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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Aaron Bower

Super League votes through expansion to 14 teams for 2026 but tricky next steps await

Wigan Warriors after winning last season’s Super League grand final
Wigan Warriors won last season’s grand final but will face an expanded competition next year. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA

Super League will expand to 14 teams in 2026 after clubs approved an increase in the competition by two at the earliest possible opportunity.

Officials from all clubs met in Leeds on Monday to discuss a strategic review of the professional game that had been led by Nigel Wood, the former chief executive of the Rugby Football League who has now returned as the governing body’s chair, despite being paid more than £300,000 to leave in 2018.

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