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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Aaron Bower

‘Great day for the region’: York join Toulouse in 14-team Super League

Toulouse celebrate winning the Championship Grand Final 10-8 against York Knights
Toulouse celebrate beating York Knights 10-8 to win the Championship Grand Final. Both teams have been promoted to the Super League. Photograph: Steve Mower/ProSports/Shutterstock

York Knights’ owner, Clint Goodchild, believes the club’s historic promotion to the Super League for the first time is a watershed moment for the whole of North Yorkshire, after they and Toulouse were granted admission to the top flight in 2026 and London Broncos missed the cut.

The Knights will play in rugby league’s highest division for the first time since 1986 after they were selected by an independent panel alongside Toulouse to join the top 12 from Thursday’s IMG gradings and expand the Super League to 14 teams for the first time in more than a decade.

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