The Rules:

• Each person predicts the results of every Super League match.
• Predicting the correct winner will get you 1 point.
• If the predictor’s scoreline has the same winning margin, then 4 points will be awarded (only if the predicted winning team is correct).
• Correctly predicting the exact score will win you an additional 5 points.
• Two bonus points will be awarded if the first try scorer is predicted correctly, whereas 1 point will be awarded if the selected player scores during the match.

Last Round’s Results:

• Hull KR 50 – Castleford Tigers 6 (Nathan – 2, Ian – 1)
• Leeds Rhinos 40 – Wakefield Trinity 22 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 1)
• St Helens 40 – York Knights 16 (Nathan – 2, Ian – 2)
• Wigan Warriors 38 – Bradford Bulls 14 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 5)
• Catalans Dragons 18 – Leigh Leopards 33 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 1)
• Huddersfield Giants 4 – Warrington Wolves 34 (Nathan – 5, Ian – 1)
• Hull FC 4 – Toulouse Olympique XIII 12 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 0)

Current Score: Nathan 79 – Ian 87

You can never trust Hull FC to do what you want, can you? Ian & I have a running joke that whenever I predict Hull FC to win a game, chances are good they won’t (I think it’s just to spite me). I thought it was an open goal this past round, with them playing Toulouse, who were going through a torrid run of results, but no. Hull fans will be horrified to hear that I’m also tipping them to win this week. Sorry in advance.

The round kicked off miserably for Castleford Tigers players and supporters. On the back of shipping fifty points against Hull FC the week prior, Ryan Carr’s toothless Tigers conceded the same amount of points once again, away at Hull KR. Castleford were never really in the game from the start. The first points for Rovers came after ten minutes when Karl Lawton scooted over from dummy half, and the Robins were off to the races. They went into half-time 34-0 up, and it looked to be a bleak evening for the West Yorkshire side. Their second-half performance improved slightly, only shipping sixteen points in the second forty, and grabbing a consolation try right at the death. The scoreline still made for awful reading at 50-6, however.

Friday also saw dominant performances, two of them, in fact, as the top two, Leeds and St Helens, both put forty points past underwhelming opposition. It was the Leeds game that was the more surprising result, as they hosted Wakefield Trinity, who were on a hot run of form before arriving at Headingley. The scoreline arguably flatters the Rhinos, as the teams were pretty evenly matched before the final fifteen minutes. The scores had been close at halftime, with Leeds going into the sheds with a 20-12 lead. Wakefield pulled back even closer after the second half kicked off, with the scores at 26-22 after sixty-three minutes. Just three minutes later, however, try machine Maika Sivo barrelled over for his hat trick, and from there Leeds took control, ultimately running out 40-22 winners.

Across the Pennines in St Helens, it was a slightly similar story, with York holding their own up to halftime, going into the changing rooms just 16-10 down, but their lack of squad depth proved fatal as they ran out of steam in the second half. The Knights had only been able to name an eighteen-man squad before this game, and only named seventeen for the match itself (forgoing an eighteenth man), and the disparity in squad depth and quality showed out in the result. The Saints ran out 40-16 winners in the end.

Saturday saw a trio of games, starting with Bradford’s trip to the Brick Community Stadium to take on the Wigan Warriors. The Bulls are one of a few Super League sides blighted with injuries, with their injured list stretching into the mid-to-high teens, and as such, it was no surprise that they fell to defeat against Wigan. Despite Wigan going through a results slump of their own before this game, and still being without star man Bevan French, they were too strong for Bradford, claiming a 38-14 win, which they will no doubt hope will provide a launching pad to revive their league fortunes.

Over in the South of France, the Catalans Dragons welcomed the visit of the Leigh Leopards to the Stade Gilbert Brutus. Leigh has had their own struggles in 2026, but seems to be turning a corner now and is building momentum, momentum which was further helped by a victory in the South of France. It was another tale of two halves, as the Dragons were very much still in the game at the interval, with the scoreline standing at 10-6 to the Leythers. It was in the second half where Adrian Lam’s men found their groove and pulled ahead, ultimately registering a 33-18 win over the Dragons.

Saturday’s final game saw the Huddersfield Giants host the Warrington Wolves at the Accu Stadium. Huddersfield have struggled with on-field performances all season, and this game proved to be no different, slumping to a comprehensive 34-4 defeat. They will be hoping that the incoming coach, Jim Lenihan, can inject some life into their faltering season.

Finally, in the shock of the round, Hull FC fell to defeat at home to Toulouse Olympique. TOXIII hadn’t registered a win in seven games before visiting the MKM Stadium, but managed to eke out a win in a torrid game in West Hull. Hull were given plenty of chances at Toulouse’s line in the second half, but failed to find a way through in a second half that featured precisely zero points scored. The score was 12-4 in favour of Toulouse at half-time, and remained at that until full-time, in a game which is hardly likely to win any awards for entertainment value.

Nathan’s Picks:

• Huddersfield Giants 6 – St Helens 32. First try scorer: Deon Cross
• Wakefield Trinity 26 – Catalans Dragons 10. First try scorer: Tom Johnstone
• Wigan Warriors 18 – Leeds Rhinos 22. First try scorer: Maika Sivo
• York Knights 12 – Castleford Tigers 20. First try scorer: Krystian Mapapalangi
• Toulouse Olympique XIII 6 – Warrington Wolves 42. First try scorer: Matty Ashton
• Leigh Leopards 10 – Hull KR 32. First try scorer: Joe Burgess
• Bradford Bulls 10 – Hull FC 26. First try scorer: Lewis Martin

Ian’s Picks:

• Huddersfield Giants 14 – St Helens 18. First try scorer: Tristan Sailor
• Wakefield Trinity 26 – Catalans Dragons 12. First try scorer: Oliver Pratt
• Wigan Warriors 22 – Leeds Rhinos 26. First try scorer: Brodie Croft
• York Knights 20 – Castleford Tigers 12. First try scorer: Scott Galeano
• Toulouse Olympique XIII 14 – Warrington Wolves 32. First try scorer: Josh Thewlis
• Leigh Leopards 12 – Hull KR 34. First try scorer: Oliver Gildart
• Bradford Bulls 10 – Hull FC 24. First try scorer: Davy Litten

Written by Nathan Major (Site editor & Hull KR fan)