Super League XXV results

The 2020 Super League XXV season is the 25th season of Super League, and 126th season of rugby league in Great Britain. It began on 30 January 2020, and was originally scheduled to end on 10 October 2020. It was to have consisted of 29 regular season games, and four rounds of play-offs, including the Grand Final at Old Trafford. Due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is uncertainty surrounding the remaining fixtures, and the league table will be decided on a percentage basis for the first time since 1930 (excluding the War Emergency Leagues). The fixture list was released on 5 November 2019.[1]

On 20 July 2020 Toronto Wolfpack withdrew from the competition and Super League expunged the teams completed results from the season's results.[2]

On 3 November 2020, Hull KR announced that they were unable to fulfil the remainder of their fixtures, due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the club, and had no alternative but to terminate the remainder of their season. It was also reported, that three players had returned positive tests, with another two inconclusive, five having to self isolate and nine players injured.[3]

Fixtures and results

Round 1
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 16–10 Warrington Wolves 30 January 2020, 19:45 DW Stadium Chris Kendall 15,040
Hull KR 30–12 Wakefield Trinity 31 January 2020, 19:45 Hull College Craven Park Stadium Robert Hicks 8,492
St. Helens 48–8 Salford Red Devils Totally Wicked Stadium Liam Moore 12,008
Catalans Dragons 12–32 Huddersfield Giants 1 February 2020, 17:00 Stade Gilbert Brutus Scott Mikalauskus 8,254
Leeds Rhinos 4–30 Hull F.C. 2 February 2020, 16:45 Headingley Ben Thaler 19,500
Source:[4][5][6][7][8]

Round 2
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
Warrington Wolves 19–0 St. Helens 6 February 2020, 19:45 Halliwell Jones Stadium Chris Kendall 12,562
Castleford Tigers 16–12 Wigan Warriors 7 February 2020, 19:45 Mend-A-Hose Jungle Marcus Griffiths 8,848
Hull F.C. 25–16 Hull KR 7 February 2020, 20:00 KCOM Stadium Robert Hicks 19,599
Huddersfield Giants 26–27[lower-alpha 1] Leeds Rhinos 2 August 2020, 18:30[lower-alpha 2] Headingley Robert Hicks —
Wakefield Trinity C–C[lower-alpha 3] Catalans Dragons — — — —
Source:[9][10][11][12]

Round 3
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 52–10 Hull KR 14 February 2020, 19:45 Headingley Tom Grant 11,057
Salford Red Devils 10–12 Huddersfield Giants AJ Bell Stadium James Child 3,350
Catalans Dragons 36–18 Castleford Tigers 15 February 2020, 17:00 Stade Gilbert Brutus Gareth Hewer 8,886
Hull F.C. 18–32 St. Helens 16 February 2020, 15:00 KCOM Stadium Liam Moore 12,399
Wakefield Trinity 18–8 Warrington Wolves The Mobile Rocket Stadium Marcus Griffiths 5,197
Source:[13][14][15][16][17]

Round 4
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
Castleford Tigers 32–15 Wakefield Trinity 21 February 2020, 19:45 Mend-A-Hose Jungle James Child 7,202
Hull KR 4–22 Huddersfield Giants Hull College Craven Park Stadium Liam Moore 7,350
Salford Red Devils 8–22 Leeds Rhinos 22 February 2020, 14:00 AJ Bell Stadium Marcus Griffiths 4,757
Wigan Warriors 26–12 Hull F.C. 23 February 2020, 15:00 DW Stadium Robert Hicks 12,005
St. Helens 34–6[lower-alpha 4] Catalans Dragons 2 August 2020, 16:15 Headingley Ben Thaler —
Source:[18][19][20][21][22]

Round 5
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
Hull KR 8–28 Castleford Tigers 27 February 2020, 19:45 Hull College Craven Park Stadium Chris Kendall 7,464
Leeds Rhinos 36–0 Warrington Wolves 28 February 2020, 19:45 Headingley Robert Hicks 12,124
Huddersfield Giants 10–42 Wigan Warriors 1 March 2020, 15:00 John Smith's Stadium James Child 6,574
Hull F.C. 29–34 Catalans Dragons KCOM Stadium Gareth Hewer 12,003
Salford Red Devils 12–22 Wakefield Trinity AJ Bell Stadium Liam Moore 3,801
Source:

