2025 RFL Wheelchair Super League

2025 RFL Wheelchair Super League
LeagueWheelchair Super League
Duration21 June – 28 September 2024[1]
Teams7
2025
Champions Halifax Panthers
League Leaders Halifax Panthers

The 2025 Wheelchair Super League (also known as the 2025 Betfred Wheelchair Super League for sponsorship purposes) was the sixth season of the Rugby Football League (RFL) premier wheelchair rugby league competition.

The defending champions were Leeds Rhinos who won the 2024 Grand Final, defeating Halifax Panthers 52–32.[1]

In December 2024, the RFL announced that the 2025 Super League season would have seven teams following successful applications of Edinburgh Giants and Sheffield Eagles to join the competition. Teams played six fixtures during the regular season, playing each of the other teams once. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams advanced to the play-offs which are a single round robin like the regular season. The top two advance to the Grand Final. On 16 August 2025, Leeds failed to fulfil their round seven match against Halifax and were ruled ineligible to compete in the play-offs.[2][3]

The Grand Final took place at the Manchester Basketball Centre on Sunday, 28 September, and was broadcast live on Sky Sports.[4] Halifax Panthers, who had won the Challenge Cup and finished top of the table, completed the treble with a 42–32 win over London Roosters.[5]

Teams

Edinburgh Giants
Halifax Panthers
Hull FC
Leeds Rhinos
London Roosters
Sheffield Eagles
Wigan Warriors
Locations of the 2025 Wheelchair Super League teams in England
Team 2024 position Stadium
Edinburgh Giants – University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
Halifax Panthers 4th Calderdale College, Halifax
Hull F.C. 5th Hull FC Centre of Excellence, Hull
Leeds Rhinos 1st Leeds Beckett University sports arena, Leeds
London Roosters 2nd Medway Park, Gillingham
Sheffield Eagles Champ. Olympic Legacy Park, Sheffield
Wigan Warriors 3rd Robin Park Arena, Wigan

Results

The regular season commenced on 21 June. The seven rounds of matches ran until 17 August.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

Source:RFL Match Centre

Regular season

Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round one
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
London Roosters 40–40 Halifax Panthers 21 June, 14:00 Barking Sporthouse and Gym
Edinburgh Giants 6–114 Leeds Rhinos 21 June, 14:00 The University of Edinburgh
Wigan Warriors 80–4 Sheffield Eagles 21 June, 15:00 Hull FC Centre of Excellence
Bye: Hull F.C. Match reports:[6][7]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round two
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Sheffield Eagles 10–86 London Roosters 5 July, 12:45 English Institute of Sport
Edinburgh Giants 18–76 Wigan Warriors 5 July, 14:30 The University of Edinburgh
Halifax Panthers 104–10 Hull F.C. 5 July, 14:30 Sedbergh Sports Centre
Bye: Leeds Rhinos Match reports:[8][9]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round three
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Edinburgh Giants 4–79 Halifax Panthers 12 July, 14:30 The University of Edinburgh
Hull F.C. 36–32 Sheffield Eagles 12 July, 14:45 The Allam Sports Centre
Leeds Rhinos 58–16 Wigan Warriors 12 July, 14:45 The Edge
Bye: London Roosters Match reports:[10][11]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round four
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
London Roosters 66–22 Edinburgh Giants 19 July, 12:30 Barking Sporthouse and Gym
Wigan Warriors 54–4 Hull F.C. 19 July, 15:00 Robin Park Arena
Sheffield Eagles 24–98 Leeds Rhinos 20 July, 13:30 Ponds Forge
Bye: Halifax Panthers Match reports:[12]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round five
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Hull F.C. 52–34 Edinburgh Giants 2 August, 14:30 The Allam Sports Centre
Leeds Rhinos 28–52 London Roosters 2 August, 14:45 York St John University Sports Park
Wigan Warriors 0–68 Halifax Panthers 2 August, 15:00 Robin Park Arena
Bye: Sheffield Eagles Match reports:[13]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round six
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Halifax Panthers 80–24 Sheffield Eagles 9 August, 12:00 Sedbergh Sports Centre
London Roosters 70–0 Wigan Warriors 9 August, 14:00 Barking Sporthouse and Gym
Leeds Rhinos 98–0 Hull F.C. 9 August, 14:45 The Edge
Bye: Edinburgh Giants Match reports:[14]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round seven
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Halifax Panthers C–C Leeds Rhinos N/a[a]
Sheffield Eagles 28–50 Edinburgh Giants 16 August, 14:45 English Institute of Sport
Hull F.C. 26–30 London Roosters 17 August, 15:00 The Allam Sports Centre
Bye: Wigan Warriors Match reports:[16][17]
  1. ^ Forfeited by Leeds, awarded as a 24–0 win to Halifax[15][3]

