Football
Super League: Wakefield replace London for 2025 in restructure
St Helens topped the gradings having received the highest score of 17.02 points out of the maximum of 20 available, while quadruple winners Wigan were second on 16.91.
Last year’s grade leaders Leeds (16.84) slipped to third place after a disappointing 2024 campaign on the field, with Sam Burgess’ Warrington fourth on 16.27.
Hull KR (15.97) and Catalans Dragons (15.52) also retained their A grading and were joined by Leigh (15.13), Super League’s recent success story.
Wakefield surged into the top eight with 15.09 and Castleford completed the grade A teams on 15.02 points.
The 2025 Super League cohort is completed with three B-grade teams – Hull FC (14.51), Huddersfield Giants (14.48) and Salford Red Devils (13.97), with the latter only narrowly retaining their top-flight status despite finishing fourth under Paul Rowley this season.
Toulouse (13.58) and London (12.65) missed out on a Super League place but achieved grade B status along with York (12.42), Bradford (12.15), Barrow (11.22), Featherstone (10.75), Keighley (9.02), Halifax (8.79), Sheffield (8.77), Widnes (8.60) and Doncaster (7.52).
Workington (7.26), Swinton (7.15), Dewsbury (7.13), Oldham (7.00), Hunslet (6.98), Rochdale (6.47), Midlands Hurricanes (5.66), Cornwall (5.29), Newcastle (5.20) and North Wales Crusaders (4.72) all achieved Grade C status, with data unavailable to give Batley and Whitehaven a grading.