2022 Super League season

Super League XXVII
LeagueSuper League
Duration27 rounds
Teams12
Matches played162
Points scored6,957
Highest attendance60,783
Grand Final
(24 September)
Lowest attendance2,607
Salford Red Devils vs Catalans Dragons
(17 July)
Average attendance8,356
Attendance1,353,785
Broadcast partners
2022 season
ChampionsSt Helens
10th Super League title
17th British title
League Leaders ShieldSt Helens
Runners-upLeeds Rhinos
Biggest home winSalford Red Devils 74–10 Wakefield Trinity
(26 June)
Biggest away winHull FC 6–60 St Helens
(14 August)
Man of SteelAustralia Brodie Croft
Top point-scorer(s)England Tommy Makinson (210)
Top try-scorer(s)Australia Bevan French (31)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from ChampionshipLeigh Centurions
Relegated to ChampionshipToulouse Olympique

Super League XXVII, known as the 2022 Betfred Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th season of the Super League and 128th season of rugby league in Great Britain.

The season commenced on 10 February 2022 and ended with the Grand Final on 24 September 2022.[1]

St Helens were the reigning champions going into Super League XXVII, after successfully retaining their title, beating Catalans Dragons in the 2021 Grand Final.[2]

For the first time in Super League, there were two French teams in the competition, as Toulouse Olympique were promoted from the Championship, by beating Featherstone Rovers in the 2021 Million Pound Game.[3]

Toulouse were immediately relegated back to the Championship, following a 14–24 defeat at home to Catalans Dragons on 25 August, having only won 5 games from 25 they were rooted to the bottom of the table and with only 2 games of the regular season remaining and 4 points to play for, they could not catch Wakefield in 11th place.

On 15 July 2022, Bevan French broke the record for most tries scored in a Super League game, during Wigan Warriors 60–0 win over Hull FC, scoring seven tries.[4] The previous record for most tries scored in a Super League game was held by Lesley Vainikolo, who scored six tries for Bradford Bulls - also against Hull - in 2005.

  1. ^ Shaw, Matthew (14 October 2021). "Super League start date 'confirmed' as Grand Final set to be moved forward". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (9 October 2021). "Saints beat Catalans for three in a row". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Toulouse win promotion to Super League". BBC Sport. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Bevan French breaks Super League record for most tries in a game by one player with seven for Wigan against Hull FC". Sky Sports. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.