Super League will add a 15th club for the 2027 season. The competition’s 14 member clubs voted in favour of expansion at a shareholders’ meeting of Super League (Europe) Ltd this morning, settling the question of how many teams will line up in rugby league’s top tier next year.
The vote does not name the newcomer. SLE has handed the decision to the Rugby Football League Board, which will draw up the entry criteria and appoint a panel to assess candidates against them. A recommendation will follow, with no timetable given yet.
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What it changes
An odd number of teams means a bye round every week, so the fixture list will need reworking once the 15th club is confirmed. Clubs had the option of standing still at 14. They chose to grow.
The real contest starts now. Any club hoping to step up will be reading the RFL’s criteria line by line once they are published, because those standards will decide who has a realistic case.
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