News of Super League expanding to 14 teams has sent shockwaves through British rugby league: both positive and negative. The very fact nine of the 12 existing top-flight clubs voted for it means there must be some perceived positives.

Since 2015, the league has operated a number of structures, including a late-season split structure during which clubs would play 23 games and then be divided into three pools of eight, involving the 24 teams making up Super League and the Championship.

Super League clubs vote to extend the competition to 14 teams for the 2026 season; Watch every Super League game this season live on Sky Sports - including two matches in each round exclusively live

Super League will become a 14-team competition in 2026 after clubs agreed to expand as early as next season in a major development for British rugby league.

The 12 current clubs in English men's rugby league’s top-flight Super League competition have voted to expand the division to 14 teams from the 2026 campaign onwards. Which two clubs will enter the competition will be decided by a hybrid method taking into account both an independent panel,

Nine clubs ultimately decided they felt expanding as early as 2026 was the best course of action for the competition’s long-term financial footing. However, there were three who