Round 6
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
St. Helens 10–12 Huddersfield Giants 6 March 2020, 19:45 Totally Wicked Stadium Gareth Hewer 10,418
Wakefield Trinity 26–27[lower-alpha 5] Hull F.C. The Mobile Rocket Stadium James Child 5,528
Warrington Wolves 9–8 Castleford Tigers Halliwell Jones Stadium Robert Hicks 9,228
Catalans Dragons 30–14 Salford Red Devils 7 March 2020, 17:00 Stade Gilbert Brutus Chris Kendall 7,904
Wigan Warriors 30–16 Hull KR 8 March 2020, 15:00 DW Stadium Tom Grant 11,511
Source:

Round 7
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (GMT) Venue Referee Attendance
Hull F.C. 4–38 Warrington Wolves 12 March 2020, 19:45 KCOM Stadium Chris Kendall 10,214
Salford Red Devils 18–14 Wigan Warriors 13 March 2020, 19:45 AJ Bell Stadium James Child 4,796
Castleford Tigers 28–14 St. Helens 15 March 2020, 15:30 Mend-A-Hose Jungle Liam Moore 7,268
Wakefield Trinity 6–29 Huddersfield Giants 17 September 2020, 15:00[lower-alpha 6] John Smiths Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Jack Smith —
Catalans Dragons C–C Leeds Rhinos —[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 3] — — —
Source:[25]

Round 8
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee
Castleford Tigers 14–40 Catalans Dragons 8 August 2020, 16:15 Emerald Headingley[lower-alpha 7] Robert Hicks
Warrington Wolves 40–10 Hull KR 8 August 2020, 18:30 James Child
Salford Red Devils 54–18 Hull FC 9 August 2020, 13:00 Liam Moore
Wakefield Trinity 22–23 Wigan Warriors 9 August 2020, 15:15 Ben Thaler
Leeds Rhinos 0–48 St Helens 9 August 2020, 18:30 Chris Kendall
Source:[26]

Round 9
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee

Wakefield Trinity

 0–58 Catalans Dragons[lower-alpha 9] 15 August 2020, 16:15 Totally Wicked Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Chris Kendall
Huddersfield Giants 18–19 Warrington Wolves 15 August 2020, 18:30 Ben Thaler
St Helens[lower-alpha 9] 10–0 Castleford Tigers 16 August 2020, 16:15 James Child
Wigan Warriors 28–10 Leeds Rhinos 16 August 2020, 18:30 Robert Hicks
Hull FC 48–6 Castleford Tigers 18 October 2020, 15:00[lower-alpha 9] KCOM Stadium Marcus Griffiths
Salford Red Devils 42–24 Catalans Dragons 2 November 2020, 15:00[lower-alpha 9] AJ Bell Stadium Jack Smith
Source:[28][29]

Round 10
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee
Leeds Rhinos 50–12 Salford Red Devils 29 August 2020, 18:30 Halliwell Jones Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Liam Moore
Hull KR 18–32 St Helens 30 August 2020, 13:00 Scott Mikalauskas
Huddersfield Giants 12–31 Hull FC 30 August 2020, 16:15 Chris Kendall
Warrington Wolves 36–0 Wakefield Trinity 30 August 2020, 18:30 Marcus Griffiths
Wigan Warriors C–C[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 3] Catalans Dragons — — —
Source:[31]
  • All fixtures are subject to change

Round 11
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee
Hull KR 34–18 Wigan Warriors 3 September 2020, 18:00 Emerald Headingley[lower-alpha 7] Tom Grant
Salford Red Devils 30–37 Castleford Tigers 3 September 2020, 20:15 Robert Hicks
Huddersfield Giants 6–54 St Helens 4 September 2020, 18:00 Liam Moore
Warrington Wolves 37–12 Hull FC 4 September 2020, 20:15 Ben Thaler
Wakefield Trinity 18–20[lower-alpha 11] Leeds Rhinos 1 November 2020, 14:00 The Mobile Rocket Stadium Marcus Griffiths
Source:[33]

Round 12
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee Attendance
Hull FC 26–23 Wakefield Trinity 10 September 2020, 18:00 Totally Wicked Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Marcus Griffiths —
Castleford Tigers 10–12 Warrington Wolves 10 September 2020, 20:15 Robert Hicks
St Helens 21–20[lower-alpha 12] Hull KR 11 September 2020, 18:00 Jack Smith
Leeds Rhinos 13–12 Huddersfield Giants 11 September 2020, 20:15 Scott Mikalauskus
James Child[lower-alpha 13]
Catalans Dragons 12–28 Wigan Warriors 12 September 2020, 17:00 Stade Gilbert Brutus Chris Kendall 5,000[lower-alpha 14]
Source:[35]

