Super League Team of the Season so far as Leeds Rhinos dominate selections at half-way point

With Super League reaching the halfway stage, we have taken a look at what the Super League Dream Team would look like if it was awarded at this point.

With 13 games out of 27 complete, Leeds Rhinos sit at the top of the standings, and that is reflected in the Dream Team, with them having the most players out of any other team.

Warrington, St Helens and Hull KR round out the top four and all have players included, whilst Wakefield Trinity and Wigan Warriors sit in the final play-off positions.

Teams outside the six have players selected. Castleford Tigers and Leigh Leopards both have inclusions, as do Bradford Bulls.

Without further ado, here is the Serious About Rugby League writers’ Super League Dream Team at the half-way mark of the competition.

Super League 2026 Team of the Season so far

Full-back: Lachie Miller (Leeds Rhinos)

Named as the front-runner for the Man of Steel award after nine rounds, the Leeds full-back is in some career-best form, and the stats reflect that.

Whilst he hasn’t been prolific in terms of try scoring, Miller has racked up 10 assists this year, the most of any full-back, and is amongst the top for metres made in the competition.

He has missed the last two games due to suspension and has another game still to serve, however it’s hard to argue his place in the side at this point of the year.

Wingers: Maika Sivo (Leeds Rhinos) and Josh Thewlis (Warrington Wolves)

Scoring 20 tries in 12 Super League games, Sivo is on track to break Denny Solomona’s record of tries in a season. Having scored in all bar two of his games so far this year, Sivo has been incredibly clinical for the Rhinos, converting the majority of the opportunities presented to him.

His other stats may not be as good as some other wingers, but a winger’s main job is to score tries, and he does that in abundance.

On the opposite flank is a winger with a very different skill set in Thewlis. Scoring eight tries and assisting seven more, the Warrington speedster has had to slot in a full-back at times this season, a role he has executed brilliantly.

With the season he is having, expect Thewlis to have an outside chance of making the plane for the World Cup at the end of the season, especially given his versatility.

Centres: Krystian Mapapalangi (Castleford Tigers) and Ash Handley (Leeds Rhinos)

Without a doubt, Mapapalangi has been Castleford’s best player this season, with him and Jason Qareqare forming a deadly strike partnership on that left edge. With 13 try contributions in 12 matches, the Tigers would be nowhere near the position they currently are had they not brought the former Newcastle Knights man in.

Sivo gets all the credit for scoring the tries, but the man who sets the majority of those scores up is his centre partner, Handley. The winger-turned-centre is thriving this year, and as Leeds captain he has guided his side to top spot at the half-way stage.

Halves: Brodie Croft (Leeds Rhinos) and Tyrone May (Hull KR)

Both halves pairings from Leeds and Hull KR deserve a mention, with Mikey Lewis and Jake Connor both having stellar starts to the season as well. Croft has scored in all bar three games this year, and has totalled 14 Super League tries.

May, meanwhile, has the most assists in the competition with 17, and has been the puppeteer in the Robins’ attack, pulling the strings when they need him most, allowing Lewis to strut his stuff.

Props: Caleb Hamlin-Uele (Wakefield Trinity) and Joe Ofahengaue (Leigh Leopards)

Wakefield have a number of top props this season, but Hamlin-Uele takes the Dream Team place. Brian McDermott should absolutely be looking at the Trinity man for his World Cup squad at the end of the season, with the former NRL man eligible for England through heritage.

Despite injury hampering some of Ofahengaue’s 2026, he remains one of the league’s best props, and proved that yet again with a stormer of a performance against Castleford Tigers last time out. Averaging 105 metres per game, the Leigh man has stepped up in the absence of Robbie Mulhern and Owen Trout when the pair have both been injured.

Hooker: Daryl Clark (St Helens)

Named in the top five of the initial Man of Steel shortlist, Clark has been one of Saints’ best players this season, and the veteran continues to show his class on a weekly basis.

He has stiff competition in Jez Litten and Brad O’Neill to retain his spot as England’s starting nine, but if he keeps him the form that he is currently in, expect the former Man of Steel to have a seat on the plane.

Second Row: Zac Lipowicz (Catalans Dragons) and Junior Nsemba (Wigan Warriors)

Arguably the most underrated signing in Super League this season is Lipowicz, who has been incredible for Catalans in his debut season.

Scoring four tries and assisting three more, the former Penrith Panthers junior is becoming one of the best strike back rowers in the competition, and his currently 10th on the Super League tackle charts.

After missing out on England selection in the Ashes last season, Nsemba has come into 2026 with a point to prove, and he is currently enjoying his career-best form.

He endured a slow start to the season, taking a few games to get going, but once he hit is stride there is no better back rower in the division to watch than the 21-year-old, and that showed in Paris, where he scored a try, assisted another and made 155 metres in the win over Catalans.

Loose Forward: Joe Mellor (Bradford Bulls)

The Bradford man is included not only for his talent as a player, but for his leadership, and the way he has helped Bradford to what is currently a ninth place standing in Super League.

Returning from injury this week against York, he came back with a bang as not only did he make 41 tackles and zero misses, he scored a try in the 30-20 win over the promoted side.