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What’s Inside Our Super League 2027 Betting Guide
This Super League 2027 preview looks ahead to the new season and the clubs expected to challenge for the title.
We also look back at past champions and which teams have been the most dominant in the competition.
Finally, our Super League betting guide looks at the numbers behind the market, including how favourites have performed in recent seasons and which teams have been most successful when priced as favourites.
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Who won the 2026 Super League?
Wakefield Trinity are the 2026 Super League champions, beating Warrington Wolves 23-10 in the Grand Final at Old Trafford on 3 October 2026. It was the club's first Super League title and their first league championship since 1968.
Trinity finished the regular season in fourth place and became the first team to win the title from fourth, having beaten Wigan Warriors 33-6 in the semi-final. They are the sixth different club to win Super League, joining Wigan, St Helens, Leeds, Bradford and Hull KR.
It is a rapid turnaround for a club that was relegated in 2023 and only returned to the top flight in 2025.
Wigan won the League Leaders' Shield, finishing top with 22 wins from 27 games (44 points), four points clear of second-placed Leeds Rhinos and third-placed Warrington Wolves (both on 40 points), but they were beaten in the semi-finals.
The Rob Burrow Award, given to the player of the match, went to Tom Johnstone, who scored a try for Wakefield in front of a capacity crowd of 71,728, the fourth-highest attendance in Grand Final history.
When is the 2027 Super League?
The 2027 season is expected to begin in February, with the full fixture list still to be announced. Leigh Leopards and Bradford Bulls will play in Las Vegas on 27 February 2027, and Magic Weekend returns to Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium on 1-2 May 2027, moving from July to the May Bank Holiday weekend.
The Grand Final will take place at Old Trafford on Saturday 2 October 2027.
Fourteen teams contested Super League XXXI in 2026, after the league expanded from twelve clubs, with Bradford Bulls, Toulouse Olympique and York Knights replacing Salford. Ahead of Super League XXXII, London Broncos, the 2026 RFL Championship winners, are expected to be fast-tracked into a fifteen-team league, although the move still needs to be ratified by the clubs.
Who are the favourites to win the 2027 Super League?
Champions Wakefield Trinity will be looking to become the first club to successfully defend the Super League title since Wigan Warriors in 2024.
Wigan topped the 2026 table, and Leeds Rhinos finished second, so both will expect to be involved again. Can Hull KR, the 2025 champions who finished sixth in 2026, bounce back? And could Warrington go one better after losing the Grand Final?
See how the bookmakers rate the contenders in the market below.
| Super League 2027 02 Oct @ 18:00 - Grand Final Winner | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wigan Warriors | 2.50 | |
| Leeds Rhinos | 4.50 | |
| Hull KR | 5.50 | |
| St Helens | 9.00 | |
| Warrington Wolves | 10.00 | |
Who will win the 2027 Super League?
See which team the OLBG Rugby League tipsters are backing for success in 2027, as well as their Super League tips throughout the season.
Who are OLBG's top Rugby League tipsters? Check each tipster's profile and past results before following their latest selections.
What is the Super League format for 2027?
- In 2026, fourteen teams played each other home and away, plus one fixture at Magic Weekend, giving every team 27 matches.
- At the end of the regular season, the top six teams enter the play-offs. The top two go straight into the semi-finals, while 3rd v 6th and 4th v 5th meet in the eliminators.
- The two semi-final winners meet in the Grand Final at Old Trafford.
- London Broncos' expected promotion would take Super League to fifteen teams in 2027, so the schedule is subject to change once the league confirms its fixtures.
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Super League Past Winners & Champions List
Six teams have won the Super League since its inception in 1996: St Helens, Leeds Rhinos, Wigan Warriors, Bradford Bulls, Hull KR and, most recently, Wakefield Trinity. Below are details of the last ten Super League champions, who they beat in the Grand Final, the final score and the League Leaders' Shield winners.
As you can see from below, finishing top of the table after the regular season isn't necessarily a good indication of the overall winner. Only 5 of the last 10 league leaders went on to win the Grand Final, with Wigan (2026), Catalans Dragons (2021), Wigan (2020), St Helens (2018) and Castleford Tigers (2017) all falling short.
Last Ten Super League Champions
| Season | Winner | Final Score | Runners-Up | League Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wakefield Trinity | 23-10 | Warrington Wolves | Wigan Warriors |
| 2025 | Hull KR | 24-6 | Wigan Warriors | Hull KR |
| 2024 | Wigan Warriors | 9-2 | Hull KR | Wigan Warriors |
| 2023 | Wigan Warriors | 10-2 | Catalans Dragons | Wigan Warriors |
| 2022 | St Helens | 24-12 | Leeds Rhinos | St Helens |
| 2021 | St Helens | 12-10 | Catalans Dragons | Catalans Dragons |
| 2020 | St Helens | 8-4 | Wigan Warriors | Wigan Warriors |
| 2019 | St Helens | 23-6 | Salford Red Devils | St Helens |
| 2018 | Wigan Warriors | 12-4 | Warrington Wolves | St Helens |
| 2017 | Leeds Rhinos | 24-6 | Castleford Tigers | Castleford Tigers |
Super League Favourites’ Win Rate: Last Ten Seasons
As you can see below, the number of winning favourites can rise and fall from season to season. 2025 was the low point of the past ten seasons, with just 66% of favourites winning, whilst 2018 was the high at 75%, a gap of around nine percentage points.
