Process and panel revealed for Super League’s expansion to 14 teams from 2026 | Rugby League News

The process of determining whether the Premier League is expanding from 12 to 14, and if so, how these clubs will be chosen.

The current 12th clubs in the Premier League voted to extend the first trip to 14 clubs from the 2026 season, subject to a variety of circumstances.

Places will be determined from 1 to 12 in the competition via the existing club score system and has been used to determine the highest trip for the year 2024.

The committee will determine any other clubs, if any, are appropriate to join the Premier League.

In addition to the five columns according to which clubs are judged in the club classification system (Fandom, Performance, Finance, Stadium and Society), the committee will judge requests against another set of criteria related to financing and sustainability.

This includes its financial performance in 2025; Detailed financial performance and sustainability forecast for the 2026, 2027 and 2028 season; And their ability to introduce a competitive team in 2026 and beyond.

For the latter, the analysis will be provided through the England performance unit.

Clubs even have August 26 To register their intention to apply. by September 12, Then they must provide all the relevant information in a full official application, with October 16 The date of the training of the Premier League for 2026, including the club classification and decisions taken by the committee.

The painting that will consider the inclusion of the 13th and 14th teams, headed by the non -executive director, Lord Jonathan Caen, and will have seven members.

He will join Lord Kane, two non -executive RFL managers – ABI Ekoku and Dermot Power – as well as CEO of RFL Tony Soton and the temporary president of Legal Grame Sarjeant.

The Committee is Rodri Jones, Managing Director of the Commercial Rugby League, Rodri Jones and Peter Hyton, the first independent non -executive director of RL Commercial, who is also a member of the Premier League Board of Directors (Europe), then form the committee.

Lord Kane said: “I am honored to ask the presidency to determine whether the BetFred Engle Association expands from 12 to 14 in 2026, and if so, the clubs will occupy the thirteenth and fourteenth club in the competition.

“This committee consists of individuals who have great knowledge and necessary experience to ensure that the process is comprehensive and strong. All our procedures will be performed on the basis of absolute fairness, strict integrity between applicants, complete independence, and necessity, on complete confidentiality.”

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