SL30 | Celebrating Super League’s 30th Birthday

Super League will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026, starting with the Birthday Month this March.

This marks four decades of unforgettable moments, iconic players, and historic rivalries since the competition got underway in 1996.  

During our Birthday Month and all season-long, we will be honouring the greatest moments, best players, and biggest stories from the last 30 seasons of Super League across all our digital and social platforms.

This also includes a series of polls for our supporters to take part in; designed to celebrate and remember the highlights from the last 30 years and retell the tales that have defined us.  

Some examples of the categories are the ‘Greatest Match’, ‘Greatest Team’ and ‘Greatest Overseas signing’, with RL Commercial today launching the first SL30 poll, the ‘Greatest Try’.

Make sure you cast your vote via the Our League App. Alternatively, you can vote at the bottom of this article.

Fans will also be invited to help select a Super League 30 All-Time XIII over the coming weeks, with a monthly voting system to be rolled out across the competition’s official website and coinciding with relatable content across our channels.

The public will have the opportunity to vote for the most iconic individuals to have played in each position during the Super League era - from a shortlist of ten players.

The players with the most votes from each position will then form SL30’s XIII, which will be revealed at the end of the 2026 season.

Coming up this month in the Betfred Super League is a round devoted to Super League’s 30th Birthday (Round 6), where two foundation fixtures will be played from the first round of games back in 1996 - Castleford Tigers will play Bradford Bulls on March 26 and Leeds Rhinos will play Warrington Wolves on March 29, Super League’s actual birth date.

Later in the year, Super League will return to where it all began as Round 13 is set to feature a Parisian twist when Catalans Dragons and Wigan Warriors square off at Stade Jean Bouin.

This landmark fixture will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Dragons being in Super League, as well as 30 years since Super League first kicked off between Paris St Germain and Sheffield Eagles on home soil.

Starting to feel nostalgic? Make sure you keep eye out and you might just see your favourite moment from the archives.

Stay with us in 2026 to celebrate reaching this proud milestone.

Find out more about SL30 here. 

Head over to the #OURLEAGUE app for more polls and quizzes! Available on iOS and Android.