Super League Dream Team


The Super League Dream Team is an annually-selected rugby league All Star Team consisting of the players deemed to have been the best in their respective positions in the Super League competition. The team is selected by a panel of journalists and broadcasters at the end of each season.
The inaugural Dream Team was selected in 1996, the competition's first season. The team is traditionally selected following the completion of the regular season, and so does not take play-off matches into account.

1996

The 2009 Super League Dream Team was announced on 14 September 2009.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Brett Hodgson Huddersfield Giants1
2 Peter Fox Hull Kingston Rovers1
3 Matthew Gidley St. Helens1
4 Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos4
5 Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos1
6 Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors1
7 Michael Dobson Hull Kingston Rovers1
8 Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves3
9 Scott Moore Huddersfield Giants1
10 Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos8
11 Ben Galea Hull Kingston Rovers1
12 Clint Newton Hull Kingston Rovers1
13 Kevin Sinfield Leeds Rhinos4

On 6 September 2010, the Dream Team of Super League XV was announced. The team boasted four players from league leaders Wigan Warriors; including first appearances for Pat Richards, Sean O'Loughlin and Joel Tomkins, with the latter's brother Sam appearing for the second successive year. Three players came from second and third placed St. Helens and Warrington Wolves; those being Paul Wellens, James Roby and James Graham and Matt King, Adrian Morley ad Ben Westwood. Two players, left wing partnership Keith Senior and Ryan Hall, were selected from Leeds Rhinos, and the team was completed by Michael Dobson of Hull Kingston Rovers. Only three of the thirteen in 2010 were imports, one of whom had switched his allegiance to Ireland in 2008. 2010 also proved to be the first time a set of brothers have appeared in the same Dream Team.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Paul Wellens St. Helens4
2 Pat Richards † Wigan Warriors1
3 Matt King Warrington Wolves1
4 Keith Senior Leeds Rhinos5
5 Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos2
6 Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors2
7 Michael Dobson Hull Kingston Rovers1
8 Adrian Morley Warrington Wolves4
9 James Roby St. Helens2
10 James Graham St. Helens2
11 Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves2
12 Joel Tomkins Wigan Warriors1
13 Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors1

On 10 September 2012, the Dream Team for Super League XVII was announced. The team consisted of six players from league leaders Wigan Warriors, three from league runners-up Warrington Wolves, two from Catalans Dragons and one each from St Helens R.F.C. and Super League XVI winners Leeds Rhinos. Six players make their debuts in the Dream Team, while three players have been selected for the fourth time with Tomkins being selected four years in a row.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Sam Tomkins † Wigan Warriors4
2 Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors1
3 George Carmont Wigan Warriors3
4 Ryan Atkins Warrington Wolves1
5 Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos3
6 Brett Finch Wigan Warriors1
7 Scott Dureau Catalans Dragons2
8 Chris Hill Warrington Wolves1
9 James Roby St. Helens4
10 Rémi Casty Catalans Dragons1
11 Ben Westwood Warrington Wolves4
12 Gareth Hock Wigan Warriors1
13 Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors3

On 9 September 2013, the Super League XVIII Dream Team was announced at Huddersfield's John Smith's Stadium. The team was virtually made up of English players with Danny Brough who now represents Scotland at international level, although was born in Dewsbury in West Yorkshire. Brough was also one of five Huddersfield Giants players in the Dream Team, which acknowledges the club winning the League Leaders' Shield. The other Huddersfield players being Eorl Crabtree, Leroy Cudjoe, Brett Ferres and Shaun Lunt.
Wigan Warriors have four players, three of which, Josh Charnley, Sean O'Loughlin and Sam Tomkins, being the only members of the 2012 Dream Team to be selected in 2013 with Tomkins now selected in the Dream Team five years in a row. The other Wigan player selected was Matty Smith
The remainder of the Dream Team consists of two players from Hull F.C. and one each from Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, who are the only team to have a player in the Dream Team but not involved in the play-offs. Despite finishing second in the table, no players from Warrington Wolves were selected.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Sam Tomkins Wigan Warriors5
2 Josh Charnley Wigan Warriors2
3 Leroy Cudjoe Huddersfield Giants1
4 Ben Crooks Hull F.C.1
5 Tom Lineham Hull F.C.1
6 Danny Brough † Huddersfield Giants1
7 Matty Smith Wigan Warriors1
8 Eorl Crabtree Huddersfield Giants1
9 Shaun Lunt Huddersfield Giants1
10 Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos9
11 Brett Ferres Huddersfield Giants1
12 Danny Kirmond Wakefield Trinity Wildcats1
13 Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors4

