2018 Rugby League Qualifiers results

The 2018 Rugby League Qualifiers followed the regular season fixtures of the 2018 Super League and 2018 Championship seasons. The top four teams in the Championship qualified along with the bottom four teams in the Super League. Each team's points totals were reset to zero and each team played against each other once. The top three teams qualified automatically for the Super League in 2019, the fourth and fifth-placed teams contested the "Million Pound Game" at the venue of the fourth-placed team, with the winner also earning a place in the Super League for 2019, while the losing team and the bottom three teams entered the Championship in 2019.[1]

Qualifiers

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
Widnes Vikings 20–21 London Broncos 9 August 2018, 19:45 Select Security Stadium Liam Moore 3,432 [2]
Hull KR 10–28 Salford Red Devils 10 August 2018, 20:00 KCOM Craven Park Robert Hicks 7,081 [3]
Leeds Rhinos 48–22 Toulouse Olympique 11 August 2018, 15:15 Headingley Stadium Gareth Hewer 10,166 [4]
Halifax 0–14 Toronto Wolfpack 12 August 2018, 15:00 The MBI Shay Chris Kendall 1,768 [5]
Source:[6]

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
Salford Red Devils 32–6 Widnes Vikings 18 August 2018, 15:15 AJ Bell Stadium Ben Thaler 2,317 [7]
Toulouse Olympique 28–6 Halifax 18 August 2018, 19:00 Stade Ernest-Argeles Scott Mikalauskas 1,899
Toronto Wolfpack 22–28 Hull KR 18 August 2018, 19:30 Lamport Stadium James Child 7,540 [8]
London Broncos 32–48 Leeds Rhinos 19 August 2018, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Chris Kendall 1,793 [9]
Source:[6]

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
Leeds Rhinos 36–38 Hull KR 1 September 2018, 15:15 Headingley Ben Thaler 11,570 [10]
Toulouse Olympique 42–22 Widnes Vikings 1 September 2018, 17:00 Stade Ernest-Argeles Robert Hicks 2,911 [11]
Toronto Wolfpack 34–22 London Broncos 1 September 2018, 17:30 Lamport Stadium Scott Mikalauskas 7,557 [12]
Halifax 4–62 Salford Red Devils 2 September 2018, 15:00 The MBI Shay Tom Grant 2,555 [13]
Source:[6]

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
Salford Red Devils 28–16 Toronto Wolfpack 8 September 2018, 15:15 AJ Bell Stadium Robert Hicks 2,509 [14]
Hull KR 38–24 Halifax 9 September 2018, 15:00 KCOM Craven Park Marcus Griffiths 7,952
London Broncos 34–8 Toulouse Olympique 9 September 2018, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Tom Grant 696
Widnes Vikings 6–16 Leeds Rhinos 9 September 2018, 15:00 Select Security Stadium Chris Kendall 4,050 [15]
Source:[6]

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
Leeds Rhinos 18–16 Salford Red Devils 14 September 2018, 19:45 Headingley James Child 11,202 [16]
Hull KR 30–18 London Broncos 15 September 2018, 15:00 KCOM Craven Park Greg Dolan 7,210 [17]
Toronto Wolfpack 13–12 Toulouse Olympique 15 September 2018, 17:30 Lamport Stadium Gareth Hewer 7,923 [17][18]
Widnes Vikings 26–12 Halifax 16 September 2018, 15:00 Select Security Stadium Tom Grant 3,372 [17][19]
Source:[6]

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
London Broncos 11–8 Salford Red Devils 22 September 2018, 15:00 Trailfinders Sports Ground Scott Mikalauskas 807 [20]
Toulouse Olympique 34–23 Hull KR 22 September 2018, 17:00 Stade Ernest-Argeles Ben Thaler 4,127 [21]
Toronto Wolfpack 20–12 Widnes Vikings 22 September 2018, 17:30 Lamport Stadium Robert Hicks 8,210 [22]
Halifax 6-34 Leeds Rhinos 23 September 2018, 15:00 The MBI Shay Liam Moore 4,507 [23]
Source:[6]

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Attendance Report
Salford Red Devils 44–10 Toulouse Olympique 27 September 2018, 19:45 AJ Bell Stadium Ben Thaler 2,115 [24]
Leeds Rhinos 16–17 Toronto Wolfpack 28 September 2018, 19:45 Headingley Robert Hicks 11,565 [25]
London Broncos 23-16 Halifax 29 September 2018, 19:05 Trailfinders Sports Ground Gareth Hewer 869 [26]
Hull KR 30-0 Widnes Vikings 30 September 2018, 15:00 KCOM Craven Park Chris Kendall 8,232 [27]
Source:[6]

Million Pound Game

7 October 2018
2:00 pm EDT (UTC−04:00)
Toronto Wolfpack 2–4 London Broncos
Goals: O'Brien (1/2)
[28]
Goals: Sammut (2/2)
Lamport Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Chris Kendall

References

  1. ↑ "Super 8s: How Super League and Championship work following split". BBC Sport. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Qualifiers: London Broncos' 21-20 win shocks struggling Widnes Vikings". BBC Sport. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Salford pick up crucial Qualifiers win at Hull KR". Rugby Football League. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Qualifiers: Leeds Rhinos beat Toulouse 48-22 but Ryan Hall knee injury sours victory". BBC Sport. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Toronto begin #Super8s Qualifiers with Halifax win". Rugby Football League. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2018 Super 8's". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Devils defeat Vikings in the Super 8s Qualifiers". Rugby Football League. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Hull KR sink Toronto Wolfpack". Rugby Football League. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Hat-trick for Moon as Leeds Rhinos beat London". Rugby Football League. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Hull KR win third Super 8s The Qualifiers game". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Toulouse defeat troubled Widnes". Rugby Football League. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Toronto down spirited London Broncos". Rugby Football League. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Qualifiers: Halifax 4-62 Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Salford Red Devils continue winning streak". Rugby Football League. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos edge closer to Super League Survival". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Rhinos end Salford's unbeaten streak". Rugby Football League. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 "The Qualifiers: Hull KR closer to Super League place after beating London". BBC Sport. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Crucial Toronto drop goal defeats Toulouse". Rugby Football League. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Widnes Vikings defeat Halifax". Rugby Football League. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "London Broncos shock Salford Red Devils". Rugby Football League. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Toulouse Olympique shock Hull KR". Rugby Football League. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Widnes Vikings are relegated from Super League". Rugby Football League. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos victorious over Halifax". Rugby Football League. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Salford secure Super League safety". Rugby Football League. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Qualifiers: Toronto Wolfpack beat Leeds 17-16 to close in on Super League aim". BBC Sport. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  26. ↑ "The Qualifiers: London Broncos beat Halifax to book Million Pound Game place". BBC Sport. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  27. ↑ "Rovers retain Super League spot with Vikings win". Rugby Football League. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  28. ↑ "London Broncos book Super League return". BBC Sport. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2026.