Round 13
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee
Hull KR 16–41 Leeds Rhinos 24 September 2020, 14:45 Halliwell Jones Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Jack Smith
Hull FC 22–28 Salford Red Devils 24 September 2020, 18:00 Chris Kendall
Castleford Tigers 19–31 Huddersfield Giants 24 September 2020, 20:15 Liam Moore
Warrington Wolves 30–16 Catalans Dragons 25 September 2020, 18:00 Robert Hicks
Wigan Warriors 28–16 Wakefield Trinity 25 September 2020, 20:15 James Child
Source:[36]

Round 14
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee
Salford Red Devils 20–18 Warrington Wolves 29 September 2020, 17:30 AJ Bell Stadium[lower-alpha 7][37] Scott Mikalauskus
Wigan Warriors 0–42 St Helens 29 September 2020, 19:45 Ben Thaler
Leeds Rhinos 6–34 Catalans Dragons 30 September 2020, 18:00 Emerald Headingley[lower-alpha 15] Robert Hicks
Huddersfield Giants 32–22 Hull KR 30 September 2020, 19:00 John Smiths Stadium[lower-alpha 15] Marcus Griffiths
Castleford Tigers 28–32 Hull FC 1 October 2020, 19:45 Mend-A-Hose Jungle[lower-alpha 15] Tom Grant
Source:[38]

Round 15
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee Attendance
Catalans Dragons 40–8 Wakefield Trinity 4 October 2020, 18:00[lower-alpha 16] Stade Gilbert Brutus James Child 5,000[lower-alpha 14]
Huddersfield Giants 16–24 Salford Red Devils 8 October 2020, 17:30 Emerald Headingley[lower-alpha 7] Robert Hicks —
Wakefield Trinity 16–20 St Helens 9 October 2020, 17:30 Liam Moore
Warrington Wolves 14–18 Wigan Warriors 9 October 2020, 19:45 Chris Kendall
Source:[40]

Round 16
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee Attendance
Catalans Dragons 34–4 Hull KR 9 October 2020, 18:00 Stade Gilbert Brutus Jack Smith 5,000[lower-alpha 14]
Hull KR 24–22 Salford Red Devils 13 October 2020, 14:00 Halliwell Jones Stadium[lower-alpha 7] James Child —
Hull FC 18–16 Huddersfield Giants 13 October 2020, 17:30 Scott Mikalauskus
Warrington Wolves 32–6 Leeds Rhinos 13 October 2020, 19:45 Chris Kendall
St Helens 48–6 Wakefield Trinity 15 October 2020, 19:45 Robert Hicks
Source:[38]

Round 17 (Black History Round)
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee Attendance
Catalans Dragons C–C[lower-alpha 17][lower-alpha 3] Hull FC — — — —
Castleford Tigers 38–24 Hull KR 22 October 2020, 17:30 Totally Wicked Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Gareth Hewer —
Huddersfield Giants 14–18 Wakefield Trinity 22 October 2020, 19:45 Marcus Griffiths
Wigan Warriors 58–12 Salford Red Devils 23 October 2020, 17:30 Chris Kendall
St Helens 40–8 Leeds Rhinos 23 October 2020, 19:45 Liam Moore
Source:[42]

Round 18
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 30–22 Castleford Tigers[lower-alpha 18] 29 August 2020, 16:15 Halliwell Jones Stadium James Child —
Hull F.C. 22–40 Leeds Rhinos[lower-alpha 19] 8 October 2020, 19:45 Emerald Headingley Ben Thaler
Wakefield Trinity 48–18 Hull KR 25 October 2020, 14:00 The Mobile Rocket Stadium Scott Mikalauskas
Salford Red Devils 12–10 St Helens 26 October 2020, 17:30 Emerald Headingley[lower-alpha 7] Ben Thaler
Leeds Rhinos 28–24 Castleford Tigers 26 October 2020, 19:45 Emerald Headingley Tom Grant
Catalans Dragons C–C[lower-alpha 20][lower-alpha 3] Warrington Wolves — — — —
Source:[40][31]

