Super League (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Super League" in English language version.

Last modified: 12:29:53, 6 October 2026 (UTC)

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1613bbc.co.uk

11^th place

10^th place

1010skysports.com

238^th place

152^nd place

108web.archive.org

1^st place

76superleague.co.uk

low place

9,145^th place

52inews.co.uk

1,784^th place

903^rd place

43therfl.co.uk

low place

33theguardian.com

16^th place

11^th place

22telegraph.co.uk

40^th place

27^th place

22hulldailymail.co.uk

7,178^th place

3,710^th place

22totalrl.com

low place

6,579^th place

22wigantoday.net

low place

7,308^th place

22sportspromedia.com

4,495^th place

3,001^st place

22ghostarchive.org

64^th place

28^th place

11sportcal.com

low place

8,927^th place

11stuff.co.nz

387^th place

194^th place

11parliament.uk

313^th place

181^st place

11warringtonguardian.co.uk

low place

6,269^th place

11sthelensstar.co.uk

low place

11sportinglife.com

5,374^th place

2,908^th place

11bbc.com

26^th place

23^rd place

11loverugbyleague.com

5,058^th place

2,288^th place

11rugby-league.com

low place

6,211^th place

11hullfc.com

low place

11sportingnews.com

1,022^nd place

547^th place

11independent.co.uk

46^th place

29^th place

11yorkshirepost.co.uk

2,482^nd place

1,212^th place

11channel4.com

1,192^nd place

622^nd place

11digitalspy.com

235^th place

128^th place

11livestation.com

low place

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.co.uk

BBC Sport (26 July 2011). "Crusaders withdraw application for Super League place". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
"Super League: Competition restructures confirmed". BBC Sport. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
"Super League: The RFL confirms it has received applications from nine clubs". 15 September 2025.
"York and Toulouse to play in expanded Super League". 17 October 2025.
BBC Sport (19 November 2018). "Super League: Golden-point extra time introduced for regular season from 2019". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
Freeman, Jay (12 October 2024). "Wigan beat Hull KR in Grand Final to seal quadruple". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
"BBC Super League Show: New series starts on 10 February". BBC Sport. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
"Super League: BBC Radio 5 live sports extra to air new show". BBC Sport. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

news.bbc.co.uk

BBC Sport (19 May 2005). "Super League set for 2009 changes". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
BBC Sport (22 May 2005). "Franchise system 'is way forward'". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
BBC Sport (16 July 2008). "Clubs confident over franchises". BBC. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
BBC Sport (8 October 2010). "Five clubs in Super League queue". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
BBC Sport (3 December 2010). "Widnes, Halifax and Barrow meet Super League deadline". BBC. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"Super League agrees new two-year TV deal". BBC Sport. 28 April 2021.

channel4.com (Global: 1,192^nd place; English: 622^nd place)

"Channel 4 to broadcast live Betfred Super League | Channel 4". Channel4.com. Retrieved 15 June 2026.

digitalspy.com (Global: 235^th place; English: 128^th place)

forums.digitalspy.com

"History of Rugby League TV Rights post 1995". 22 July 2012.

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

Hadfield, Dave (24 January 1996). "Tries to be given trial by television". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
Fisher, Michael (12 January 2001). "Salary cap to be squeezed to £1.8m". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

hulldailymail.co.uk (Global: 7,178^th place; English: 3,710^th place)

Westmorland, Gareth (14 September 2018). "Explained: How Super League's 2019 structure works". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
Jackson, William (8 July 2020). "What the RFL's new overseas quota rules mean for every Super League club". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

hullfc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"1991 Premiership Final: 28 Year Ago Today". Hullfc.com.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Hadfield, Dave (24 January 1996). "Tries to be given trial by television". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

inews.co.uk (Global: 1,784^th place; English: 903^rd place)

"'Super League needs a draft': Salford Red Devils chairman calls for radical overhaul of rugby league". inews.co.uk. 14 March 2023.
"Rugby league in cash crisis with new Sky Sports deal down £14m a year". 29 April 2021.

