2015 Super 8s | |
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League | Rugby League Super 8s |
Duration | 7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs) |
Teams | 24 |
Broadcast partners | Sky Sports BBC Sport SLTV Fox Sports (Australia) beIN Sport Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
2015 season | |
Winners | Super League Leeds Rhinos Qualifiers Hull Kingston Rovers Championship Shield Featherstone Rovers |
Promotion and relegation | |
Relegated to Championship League 1 | None Hunslet Doncaster |
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.