Regular season table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Halifax Panthers 6 5 1 0 395 78 +317 11 play-offs
2 London Roosters 6 5 1 0 344 126 +218 11
3 Leeds Rhinos 6 4 0 2 396 122 +274 7[a] ineligible[b]
4 Wigan Warriors 6 3 0 3 226 222 +4 6 play-offs
5 Hull F.C. 6 2 0 4 128 352 −224 4
6 Edinburgh Giants 6 1 0 5 134 415 −281 2
7 Sheffield Eagles 6 0 0 6 122 430 −308 0
Source: BBCSuper League
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds docked one competition point for forfeited match[3][15]
  2. ^ Leeds forfeited their regular season game against Halifax due to player availability. Per operational rule they were therefore ineligible for playoffs and their place was awarded to the fifth-placed team.[3][15][18]

Play-offs

Four teams qualified for the play-off group stage played between 30 August and 13 September, from which the top two team qualified for the Grand Final to be played on 28 September.[3] Play-offs occurred at neutral venues and were played as triple headers - two play-off round robins and a friendly between two of the three teams who failed to qualify (the other receiving a bye).[2][a]

Play-off group results

Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round eight / play-offs round one
Team 1 Score Team 2 Match Information
Date Venue
Sheffield Eagles 34–54 Edinburgh Giants 30 August, 12:00 National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester
London Roosters 52–24 Wigan Warriors 30 August, 14:00
Hull FC 0–134 Halifax Panthers 30 August, 16:00
Bye: Leeds Rhinos Match reports:[20][21]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round nine / play-offs round two
Team 1 Score Team 2 Match Information
Date Venue
London Roosters 28–36 Halifax Panthers 6 September, 12:00 University of Nottingham
Hull FC 24–72 Wigan Warriors 6 September, 14:00
Sheffield Eagles 38–94 Leeds Rhinos 6 September, 16:00
Bye: Edinburgh Giants Match reports:[19][22]
Betfred Wheelchair Super League: round ten / play-offs round three
Team 1 Score Team 2 Match Information
Date Venue
Halifax Panthers 78–28 Wigan Warriors 13 September, 12:00 The Allam Sports Centre, Hull
London Roosters 86–20 Hull FC 13 September, 14:00
Edinburgh Giants 10–80 Leeds Rhinos 13 September, 16:00
Bye: Sheffield Eagles Match reports:[23]

Play-off table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Halifax Panthers 3 3 0 0 248 56 +192 6 Grand Final
2 London Roosters 3 2 0 1 166 80 +86 4
3 Wigan Warriors 3 1 0 2 124 154 −30 2
4 Hull F.C. 3 0 0 3 44 292 −248 0
Source:

Grand Final

Betfred Wheelchair Super League: Grand Final
Team 1 Score Team 2 Match Information
Date Venue
Halifax Panthers 42–32 London Roosters 28 September National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester
Match reports:[24][5]

Notes

  1. ^ Before the play-offs began it was stated in Rugby Leaguer & League Express that points from the regular season would be carried over to the play-off stage,[3] however, this appeared to be erroneous as after round two it was reported as still being possible for Wigan to qualify for the Grand Final[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leeds beat Halifax in Wheelchair Super League". BBC Sport. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Betfred Wheelchair Super League play-offs begin this weekend". Super League. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Leeds Kicked out of wheelchair play-offs". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3495. 25 August 2025. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League fixtures confirmed as competition expands for 2025". RFL. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Panthers overpower Roosters to claim treble". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3500. 29 September 2025. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Wheelchair Super League round-up: London Roosters and Halifax Panthers in dramatic draw". Total Rugby League. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ^ "BWHSL: What happened in the opening round". Super League. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Sheffield sunk by Billington's super six". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3488. 7 July 2025. p. 28.
  9. ^ "Warriors Wheelchair beat Edinburgh Giants on road". Wigan Warriors. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Hull overcome Sheffield at the last". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3489. 14 July 2025. p. 24.
  11. ^ "Wheelchair Warriors lose to Leeds". Wigan Warriors. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Hull prove no match for Warriors". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3490. 21 July 2025. p. 30.
  13. ^ "Halifax and London lay down markers". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3492. 3 August 2025. p. 26.
  14. ^ "Warriors nilled again by Roosters". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3493. 11 August 2025. p. 26.
  15. ^ a b c "Betfred Wheelchair Super League – Update". Rugby Football League. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Final round review of the Betfred Wheelchair Super League". Super League. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Edinburgh claim first victory". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3494. 18 August 2025. p. 22.
  18. ^ "Leeds Rhinos kicked out of Wheelchair Super League for bizarre Reason". Love Rugby League. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Wheelchair Super League". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3497. 8 September 2025. p. 26.
  20. ^ "Hawkins' huge haul for Halifax". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3496. 1 September 2025. p. 30.
  21. ^ "Wheelchair Warriors lose to Roosters". Wigan Warriors. 31 August 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Warriors Wheelchair beat Hull FC in play-offs". Wigan Warriors. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Panthers to face Roosters in Grand Final showdown". Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No. 3498. 15 September 2025. p. 24.
  24. ^ "Halifax beat London in Grand Final to seal treble". BBC Sport. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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