Salford
February 4, Castleford Tigers (H)
February 10, St. Helens (A)
February 19 Widnes Vikings (A)
February 24, Hull FC (H)
March 2, London Broncos (H)
March 10, Catalans Dragons (A
March 16, Leeds Rhinos (H)
March 25, Bradford Bulls (A)
March 30, Wigan Warriors (H)
April 6,
Huddersfield Giants (A)
April 9, Hull Kingston Rovers (H)
April 24, Wakefield Wildcats (A)
May 6, Warrington Wolves (A)
May 18, Bradford Bulls (H)
May 26/27, Huddersfield Giants (Magic Weekend, Etihad Stadium)
June 1, Catalans Dragons (H)
June 10, Castleford Tigers (A)
June 22, St. Helens (H)
June 29, Warrington Wolves (H)
July 8, Hull Kingston Rovers (A)
July 20, Widnes Vikings (H)
July 29, Hull FC (A)
August 4, London Broncos (A)
August 10, Huddersfield Giants (H)
August 17, Wigan Warriors (A)
August 31, Leeds Rhinos (A)
September 7, Wakefield Wildcats (H)
Wigan
February 5, Huddersfield Giants (H)
February 11, Leeds Rhinos (H)
February 19, Bradford Bulls (A)
February 26, Castleford Tigers (A)
March 4, Catalan Dragons (H)
March 11, Widnes Vikings (A)
March 18, London Broncos (H)
March 23, Warrington Wolves (H)
March 30, Salford City Reds (A)
April 6, St Helens (A)
April 10, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (H)
April 22 , Hull FC (A)
May 4, Hull Kingston Rovers (H)
May 18, Huddersfield Giants (A)
May 26/27, St Helens (Magic Weekend, Etihad Stadium)
June 6, Leeds Rhinos (A)
June 9, Catalan Dragons (A)
June 22, Widnes Vikings (H)
June 29, Bradford Bulls (H)
July 8, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (A)
July 21, London Broncos (A)
July 27, Castleford Tigers (H)
August 3, Hull FC (H)
August 12, Warrington Wolves (A)
August 17, Salford City Reds (H)
September 2, Hull Kingston Rovers (A); September 7, St Helens (H)
Warrington
Feburary 5, Hull FC (A)
February 12, London Broncos (H)
February 18, Huddersfield Giants (A)
February 26, Hull KR (H)
March 3, Bradford Bulls (A)
March 9, Leeds Rhinos (A)
March 18, Wakefield Trinity (H)
March 23, Wigan Warriors (A)
March 30 , St Helens (H)
April 5, Widnes Vikings (H)
April 9, Catalan Dragons (A)
April 22, Castleford Tigers (H)
May 6, Salford City Reds (H)
May 20, Wakefield Trinity (A)
May 26/27, Widnes Vikings (Magic Weekend, Etihad Stadium
June 3, Hull KR (A)
June 10, Leeds Rhinos (H)
June 24, Hull FC (H)
June 29, Salford City Reds (A)
July 8, Catalans Dragons (H)
July 22, Castleford Tigers (A)
July 29, Bradford Bulls (H)
August 3, St Helens (A)
August 12, Wigan Warriors (H)
August 17, London Broncos (A)
September 2, Huddersfield Giants (H)
September 9, Widnes Vikings (A)
St Helens
February 4, London Broncos (A)
February 10, Salford City Reds (H)
February 19, Hull KR (A)
February 24, Catalan Dragons (H)
March 4, Huddersfield Giants (A)
March 9, Hull FC (H)
March 17, Bradford Bulls (A)
March 24, Leeds Rhinos (H)
March 30, Warrington Wolves (A)
April 6, Wigan Warriors (H)
April 9, Castleford Tigers (A)
April 20, Widnes Vikings (H)
May 4, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (H)
May 18, Leeds Rhinos (A)
May 26/27, Wigan Warriors (Magic Weekend, Etihad Stadium)
June 3, Hull FC (A)
June 8, Bradford Bulls (H)
June 22, Salford City Reds (A)
June 29, Hull KR (H)
July 8, Widnes Vikings (A)
July 20, Catalan Dragons (A)
July 27, Huddersfield Giants (H)
August 3, Warrington Wolves (H)
August 12, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (A)
August 17, Castleford Tigers (H)
August 31, London Broncos (H)
September 7, Wigan Warriors (A)
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Can anyone explain to me the purpose of the play-off stages of the Superleague at the end of the regular season – other than as a purely money-making exercise, of course?
It is quite common in American sports to have play-offs because over there most of the leagues are regionalised and no one team plays every other team during the regular season. A knock-out system to determine the best outfit therefore makes some sort of sense. But not in Superleague, where every team plays every other team – home and away.
Consequently, we have the ludicrous situation of the team finishing fifth last season – Leeds Rhinos - being crowned Champions, even though Warrington Wolves were the best side in the league.
I wonder how soon it will be before this state of affairs undermines the regular season. It makes little sense for teams to go flat out, risking injury, when the sensible strategy would be to just tick over, do enough to finish in the play-off qualifying positions, and then go for broke in the play-offs. That is pretty much what Leeds did last season.
If we have to have play-offs, and, as I say, I really cannot see the need for them, let them be a separate and distinct cup competition. But let’s have the team that finishes top of the regular season celebrated as Champions, please.