TonyM19:
The 12 existing Betfred Super League clubs have today voted to extend the competition to 14 teams for the 2026 season, subject to conditions. This would be done by combining the Club Grading System introduced to determine Super League membership as part of the sport’s long-term strategic partnership with IMG in 2022, with an independent panel to be chaired by Lord Jonathan Caine, who was recently elected as a member of the Rugby Football League Board, and the Strategic Review Sub-Committee. The top 12 clubs under grading at the conclusion of the 2025 domestic season will therefore be joined by two clubs recommended by that panel – provided the panel judges there are two applications of sufficient merit against the set criteria. Further details of the composition of the panel and the timing of the process will be confirmed in due course.
Which is a long long-winded way of saying, 'It's not Toulouse, but it is Bradford + 1'
Bradford should be nowhere near the superleague until their pitch is sorted.I have seen bigger school pitches and its a disgrace they are allowed to play on a pitch 55 metres wide.
No point playing wingers as the centres are stood nearly on the touchline.
May as well play 11 per side.
