The Qualifiers
Appearance
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Current season or competition: 2016 Super 8s | |
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Sport | Rugby league |
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Instituted | 2015 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Country | England (RFL) |
Holders | Leeds Rhinos (1st title) |
Most titles | Hull KR Leeds Rhinos (1 title) |
Broadcast partner | Sky Sports BBC Sport (Highlights) |
The Qualifiers is a competition that is 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 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 Super League. The 4th and 5th placed teams play in the Million Pound Game for the final Super League place.
Results
Year | Super League Place | Championship Place |
2015 | Hull KR 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 KR London Broncos Batley Bulldogs Featherstone Rovers |
- Bold Promoted/ Relegated
Winners
Winners | Count | Years | |
1 | Hull KR | 1 | 2015 |
2 | Leeds Rhinos | 1 | 2016 |
Appearances
Name | Apps | Years | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Leigh | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
Salford | 2 | 2015, 2016 | |
Hull KR | 2 | 2015, 2016 | |
2 | Bradford | 1 | 2015 |
Halifax | 1 | 2015 | |
Sheffield | 1 | 2015 | |
Wakefield | 1 | 2015 | |
Widnes | 1 | 2015 | |
Batley | 1 | 2016 | |
Featherstone | 1 | 2016 | |
Huddersfield | 1 | 2016 | |
London | 1 | 2016 | |
Leeds | 1 | 2016 |
Statistics
Match records
Biggest win
Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | London Broncos | 76 - 16 | Batley Bulldogs |
Highest scoring game
Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
---|---|---|---|
2016 | London Broncos | 76 - 16 | Batley Bulldogs |
Lowest scoring game
Year | Winner | Score | Loser |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Hull KR | 12 – 8 | Widnes Vikings |
Attendances
Highest attendance
Year | Home | Away | Venue | Attendance |
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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 |