{"id":653715,"date":"2026-06-23T09:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653715\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:20:21","slug":"super-league-attendance-as-three-games-top-10000-and-competition-passes-one-million-fans-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/653715\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League attendance as three games top 10,000 and competition passes one million fans in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AM10043.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A high-scoring round of Super League saw the competition\u2019s one millionth fan in 2026 pass through the gates this weekend, with several clubs posting strong attendance figures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-hull-fc-duo-among-several-super-league-players-sweating-disciplinary-verdict-116177\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Round 15 of Super League<\/a> marked the 100th game of the 2026 Super League season and in that game, between Hull KR and Leigh Leopards, the one millionth fan of the current campaign walked through the turnstiles.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to round 15, 97 Super League games had been played in 2026 with a total attendance of 973,725 and after Friday night, the one million mark was surpassed with both games at Hull FC and Hull KR seeing crowds of more than 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>The action started on Thursday night when Leeds Rhinos made a statement at Warrington, beating the Wolve 34-6 in front of just over 10,000 fans, many of whom had travelled.<\/p>\n<p>Friday saw the Hull sides have differing fortunes as FC lost 36-10 to Wakefield in front of a 12,000-strong crowd, whilst KR beat Leigh 22-8 in front of over 11,500.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-york-knights-mark-applegarth-wont-shy-away-as-tough-questions-over-job-future-and-team-selection-asked-following-rout-116172\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">York Knights hammered 72-20 by Wigan Warriors<\/a> before Catalans held off Bradford Bulls in a 34-24 win with over 8,000 watching, whilst Castleford drew a crowd of almost 7,500 for their 36-18 win over Toulouse.<\/p>\n<p>The action concluded on Sunday when<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-ugly-win-injury-worries-sunstroke-and-more-st-helens-v-huddersfield-giants-talking-points-116175\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> St Helens beat Huddersfield Giants 38-6<\/a> in front of just under 10,000 fans, taking the total round attendance to over 60,000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yCJjlq5oQDA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Super League round 15 attendance<\/p>\n<p>Warrington Wolves 6-34 Leeds Rhinos \u2013 10,083<br \/>Hull FC 10-36 Wakefield Trinity \u2013 12,161<br \/>Hull KR 22-8 Leigh Leopards \u2013 11,625<br \/>York Knights 20-72 Wigan Warriors \u2013 Unknown<br \/>Catalans Dragons 34-24 Bradford Bulls \u2013 8,122<br \/>Castleford Tigers 36-18 Toulouse Olympique \u2013 7,439<br \/>St Helens 38-6 Huddersfield Giants \u2013 9,851<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">One million reasons to say thank you. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>After 100 games of the 2026 Super League season, we\u2019ve welcomed 1,007,594 fans through the gates.<br \/>To everyone who\u2019s turned up, cheered, and travelled \u2013 thank you for making our game special!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s to the next million. \ud83d\ude4c<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SuperLeague?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#SuperLeague<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1l6wmF5or\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/T1l6wmF5or<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SuperLeague\/status\/2068061257081684306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A high-scoring round of Super League saw the competition\u2019s one millionth fan in 2026 pass through the gates&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-653715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}