here<\/a>.<\/p>\nAll clubs were given an indicative grading score in 2023 based on a combination of on-field and off-field criteria, with seven reaching the 15 points threshold for an A Grade, another 17 awarded a B Grade after passing 8 points, and the other 11 clubs graded C.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The story since then has been of significant improvements, in grading scores and in off-field standards across the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In 2024, when grading scores determined Super League membership for the following (2025) season for the first time, there was an increase to nine Grade A clubs; 20 of 33 clubs increased their scores in the finance pillar; and the same number increased their fandom score largely driven by improved digital performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That positive direction of travel has continued in 2025, with 13 clubs improving their overall score \u2013 three of them by a full point or more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fandom scores are up again thanks to a record-breaking season in the Betfred Super League with an aggregate attendance of more than 1.62m, a record for a 12-team competition, with an average attendance in excess of 10,000 for the first time in the Super League era.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition seven of the 13 Betfred Championship clubs had an increase in their average attendance year on year, with League One attendances up by 7% on the 2024 figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The official average viewing figure across Betfred Super League fixtures shown by Sky Sports and BBC Sport was up 50% year on year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It has been a spectacular year digitally, with 19 clubs achieving growth of 10% or more year on year, and the total number of social media followers across all clubs reaching 4.53m – up 18% from 2024 and +29% from 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Club engagements across social platforms hit 585.7m, a 55% increase from 2024 and 213% from 2023, with 26 clubs meeting the 10% year on year growth target for engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the Finance pillar, 15 clubs improved their score, and 11 improved their non-centralised turnover score indicating increased revenue opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the Facilities pillar, 18 clubs now meet Super League minimum standards \u2013 up from 14 in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And in the Community pillar, there have been a number of new Foundations launched, with 31 clubs now having a Foundation as a registered Charity, all harnessing the power of Rugby League to make a lasting difference in local communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tony Sutton, RFL:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cRugby League broke new ground for British sport when Club Grading was introduced as part of Reimagining Rugby League and IMG\u2019s long-term strategic partnership with the sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt had six stated aims \u2013 driving clubs to grow their fanbases, to better engage with their fans, to grow their top-line non-centralised revenue, to generate greater investment in the club and the sport, to be run in a best-in-class way, and to ensure that strong governance is in place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe steady increase in scores across the majority of pillars, despite an increase in some thresholds, shows that Club Grading is delivering against those objectives.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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