In 2026, favourites won 140 of 194 matches (72%), above the ten-season average of 70.2% (1,176 wins from 1,675 matches) and a recovery from 2025. Only 2018 (75%) and 2024 (73%) have been better in that period.
| Year | Favourites | Winners | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 198 | 134 | 67.68% |
| 2018 | 198 | 148 | 74.75% |
| 2019 | 178 | 121 | 67.98% |
| 2020 | 102 | 72 | 70.59% |
| 2021 | 138 | 97 | 70.29% |
| 2022 | 167 | 116 | 69.46% |
| 2023 | 167 | 117 | 70.06% |
| 2024 | 167 | 122 | 73.05% |
| 2025 | 166 | 109 | 65.66% |
| 2026 | 194 | 140 | 72.16% |
| Total | 1,675 | 1,176 | 70.21% |
Super League Odds Statistics: Win Rate by Odds Range
Super League Odds Statistics: Win Rate by Odds Range
Every set of decimal odds has an implied probability, which is the chance of winning that the price suggests. A team priced at 2.00 (evens), for example, is rated as a 50% chance. The chart below splits Super League matches from 2017 to 2026 into odds ranges and shows how often teams have actually won at those prices, so you can see where results have matched, beaten or fallen short of what the odds implied.
Short-priced favourites at 1.01 to 1.09 have won 91.46% of their matches, just under the 91.7% or more their odds implied. Six of the eight ranges from 1.10 to 1.89 also fell below their implied range, while teams priced between 2.00 and 2.99 won 39.47% of the time and those at 6.00 or longer won 9.21%. Past results are not a guide to future outcomes, but they show how much value there has been at each price.
Based on Super League matches from 2017 to 2026.
Super League Favourites: Best Records When Priced as Favourites
Here are the most successful teams when priced as favourites in the Super League for each of the last five seasons (2022 to 2026), ranked by win rate. Warrington Wolves had the best record in 2026, winning 17 of 18 matches as favourites (94%), the highest rate in the table and ahead of champions Wakefield Trinity (90%) and League Leaders' Shield winners Wigan Warriors (84%).
Win rates depend on how many matches a team was favourite for, so smaller samples, such as Leigh's 7-8 in 2023 or Salford's 5-6 in 2022, should be read with care.
| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Warrington Wolves 94% (17-18) | Wakefield Trinity 90% (18-20) | Wigan Warriors 84% (21-25) |
| 2025 | Hull KR 81% (21-26) | Catalans Dragons 80% (8-10) | St Helens 79% (15-19) |
| 2024 | Hull KR 85% (17-20) | Salford Red Devils 83% (10-12) | Wigan Warriors 83% (24-29) |
| 2023 | Leigh Leopards 88% (7-8) | Catalans Dragons 81% (17-21) | Hull KR 80% (12-15) |
| 2022 | Wigan Warriors 86% (18-21) | Salford Red Devils 83% (5-6) | St Helens 81% (22-27) |
Super League 2027 Teams: 2026 Final Table
Here are the fourteen teams that competed in the 2026 Super League, ordered by their regular-season finishing positions, with their record and how their season ended. All fourteen are expected to line up again in 2027, with London Broncos set to join them if their promotion to a fifteen-team league is ratified.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | PD | Pts | 2026 Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 22 | 5 | +412 | 44 | League Leaders' Shield, lost semi-final |
| 2 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 20 | 7 | +478 | 40 | Lost semi-final |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 | 7 | +261 | 40 | Grand Final runners-up |
| 4 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 19 | 8 | +223 | 38 | Champions |
| 5 | Leigh Leopards | 27 | 17 | 10 | +147 | 34 | Lost eliminator |
| 6 | Hull KR | 27 | 16 | 11 | +245 | 32 | Lost eliminator |
| 7 | St Helens | 27 | 15 | 12 | +22 | 30 | Missed play-offs |
| 8 | Toulouse Olympique | 27 | 10 | 17 | -126 | 20 | Missed play-offs |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 10 | 17 | -265 | 20 | Missed play-offs |
| 10 | York Knights | 27 | 9 | 18 | -246 | 18 | Missed play-offs |
| 11 | Hull FC | 27 | 8 | 19 | -109 | 16 | Missed play-offs |
| 12 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 8 | 19 | -256 | 16 | Missed play-offs |
| 13 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 8 | 19 | -402 | 16 | Missed play-offs |
| 14 | Bradford Bulls | 27 | 7 | 20 | -384 | 14 | Missed play-offs |
P = played, W = won, L = lost, PD = points difference, Pts = competition points. There were no drawn matches in the 2026 regular season. Positions are regular-season finishing positions.
Super League Records
Who has won the most Super League Grand Finals?
