Super League play-offs: how they work, dates, kick-off times as Leeds Rhinos, Hull KR & others go for glory
Dates and kick-off times have been confirmed for this season’s top-flight play-offs.
Two full rounds remain in Betfred Super League before the play-offs begin later this month. The leading sides after 27 league rounds will qualify for the post-season series, with the top-two going straight through to the semi-finals, where they will have home advantage.
The teams from third to sixth will take part in the opening round of elimination play-offs in three weeks’ time. They begin on Friday, September 26, when the third-placed team take on the club in sixth. The following evening, Saturday, September 27, will see the fourth-placed finishers take on the team immediately below them on the table. Both ties will kick off at 8pm and the winners go through to an away semi-final the following week, with the losers dropping out.
In a change to the schedule revealed last week, the first semi-final – on Friday, October 3 – will see the side finishing second on the table playing host to the highest-ranked winners from the eliminators (8pm). The league leaders are at home to the lowest-ranked winners from the eliminators the following afternoon, Saturday, October 4 (5.30pm). The semi-final winners go through to the title decider at Old Trafford on Saturday, October 11.
Betfred Super League play-offs.
Elimination ties: Friday, September 26 - third versus sixth (8pm); Saturday, September 27 - fourth v fifth (8pm).
Semi-finals: Friday, October 3 - second v highest-ranked winner from eliminators (8pm); Saturday, October 4 – first v lowest-ranked winner from eliminators (5:30pm).
Grand Final: Saturday, October 11 at Old Trafford (6pm).