2018 Super League season
Super League XXIII, known as the Betfred Super League XXIII for sponsor reasons, was the 23rd season of the Super League and 124th season of rugby league in Britain for 2018.
| Super League XXIII | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Duration | 30 Rounds |
| Teams | 12 |
| Highest attendance | 23,246 Leeds Rhinos Vs Castleford Tigers (23 March) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,248 Salford Red Devils Vs Widnes Vikings (15 June) |
| Average attendance | 8,547 |
| Attendance | 1,166,425 |
| Broadcast partners | Sky Sports BBC Sport Fox League beIN Sports Fox Soccer Plus Sport Klub |
| 2018 season | |
| Champions | Wigan Warriors 5th Super League Title 22nd British title |
| League Leaders Shield | St. Helens |
| Runners-up | Warrington Wolves |
| Biggest home win | Warrington Wolves 80–10 Hull F.C. (30 August) |
| Biggest away win | Salford Red Devils 10–60 St. Helens (26 April) |
| Man of Steel | Ben Barba |
| Top point-scorer(s) | Danny Richardson (296) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Ben Barba (28) |
| Promotion and relegation | |
| Promoted from Championship | London Broncos |
| Relegated to Championship | Widnes Vikings |
Wigan Warriors were crowned champions after beating Warrington Wolves 12-4 to win their 22nd league Championship.
Twelve teams competed over 23 rounds, including the Magic Weekend.
This season also saw the first Super League game played outside Europe, as Wigan Warriors faced Hull F.C. at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia on Saturday 10 February 2018, which Wigan won, 24–10.
St. Helens won the League Leaders Shield for a record 6th time. However, they failed to reach the Grand Final after losing their semi final 13-18 to Warrington Wolves.
Widnes Vikings were relegated to the Championship, after only 3 wins in the regular season and one win in The Qualifiers, while London Broncos were promoted after winning the Million Pound Game by beating Toronto Wolfpack 4–2.