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 FC 20 – Hull KR 34 (Nathan – 5, Ian – 2)
• Wakefield Trinity 52 – Castleford Tigers 14 (Nathan – 1, Ian – 1)
• Wigan Warriors 38 – St Helens 16 (Nathan – 1, Ian – 1)
• York Knights 22 – Huddersfield Giants 24 (Nathan – 0, Ian – 1)
• Leigh Leopards 28 – Warrington Wolves 12 (Nathan – 3, Ian – 0)
• Toulouse Olympique XIII 16 – Catalans Dragons 18 (Nathan – 1, Ian – 0)
• Leeds Rhinos 42 – Bradford Bulls 12 (Nathan – 2, Ian – 1)

Current Score: Nathan 168 – Ian 161

Those of you who were preparing for the inevitable apocalypse that would have followed an Ian victory in this season’s contest can rest easy. Normality has returned, and all is right with the world; I have retaken the lead. Not only did my beloved Robins once again roll over the Airlie Birds in their own backyard (nine in a row, etc etc), but they won by the margin that I predicted that they would, giving me four extra points and putting me firmly back in the driver’s seat. A few other results going my way see me seven points ahead with seven games remaining (eight for Hull KR and Warrington).

Ian and his fellow FC fans will be pleased to hear that I’m predicting them to lose against the only team that currently sits below them in the table. Long-time readers will remember that, usually, when I go for a Hull FC win, they lose, so no doubt they’ll be heartened to see me going for the Giants to pick up a second consecutive win. I don’t really have any great insight to back this call, just that Huddersfield’s tails will be up following their victory over York, whereas Hull’s confidence will be even more lacking than it has been recently. I wouldn’t be surprised if Hull went to the Accu and came away with two points, but I can see Jim Lenihan’s men pile on the misery for Andy Last.

I think the two extra recovery days could be all-important for the Black & Whites because they seemed to simply run out of steam in the derby, which of course is a side effect of having players coming back from injury and therefore being very short of match fitness. Jim Lenihan is clearly starting to get performances from the Giants, but the big, physical effort of such a close contest at York won’t have helped them with such a short turnaround, and if Hull get in front early I expect them to make it count this time.

The Bradford Bulls are having a torrid time with injuries right now (and they’re not the only team), and things aren’t improving for them, what with them losing Jayden Nikorima against Leeds yesterday. They’re visiting Craven Park this week, and facing a Hull KR side who may have regained some swagger from their derby win. Not that the Robins can afford to fall in love with themselves too much, as Bradford won’t go down without a fight, and they’re still far from the polished product we saw in 2025. In the end, I can see a fairly routine victory for the current champions, but don’t expect the Bulls to be pushovers.

This could be an intriguing sort of game depending on which version of Rovers turns up. Kurt Haggerty’s side have got some great tries in them, but also too many mistakes, while an eye-watering injury list is unmistakably taking its toll on them as well. At the moment, the Bulls seem to be capable of scoring points when only given a glimpse of their opponents try line, but as shown against Leeds, they continually keep hurting themselves, which I expect Rovers with three extra days recovery to take full advantage of, although it might have to be a case of them playing the long game and just wearing the Bulls down over a period of time in, for instance, the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the game

Leeds welcome Toulouse to Headingley this week after comprehensively beating their nearest rivals Bradford yesterday, and they will be looking to put further distance between themselves, Wigan and Wakefield with another straightforward win. Do not be fooled though; this Toulouse side are more than capable of scoring points and upsetting teams, just ask St Helens; however, what they’re not so good at is keeping opposition scores low (except for the aforementioned Saints). Leeds will simply be too good for the French side here, even missing first-choice wingers Ryan Hall and Maika Sivo shouldn’t slow them down.

I think the Rhinos will have too much in the tank for Sylvain Houles’ side, they looked quite slick against the Bulls after a difficult start and despite a lot of mistakes, although losing Maika Sivo to injury certainly blunts their attacking edge, they still have players who can rattle up plenty of points and with Jake Connor conducting the orchestra, I just think this is one away trip that could really catch-up with Olly Ashall-Bott and company, although I expect them to go down fighting anyway.

I’m really mortgaging my hard-won lead with these next two predictions, but hear me out. Leigh are just starting to hit their stride with more or less their full-strength side (recent injury to Frankie Halton notwithstanding), and their stadium, the Leigh Sports Village, is an incredibly hostile ground for an away side. Say what you like about Bevan French’s performance against Saints (and it was marvellous), but he wasn’t playing against a Saints side at the peak of their powers, and I maintain that he still isn’t 100%. I think a monumental banana skin could await the Warriors at the home of the local bus stop team.

