With nine clubs being given an A in IMG’s gradings that decide the makeup of the game’s professional pyramid, expansion talks may start ‘sooner than expected’
Grading system means nine clubs are safe from relegationSuper League expanding to 14 teams as early as 2026 appears to be looming after the publication of IMG’s gradings on Wednesday led to Wakefield being readmitted into the competition for 2025 in place ofRugby league clubs agreed last year to replace conventional promotion and relegation with a gradings system that measured clubs in a variety of on- and off-field metrics.
Three-quarters of the competition, including Trinity, have secured the highest ranking of Grade A after they scored more than 15 points out of the maximum 20. St Helens were ranked first with 17.02, just ahead of “There’s a broader conversation to be had around the 14 teams. It’s not a new conversation but we always said once we get to 12 Grade As we will review the structure in the top division.”Any expansion to 14 would put four teams in contention: Toulouse, London, York and Bradford are the next highest-ranked teams outside Super League and they look to be in the mix for promotion should they sufficiently improve their points over the next year.
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