livestation.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Livestation". Livestation.com. Retrieved 15 June 2026.

loverugbyleague.com (Global: 5,058^th place; English: 2,288^th place)

Darbyshire, Drew (26 November 2020). "Super League retains six-team play-off format for 2021, Old Trafford to host Grand Final". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

parliament.uk (Global: 313^th place; English: 181^st place)

api.parliament.uk

Hansard (26 April 1995). "Rugby League". UK Parliament. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

rugby-league.com (Global: low place; English: 6,211^th place)

"Steeden become Official Match Ball Partner". Rugby-league.com. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

skysports.com (Global: 238^th place; English: 152^nd place)

Angela Powers. "Licence to thrill". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
Sky Sports (17 June 2008). "Super League set to expand". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
"Leigh Centurions will replace Toronto Wolfpack and play in Super League in 2021". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
"Process and panel revealed for Super League's expansion to 14 teams from 2026". 19 August 2025.
"Super League expansion: Salford Red Devils absent as RFL confirm applicants ahead of proposed two-team addition in 2026". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
"Bradford Bulls make shock Super League return via gradings system as Salford Red Devils drop out". 16 October 2025.
"How Matt Peet's Wigan 'completed rugby league' in just three Super League seasons". Skysports.com. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
"Sky Sports to show every Super League match live as part of historic new three-year TV rights deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
"Sky Sports extends Super League TV deal for a further two seasons".
"Sky Sports to show every Super League match live as part of historic new three-year TV rights deal".

sportcal.com (Global: low place; English: 8,927^th place)

"Rugby League's Super League Europe Appoints New Director" (Press release). Leeds: Super League Europe. Sportcal. 16 February 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2021.

sportinglife.com (Global: 5,374^th place; English: 2,908^th place)

Ian Laybourn. "Leigh blast for Super League". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2008.

sportingnews.com (Global: 1,022^nd place; English: 547^th place)

"Who has won the most Super League Grand Finals? List of all-time rugby league champions in Britain as Wigan Warriors triumph in 2024". Sportingnews.com. 12 October 2024.

sportspromedia.com (Global: 4,495^th place; English: 3,001^st place)

"Grading criteria, overseas expansion and a digital overhaul… Inside IMG's radical plan to reimagine rugby's Super League". Sportspromedia.com. 12 May 2023.
"Super League set for 'UK£20m a year' Sky Sports TV rights extension". 23 August 2023.

sthelensstar.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Where a Saints League Leaders' Shield win in 2022 would rank". 23 August 2022.

stuff.co.nz (Global: 387^th place; English: 194^th place)

"'Why do they call it Super League Europe'? French club coach fuming after promotion snub". stuff.co.nz. Stuff Limited. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

superleague.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,145^th place)

"Vikings awarded Super League licence". Super League Official. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
"Super League Partners". 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
"A new look for the three Betfred Super Leagues in 2024". Superleague.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
"Competition Structure". The RFL. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
"Launching SuperLeague+". Superleague.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
"Channel 4 to broadcast Betfred Super League in 2022".

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Gary Slater (18 June 2008). "Super League to expand to 14". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
Fisher, Michael (12 January 2001). "Salary cap to be squeezed to £1.8m". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Bower, Aaron (28 July 2025). "Super League votes to add two clubs and return to 14-team competition for 2026". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
"'Only thing that's missing': Penrith co-captain disappointed to abandon World Club Challenge". The Guardian. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
Bower, Aaron (5 April 2017). "Super League clubs vote for salary cap rise and second marquee player". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

therfl.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

therfl.co.uk

RFL. "Licensing". The Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
"Thirteen Super League licences awarded for 2012 to 2014". RFL. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

media.therfl.co.uk

"RFL Chief Executive Policy Review" (PDF). RFL. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

totalrl.com (Global: low place; English: 6,579^th place)