It’s fair to say the Leopards have been in impressive form recently, but I think this really smacks of one very big bump in their bus stop as the treble-chasing Warriors arrive to deal with their actual nearest and dearest. I think Matt Peet’s side dealt with St. Helens incredibly professionally last time out and I expect them to give Leigh very similar treatment, especially now they are getting troops like Liam Marshall and Bevan French back.

Now, this second contentious pick will really be one that will show me to be a champ or a chump. I have been expecting a Warrington fall-off for the past few weeks to a month. I thought it had already begun a few weeks ago following a few bad results for them, and the Warrington fans clearly agreed, with a small but vocal contingent of their fans calling for Sam Burgess to leave. You must think that I have gone round the twist to predict that Castleford, fresh off conceding more than fifty points to twelve men, will beat Warrington; to that I say: do you remember the Leeds game from two weeks ago? Also, I went round the twist many moons ago; this is the least of my worries. I’m sticking my head above the parapet to predict that Castleford will retain their crown as ‘the most unpredictable team of 2026’.

The Wolves certainly stuttered against the Leopards, but I expect them to get the job done against an erratic Tigers side who managed to humble the league leaders one week, then conceded half a century against twelve men the following week. This could be a bit of a pivotal game for Warrington, get back to winning ways and everybody still has them making it into the playoffs, lose and the thought of them missing out again certainly won’t go away, but with the experience they have in their ranks, allied with youthful exhuberance, I think they will get over the top of Ryan Carr’s side who are effectively playing for nothing anyway.

I return to business as usual, and avoid my left-field instincts for York v Saints. Although it wouldn’t be beyond the realms of possibility for York to beat Saints on Saturday, I do think the Saints showed slight improvements in their game against Wigan, and look to be playing more as a team now that Paul Rowley has been relieved of his duties. This could be a major stumbling block for Eamonn O’Carroll, or the first step on the road towards a return to the top six.

I think the Knights would have been somewhat deflated by their agonisingly close defeat to basement side Huddersfield and I can see Saints, who are teetering on the edge of the playoff places really taking advantage of that because there was, albeit in defeat, plenty to like about their performance against Wigan, and a similar start in this game could easily be just the catalyst they need to get points on the board and be out of sight long before the final hooter.

To round out the round, we have Catalans v Wakefield. A team with virtually nothing to play for except pride against a team who have an outside chance of winning the League Leaders’ Shield. This one is fairly cut-and-dry for me; Wakefield take it at a canter to maintain pressure on Leeds and make sure that the LLS contest continues to be a three-horse race.

I think Wakey are playing with real confidence and will certainly want to keep the pressure up on Leeds in the race for the League Leaders Shield. Le Dracs have flattered to deceive in recent weeks, while Trinity have just gone about their business and have only really been found wanting against a very in-form Wigan side. Once again, this game could easily depend on which Dragons side turns up, but we already know what version of the Trin will be arriving in Perpignan.

Nathan’s Picks:

• Huddersfield Giants 24 – Hull FC 18. First try scorer: George Flanagan Jr
• Hull KR 32 – Bradford Bulls 10. First try scorer: Oliver Gildart
• Leeds Rhinos 42 – Toulouse Olympique XIII 20. First try scorer: Jake Connor
• Leigh Leopards 28 – Wigan Warriors 22. First try scorer: Umyla Hanley
• Castleford Tigers 22 – Warrington Wolves 20. First try scorer: Jason Qareqare
• York Knights 18 – St Helens 32. First try scorer: Harry Robertson
• Catalans Dragons 18 – Wakefield Trinity 30. First try scorer: Tom Johnstone

Ian’s Picks:

• Huddersfield Giants 10 – Hull FC 28. First try scorer: Davy Litten
• Hull KR 34 – Bradford Bulls 12. First try scorer: Tom Davies
• Leeds Rhinos 48 – Toulouse Olympique XIII 6. First try scorer: Harry Newman
• Leigh Leopards 18 – Wigan Warriors 36. First try scorer: Zack Eckersley
• Castleford Tigers 14 – Warrington Wolves 34. First try scorer: Ewan Irwin
• York Knights 12 – St Helens 28. First try scorer: Harry Robertson
• Catalans Dragons 18 – Wakefield Trinity 32. First try scorer: Tom Johnstone

Written by Nathan Major (Site editor & Hull KR fan) and Ian Judson (Site contributor & Hull FC fan)