The Qualifiers

The Qualifiers

Current season or competition: 2018 Rugby League Qualifiers
Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	2015
Number of teams	8
Country	England (RFL)
Holders	Salford Red Devils (1st title)
Most titles	Leeds Rhinos Warrington Wolves Hull Kingston Rovers Salford Red Devils (1 title)
Broadcast partner	Sky Sports BBC Sport (Highlights)

In British rugby league system, the qualifiers was a competition that was played at the end of the regular rugby league season in the Middle 8 of the Super 8s.

Structure

At the end of 23 rounds of the regular season, the bottom 4 teams in the Super League and top 4 teams in the Championship play each other home or away in a league of 8. The top three teams automatically earn a place in the Super League. The 4th and 5th placed teams play in the Million Pound Game for the final Super League place.

Results

See also: Million Pound Game

Year	Super League Place	Championship Place
2015	Hull Kingston Rovers Widnes Vikings Salford Red Devils Wakefield Trinity	Bradford Bulls Sheffield Eagles Halifax Leigh Centurions
2016	Leeds Rhinos Leigh Centurions Huddersfield Giants Salford Red Devils	Hull Kingston Rovers London Broncos Batley Bulldogs Featherstone Rovers
2017	Warrington Wolves Hull Kingston Rovers Widnes Vikings Catalans Dragons	London Broncos Featherstone Rovers Halifax Leigh Centurions
2018	Leeds Rhinos Hull Kingston Rovers Salford Red Devils London Broncos	Toronto Wolfpack Toulouse Olympique Widnes Vikings Halifax

• Bold Promoted/ Relegated

Winners

	Winners	Count	Years
1	Hull Kingston Rovers	1	2015
2	Leeds Rhinos	1	2016
3	Warrington Wolves	1	2017
4	Salford Red Devils	1	2018

Appearances

	Name	Apps	Years
1	Hull Kingston Rovers	4	2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2	Leigh	3	2015, 2016, 2017
	Salford	3	2015, 2016, 2018
	Widnes	3	2015, 2017, 2018
	London	3	2016, 2017, 2018
	Halifax	3	2015, 2017, 2018
3	Featherstone Rovers	2	2016, 2017
	Leeds	2	2016, 2018
3	Bradford	1	2015
	Sheffield	1	2015
	Wakefield Trinity	1	2015
	Batley	1	2016
	Huddersfield	1	2016
	Catalans	1	2017
	Warrington	1	2017
	Toronto	1	2018
	Toulouse	1	2018

Statistics

Match records

Highest Scoring Game

Year	Winner	Score	Loser
2016	London Broncos	76 – 16	Batley Bulldogs

Biggest Win

Year	Winner	Score	Loser
2017	Warrington Wolves	68 – 0	Featherstone Rovers

Lowest scoring game

Year	Winner	Score	Loser
2017	Hull Kingston Rovers	12 – 6	Widnes Vikings

Attendances

Highest attendance

Year	Home	Away	Venue	Attendance
2016	Leeds Rhinos	Batley Bulldogs	Headingley Stadium	15,135

Lowest attendance

Year	Home	Away	Venue	Attendance
2016	London Broncos	Batley Bulldogs	Trailfinders Sports Ground	512