Round 19
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee
Leeds Rhinos 6–30 Wakefield Trinity 29 October 2020, 17:30 Totally Wicked Stadium[lower-alpha 7] Ben Thaler
Hull KR 16–31 Hull FC 29 October 2020, 19:45 Liam Moore
Warrington Wolves 19–12 Huddersfield Giants 30 October 2020, 18:00[lower-alpha 21] Robert Hicks
St Helens 6–18 Wigan Warriors 30 October 2020, 20:15 Chris Kendall
Huddersfield Giants C–C[lower-alpha 22][lower-alpha 3] Castleford Tigers — — —
Warrington Wolves 24–0[lower-alpha 23] Salford Red Devils — — —
Source:[48]

Round 20
Home Score Away Match information
Date and time (BST) Venue Referee Attendance
Hull KR C–C[lower-alpha 24] Warrington Wolves — — — —
Castleford Tigers C–C[lower-alpha 25] Leeds Rhinos
Catalans Dragons C–C[lower-alpha 3] St Helens
Wakefield Trinity 20–28 Salford Red Devils 6 November 2020, 17:30 Emerald Headingley[lower-alpha 7] Liam Moore —
Wigan Warriors 19–6 Huddersfield Giants 6 November 2020, 19:45 Chris Kendall
Source:[51]

Notes
  1. After golden-point extra time
  2. Match postponed on original date due to poor weather conditions caused by Storm Ciara
  3. Match cancelled after Super League meeting on 3 November rescheduled the play-offs and ended the regular season early.[50]
  4. Match postponed on original date, Due to St Helens' involvement in the WCC
  5. After golden-point extra time
  6. Match postponed on original date due to both teams' involvement in the Challenge Cup
  7. all games will resume behind closed doors, at neutral venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
  8. Game postponed on 13 March, as Leeds decided that they would not travel to Perpignan as one of the Leeds players had shown signs of COVID-19 symptoms. The fixture was then rescheduled for 7 September 2020 but was again postponed on 27 August, due to three Catalans players having tested positive for COVID-19.[23][24]
  9. As a result of at least six Hull F.C. players testing positive for COVID-19, round 9 matches involving Hull F.C. and their opponents, Salford Red Devils, were postponed, and the fixture list was reversed for this round, with Castleford now set to play St Helens, whilst Wakefield will now play Catalans.[27]
  10. Match scheduled for 15 October but postponed on 14 October due to a number of Wigan players testing positive for COVID-19[30]
  11. match postponed on 2 September, due to two Wakefield players testing positive for Covid-19[32]
  12. After golden-point extra time
  13. Mikalauskus was replaced by James Child after 20 mins, due to Mikalauskus losing his voice.[34]
  14. French Covid restrictions allow spectators to attend Catalans home games with the total crowd limited to 5,000.[39]
  15. this game will now be played behind closed doors, without any spectators in attendance
  16. Fixture originally set for 14 October, but brought forward due to a fixture reshuffle
  17. Match postponed on 21 October after five Catalans players and two members of the coaching staff tested positive for Covid-19.[41]
  18. Wigan were scheduled to play Catalans. Three Catalans players and a staff member tested positive for Covid meaning this fixture was postponed, and Wigan will now play Castleford[43]
  19. Leeds were originally due to play Castleford, but Castleford were stood down on 7 October after three players tested positive for Covid-19 and six more ordered to isolate. This left Castleford with just 14 fit players to form a team, so now they will play Hull in Round 18 instead.[44]
  20. Match postponed on 24 October, due to two more positive COVID-19 tests among the Catalans squad, forcing the club to be once again, shut down until further tests are carried out.[45]
  21. Match originally set for Round 21, but brought forward as both clubs originally scheduled round 19 matches were postponed.[46]
  22. Game postponed on 28 October due to 12 positive COVID-19 cases amongst the Castleford squad.[47]
  23. Salford forfeited the game due to player unavailability. Under RFL operational rules Warrington were awarded an automatic 24–0 win. With Huddersfield also being without a game in round 19, Warrington and Huddersfield will meet on 30 October in a rearranged round 21 fixture.[47]
  24. Due to numerous COVID-19 cases within the Hull KR playing bubble, the club announced on 2 November that they would not be able to fulfil any of their remaining fixtures and have terminated their season early.[3]
  25. Game postponed on 2 November due to four more positive COVID-19 cases amongst the Castleford squad.[49] Following the decision on 3 November to resechedule and reformat the play-offs, this fixture will not be played.

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