurions(R) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 104 | +99 | 8 | Million Pound Game |
| 5 | Catalans Dragons | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 130 | 143 | −13 | 8 | |
| 6 |  London Broncos | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 174 | 220 | −46 | 3 | 2018 Championship |
| 7 |  Featherstone Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 272 | −162 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Halifax | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 210 | −128 | 0 |
| # | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | Referee | Attendance | ||||||||
| Semi-finals | |||||||||||
| SF1 | Castleford Tigers | 23–22[a] | St. Helens | 28 September 2017, 19:45 BST | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | James Child | 11,235 | ||||
| SF2 | Leeds Rhinos | 18–16 | Hull | 29 September 2017, 19:45 BST | Headingley Carnegie | Phil Bentham | 12,500 | ||||
| Source:[3] | |||||||||||
| Grand final | |||||||||||
| F | Castleford Tigers | 6–24 | Leeds Rhinos | 7 October 2017, 18:00 BST | Old Trafford | James Child | 72,827 | ||||
| Source:[4] | |||||||||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Leigh Centurions | 10–30 | Catalans Dragons | 30 September 2017, 15:00 | Leigh Sports Village | Ben Thaler | 6,888 | ||
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Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:[5]
Castleford TigersCastleford TigersCastleford TigersWigan WarriorsWigan WarriorsHull F.C. (89% - 103 goals)St. Helens (4256 metres)Castleford TigersHull F.C. (1123 tackles)Catalans DragonsWarrington WolvesLeeds RhinosHuddersfield GiantsHullCastleford Tigers
Bradford BullsHull2017 is the first of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 100 matches per season.[6]
Sky Sports coverage in the UK will see two live matches broadcast each week, usually at 8:00 pm on Thursday and Friday nights.[7]
Regular commentators will beEddie Hemmings with summarisers includingPhil Clarke,Brian Carney,Barrie McDermott andTerry O'Connor. Sky will broadcast highlights on Sunday nights onSuper League - Full Time at 10 p.m.
BBC Sport will broadcast a highlights programme called theSuper League Show, presented by Tanya Arnold. The BBC show two weekly broadcasts of the programme, the first to theBBC North West,Yorkshire,North East and Cumbria, andEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions on Monday evenings at 11:35 p.m. onBBC One,[8] while a repeat showing is shown nationally onBBC Two on Tuesday afternoons at 1.30 p.m. TheSuper League Show is also available for one week after broadcast for streaming or download via theBBC iPlayer in the UK only.[9] End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.[10]
Internationally, Super League is shown live or delayed onShowtime Sports (Middle East),Sky Sport (New Zealand),TV 2 Sport (Norway),Fox Soccer Plus (United States),Fox Sports (Australia) andSportsnet World (Canada).
BBC Coverage:
Commercial Radio Coverage:
All Super League commentaries on any station are available via the particular stations on-line streaming.
