The 2018 Super 8s are the fourth season of the Rugby Football League domestic competition, in which the format of splitting teams after a certain number of games have been played.
| 2018 Super 8s | |
|---|---|
| League | Rugby League Super 8s |
| Duration | 7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs) |
| Broadcast partners |  Sky Sports BBC Sport SLTV Fox Sports (Australia) beIN Sport Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
| 2018 season | |
| Champions | Super League Qualifiers Championship Shield League 1 League 1 Shield |
| Biggest home win |  Warrington Wolves 56–6  Catalans Dragons (10 August) |
| Biggest away win |  Hull FC 13–31  Wakefield Trinity (10 August) |
The format is employed across all three divisions, and is used to decide championships, promotion and relegation.[1]
For the clubs in Super League XXIII the split comes after 23 games. The top eight clubs will then play each other once more, before the top four teams enter the playoffs for a place in the Super League Grand Final. In this group, points amassed during the regular season are carried forward to the Super 8 stage.
The four teams finishing bottom of the Super League after 23 rounds go into a group of eight teams, with the four teams who finished top of the Championship. Again, the teams play each other once more, with the top three finishers after this stage, plus the winner of the Million Pound Game, joining the top three teams in Super League XXIV, while the other four will play in the 2019 Championship. This group of eight is also known as The Qualifiers, and is the only Super 8 group in which points amassed during the regular season are not carried forward to the group stage.
The other eight teams in the Championship compete for the Championship Shield, with the top four going through to the Shield play-off semi-finals. The two teams finishing bottom of this group are relegated to League 1.
Super League
The Super League Super 8s sees the top eight teams from the Super League play seven games each. Each teams points are carried over and after seven rounds the top four teams will contest the play off semi-finals with the team finishing first hosting the team in fourth, and the team finishing second hosting the third placed team; the winners of these semi-finals will contest the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford.
Fixtures and Results
Round 1
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Hull FC
|
13–31 | Wakefield Trinity
|
10 August 2018, 19:45 | KCOM Stadium | Jack Smith | |||
 St Helens
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12–16 |  Huddersfield Giants
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10 August 2018, 19:45 | Totally Wicked Stadium | Scott Mikalauskas | |||
| Warrington Wolves
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56–6 | Catalans Dragons
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10 August 2018, 19:45 | Halliwell Jones Stadium | Ben Thaler | |||
 Wigan Warriors
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24–22 |  Castleford Tigers
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10 August 2018, 19:45 | DW Stadium | James Child | |||
Round 2
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Wakefield Trinity
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– | St Helens
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16 August 2018, 19:45 | The Mobile Rocket Stadium | ||||
| Castleford Tigers
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– | Warrington Wolves
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17 August 2018, 19:45 | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | ||||
| Huddersfield Giants
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– | Hull FC
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17 August 2018, 19:45 | John Smith's Stadium | ||||
| Catalans Dragons
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Wigan Warriors
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18 August 2018, 18:15 | Stade Gilbert Brutus | |||||
Round 3
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Warrington Wolves
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– | Hull FC
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30 August 2018, 19:45 | Halliwell Jones Stadium | ||||
| Huddersfield Giants
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– | Wakefield Trinity
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31 August 2018, 19:45 | John Smith's Stadium | ||||
| St Helens
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– | Wigan Warriors
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31 August 2018, 19:45 | Totally Wicked Stadium | ||||
| Castleford Tigers
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Catalans Dragons
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1 September 2018, 19:45 | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | |||||
Round 4
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Wigan Warriors
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– | Wakefield Trinity
|
6 September 2018, 19:45 | DW Stadium | ||||
| Hull FC
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– | Castleford Tigers
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7 September 2018, 19:45 | KCOM Stadium | ||||
| Warrington Wolves
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– | Huddersfield Giants
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7 September 2018, 19:45 | Halliwell Jones Stadium | ||||
| Catalans Dragons
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St Helens
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8 September 2018, 17:15 | Stade Gilbert Brutus | |||||
Round 5
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Castleford Tigers
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– | Huddersfield Giants
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14 September 2018, 19:45 | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | ||||
| St Helens
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– | Hull FC
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14 September 2018, 19:45 | Totally Wicked Stadium | ||||
| Wakefield Trinity
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– | Catalans Dragons
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14 September 2018, 19:45 | The Mobile Rocket Stadium | ||||
| Wigan Warriors
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– | Warrington Wolves
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14 September 2018, 19:45 | DW Stadium | ||||
Round 6
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| Castleford Tigers
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– | Wakefield Trinity
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21 September 2018, 19:45 | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | ||||
| Huddersfield Giants
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– | Wigan Warriors
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21 September 2018, 19:45 | John Smith's Stadium | ||||
| Warrington Wolves
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– | St Helens
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21 September 2018, 19:45 | Halliwell Jones Stadium | ||||
| Hull FC
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– | Catalans Dragons
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22 September 2018, 17:00 | KCOM Stadium | ||||
Round 7
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| St Helens
|
– | Castleford Tigers
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28 September 2018, 19:45 | Totally Wicked Stadium | ||||
| Wakefield Trinity
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– | Warrington Wolves
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28 September 2018, 19:45 | The Mobile Rocket Stadium | ||||
| Wigan Warriors
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– | Hull FC
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28 September 2018, 19:45 | DW Stadium | ||||
| Catalans Dragons
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– | Huddersfield Giants
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29 September 2018, 17:15 | Stade Gilbert Brutus | ||||
PlayOffs
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| St Helens
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– | Totally Wicked Stadium | ||||||
| – | ||||||||
Grand Final
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Attendance | |||||
| – | 6 October 2018, 18:00 | Old Trafford | ||||||
Final Standings
The Qualifiers
The Qualifiers Super 8s sees the bottom 4 teams from Super League table join the top 4 teams from the Championship. The points totals are reset to zero and each team plays seven games each, playing every other team once. After seven games each the teams finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will gain qualification to the 2019 Super League season. The teams finishing 4th and 5th will play in the "Million Pound Game" at the home of the 4th place team which will earn the winner a place in Super League XXIV; the loser, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th and 8th, will be relegated to the Championship for 2019.
Championship Shield
At the end of the regular season the bottom 8 Championship teams play each other once more, home or away. The bottom two teams are then relegated to League 1 and the top four teams qualify for the play-offs for the Championship Shield.
References
- ^ "Your guide to the Super 8s". Rugby Football League. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.