Shaw, Matthew (21 December 2018). "RFL usher in rule changes for 2019". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
Shaw, Matthew (11 July 2019). "Overseas Quota – A Beginner's Guide".

warringtonguardian.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,269^th place)

Mike Parsons (23 June 2006). "Rugby League". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

RFL. "Licensing". The Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
Angela Powers. "Licence to thrill". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 25 March 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
Ian Laybourn. "Leigh blast for Super League". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
"Vikings awarded Super League licence". Super League Official. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
Super League to become a 12-team competition from 2015. Superleague.co.uk (11 July 2013). Retrieved on 20 August 2013.
"RFL Chief Executive Policy Review" (PDF). RFL. September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
"Super League Partners". 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
"Competition Structure". The RFL. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.

wigantoday.net (Global: low place; English: 7,308^th place)

"Wigan Warriors complete historic quadruple with Grand Final victory - 5 of the best takeaways from Old Trafford". Wigan Today. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
"RETRO SPORT: pictures of the all conquering Wigan Warriors back in 1995". Wigan Today. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2025.

yorkshirepost.co.uk (Global: 2,482^nd place; English: 1,212^th place)

"Super League looks to bring in quota on overseas clubs". Yorkshire Post. 25 April 2019.

Super League (English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; English: 23rd place)

channel4.com (Global: 1,192nd place; English: 622nd place)

digitalspy.com (Global: 235th place; English: 128th place)

forums.digitalspy.com

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64th place; English: 28th place)

hulldailymail.co.uk (Global: 7,178th place; English: 3,710th place)

hullfc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

inews.co.uk (Global: 1,784th place; English: 903rd place)

livestation.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

loverugbyleague.com (Global: 5,058th place; English: 2,288th place)

parliament.uk (Global: 313th place; English: 181st place)

api.parliament.uk

rugby-league.com (Global: low place; English: 6,211th place)

skysports.com (Global: 238th place; English: 152nd place)

sportcal.com (Global: low place; English: 8,927th place)

sportinglife.com (Global: 5,374th place; English: 2,908th place)

sportingnews.com (Global: 1,022nd place; English: 547th place)

sportspromedia.com (Global: 4,495th place; English: 3,001st place)

sthelensstar.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

stuff.co.nz (Global: 387th place; English: 194th place)

superleague.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,145th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40th place; English: 27th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16th place; English: 11th place)

therfl.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

therfl.co.uk

media.therfl.co.uk

totalrl.com (Global: low place; English: 6,579th place)

warringtonguardian.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,269th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wigantoday.net (Global: low place; English: 7,308th place)

yorkshirepost.co.uk (Global: 2,482nd place; English: 1,212th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

channel4.com (Global: 1,192^nd place; English: 622^nd place)

digitalspy.com (Global: 235^th place; English: 128^th place)

ghostarchive.org (Global: 64^th place; English: 28^th place)

hulldailymail.co.uk (Global: 7,178^th place; English: 3,710^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

inews.co.uk (Global: 1,784^th place; English: 903^rd place)

loverugbyleague.com (Global: 5,058^th place; English: 2,288^th place)

parliament.uk (Global: 313^th place; English: 181^st place)

rugby-league.com (Global: low place; English: 6,211^th place)

skysports.com (Global: 238^th place; English: 152^nd place)

sportcal.com (Global: low place; English: 8,927^th place)

sportinglife.com (Global: 5,374^th place; English: 2,908^th place)

sportingnews.com (Global: 1,022^nd place; English: 547^th place)

sportspromedia.com (Global: 4,495^th place; English: 3,001^st place)

stuff.co.nz (Global: 387^th place; English: 194^th place)

superleague.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,145^th place)

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

totalrl.com (Global: low place; English: 6,579^th place)

warringtonguardian.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,269^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wigantoday.net (Global: low place; English: 7,308^th place)

yorkshirepost.co.uk (Global: 2,482^nd place; English: 1,212^th place)