The first Dream Team to be made up of entirely English players. This is the first time since 2010 that Sam Tomkins does not make an appearance and a debut for Zak Hardaker, Tommy Makinson, Michael Shenton, Kallum Watkins, Kevin Brown, Daryl Clark and Carl Ablett. Jamie Peacock makes a record tenth appearance.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Zak Hardaker Leeds Rhinos1
2 Tommy Makinson St. Helens1
3 Kallum Watkins Leeds Rhinos1
4 Michael Shenton Castleford Tigers1
5 Ryan Hall Leeds Rhinos4
6 Kevin Brown Widnes Vikings1
7 Matty Smith Wigan Warriors2
8 Chris Hill Warrington Wolves2
9 Daryl Clark † Castleford Tigers1
10 Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos10
11 Elliott Whitehead Catalans Dragons1
12 Carl Ablett Leeds Rhinos1
13 Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors5

made a record and 11th and final appearance.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Zak Hardaker † Leeds Rhinos2
2 Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield Giants1
3 Kallum Watkins Leeds Rhinos2
4 Michael Shenton Castleford Tigers2
5 Joe Burgess Wigan Warriors1
6 Danny Brough Huddersfield Giants2
7 Luke Gale Castleford Tigers1
8 Alex Walmsley St. Helens1
9 James Roby St. Helens5
10 Jamie Peacock Leeds Rhinos11
11 Zeb Taia Catalans Dragons1
12 Liam Farrell Wigan Warriors1
13 Adam Cuthbertson Leeds Rhinos1

The 2016 Dream Team featured nine players making their first appearance.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Jamie Shaul Hull F.C.1
2 Denny Solomona Castleford Tigers1
3 Ryan Atkins Warrington Wolves2
4 Mahe Fonua Hull F.C.1
5 Dominic Manfredi Wigan Warriors1
6 Kurt Gidley Warrington Wolves1
7 Luke Gale Castleford Tigers2
8 Chris Hill Warrington Wolves3
9 Danny Houghton† Hull F.C.1
10 Scott Taylor Hull F.C.1
11 Ben Currie Warrington Wolves1
12 Mark Minichiello Hull F.C.1
13 Gareth Ellis Hull F.C.5

The 2017 Dream Team featured eight players making their first appearance. Six players selected from League Leaders Castleford Tigers.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Zak Hardaker Castleford Tigers3
2 Greg Eden Castleford Tigers1
3 Michael Shenton Castleford Tigers3
4 Mark Percival St. Helens1
5 Mahe Fonua Hull F.C.2
6 Albert Kelly Hull F.C.1
7 Luke Gale † Castleford Tigers3
8 Grant Millington Castleford Tigers1
9 Matt Parcell Leeds Rhinos1
10 Sebastine Ikahihifo Huddersfield Giants1
11 Ben Murdoch-Masila Salford Red Devils1
12 Mike McMeeken Castleford Tigers1
13 Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors6

2018

The 2018 Dream Team featured eight players making their first appearance. Seven players selected from League Leaders St Helens.
PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Ben Barba St. Helens1
2 Thomas Makinson St. Helens2
3 Mark Percival St. Helens2
4 Bill Tupou Wakefield Trinity1
5 Tom Johnstone Wakefield Trinity1
6 Jonny Lomax St. Helens1
7 Danny Richardson St. Helens1
8 Luke Thompson St. Helens1
9 James Roby St. Helens6
10 Rémi Casty Catalans Dragons2
11 John Bateman Wigan Warriors1
12 Matty Ashurst Wakefield Trinity1
13 Sean O'Loughlin Wigan Warriors7

The 2019 Dream Team featured nine players making their first appearance. League Leaders and Champions St Helens had the most players for any one team with five
#PlayerTeamAppearance
1 Lachlan Coote St. Helens1
2 Thomas Makinson St. Helens3
3 Kevin Naiqama St. Helens1
4 Konrad Hurrell Leeds Rhinos1
5 Ash Handley Leeds Rhinos1
6 Blake Austin Warrington Wolves1
7 Jackson Hastings Salford Red Devils1
8 Liam Watts Castleford Tigers1
9 Daryl Clark Warrington Wolves2
10 Luke Thompson St. Helens2
11 Josh Jones Salford Red Devils1
12 Liam Farrell Wigan Warriors2
13 Morgan Knowles St. Helens1

To date, 17 different clubs have seen players appear in the Dream Team.
ClubAppearance
1 Wigan Warriors72
2 St. Helens62
3 Leeds Rhinos52
4 Castleford Tigers21
5 Warrington Wolves19
5 Bradford Bulls19
7 Hull F.C.18
8 Huddersfield Giants11
9 Catalans Dragons8
9 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats8
11 Hull Kingston Rovers6
12 Salford Red Devils4
13 London Broncos3
14 Sheffield Eagles2
14 Gateshead Thunder2
16 Halifax1
16 Widnes Vikings1

14 different countries have seen players appear in the Dream Team. Fiji are the latest country to see a player appear with Kevin Naiqama making the team in 2019 for St. Helens.
CountryAppearance
1 England197
2 Australia54
3 Wales13
4 New Zealand11
5 Ireland8
6 Tonga7
7 Samoa6
7 Scotland6
9 Papua New Guinea4
10 France2
10 United States2
11 Fiji1
11 Italy1
11 Cook Islands1

Players who have made at least five appearances