St Helens lead the way in terms of Super League titles, having picked up ten, their first coming in 1996 and their most recent in 2022. They have also been runners-up five times.
Six clubs have now won the Super League since 1996. The other five are Leeds Rhinos (8), Wigan Warriors (7), Bradford Bulls (4), Hull KR (1) and the newest champions, Wakefield Trinity (1), who won the 2026 Grand Final on their first appearance in the final.
Who has won the most League Leaders' Shields?
The League Leaders' Shield, awarded to the team that finishes top of the table after the regular season, was first presented in 2003. St Helens have won it eight times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2019 and 2022), while Wigan Warriors are second with six after finishing top again in 2026 (2010, 2012, 2020, 2023, 2024 and 2026).
Leeds Rhinos have won it three times, Warrington Wolves twice, and Bradford Bulls, Huddersfield Giants, Castleford Tigers, Catalans Dragons and Hull KR once each.
Who won the 2026 Man of Steel award?
The 2026 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award went to Wigan Warriors hooker Brad O'Neill, who was chosen by a panel of former winners from a three-player shortlist that also included his teammate Adam Keighran and Leeds Rhinos full-back Lachie Miller. The winner was announced at the Rugby League Awards Night in Manchester on 29 September 2026.
The 2025 award went to Jake Connor of the Leeds Rhinos, who was the first Leeds winner since Zak Hardaker in 2015.
There are only four players who have won the award more than once: Ellery Hanley (3), Paul Sculthorpe (2), Andy Farrell (2) and Sam Tomkins (2).
Wigan Warriors have won the award more than any other club, with 13 of the 50 awards, followed by St Helens (9), and Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos (5 each). 35 of the 50 winners have been English, with nine from Australia and two each from Scotland, Wales and New Zealand.
Who was the top try scorer and points scorer in 2026?
Leeds Rhinos winger Maika Sivo was the 2026 Super League top try scorer with 29 tries in the regular season, and received the top try scorer award at the Rugby League Awards Night.
Leeds half-back Jake Connor was the leading points scorer with 278 points, including 131 goals.
RFL Championship Preview: 2026 Winners & 2027 Outlook
Who won the 2026 RFL Championship?
London Broncos are the 2026 RFL Championship winners, beating Doncaster 78-6 in the Grand Final on 4 October 2026.
It completed a domestic treble for the Broncos, who had already won the League Leaders' Shield and the 1895 Cup. They won 23 of their 24 regular-season league games and scored more than 1,500 points along the way.
Doncaster, the beaten finalists, recovered from a 42-6 defeat by London in a Qualifying Final to reach the Grand Final rematch, with wins over Barrow Raiders and Newcastle Thunder along the way.
London are expected to be fast-tracked into an expanded fifteen-team Super League for 2027, although the move still needs to be ratified by the clubs. It was the Broncos’ second Championship Grand Final win in four years, following their 2023 victory.
Last Ten RFL Championship Winners
| Year | Winners | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | London Broncos | 78 - 6 | Doncaster |
| 2025 | Toulouse Olympique | 10 - 8 | York Knights |
| 2024 | Wakefield Trinity | 36 - 0 | Toulouse Olympique |
| 2023 | London Broncos | 18 - 14 | Toulouse Olympique |
| 2022 | Leigh Centurions | 44 - 12 | Batley Bulldogs |
| 2021 | Toulouse Olympique | 34 - 12 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 2019 | Toronto Wolfpack | 24 - 6 | Featherstone Rovers |
| 2018* | London Broncos | 4 - 2 | Toronto Wolfpack |
| 2017* | Catalans Dragons | 26 - 10 | Leigh Centurions |
| 2016* | Salford Red Devils | 19 - 18 | Hull Kingston Rovers |
*The finals played between 2016 & 2018 were known as the Million Pound Game. No Championship Grand Final was played in 2020, when the season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
When is the 2027 RFL Championship?
The start date and structure of the 2027 Championship have not yet been confirmed, with the league's make-up beyond 2026 still to be decided.
2026 brought a big change, with the Championship and League One merging into a single second tier. It was planned as a 21-club league but ended up with 20 after Featherstone Rovers were removed, and clubs played 24 league games under a new 'pendulum' fixture system.
The season finished with a ten-team, four-week play-off and the Championship Grand Final on 4 October 2026.
Who are the favourites to win the 2027 RFL Championship?
If London Broncos are promoted, the Championship loses the dominant side of 2026, and the title race should be far more open. Doncaster, the beaten Grand Finalists, Newcastle Thunder, Oldham, Widnes Vikings and Barrow Raiders were among the leading sides in 2026.
Can Doncaster go one better in 2027, or will one of the chasing pack take the title?
Contributor Information
This Super League 2027 Preview & Betting Guide is written by Luke Bradshaw-Lee, our Commercial Content Manager and main Rugby writer, and edited by Andy Powell, our Content Editor. Andy manages the data in the guide, along with the Rugby tipsters and results in our Rugby League tips section, and brings a solid understanding of the sport and a careful, research-led approach to the figures.
Together they produce our Rugby League previews and Rugby Union previews, working alongside the wider team of OLBG experts.
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