The opening weekend of Super League’s new era as a 14-team competition has been undeniably positive and packed with surprises. There have been sell‑out crowds, the attendance boom of 2025 continuing into 2026, and with two out of the three promoted teams winning it is clear the competition is largely unpredictable, which can only be a good thing.
It seems some things, though, do not change. York may have stunned the champions, Hull KR, on Thursday while Toulouse defeated Wakefield on Saturday evening, but the final game of the opening round did not maintain the feeling that anything is possible.
