Grading every Super League side at the halfway point as some ace it and others fail

This next round of Super League presents the halfway stage of the 2022 season, with battles for the League Leaders Shield, play-off places, and relegation well underway. It’s shaping up to be an exciting second half of the year. Here Rugby League Live grades each club’s progress so far.

After a poor start, Castleford have started to find their feet a little, even if humbled by Salford a fortnight ago. Still, they’ve picked up a few wins and currently occupy the last play-off place. Under a new head coach in Lee Radford, it was always going to take time, but it seems there is something of an understanding now, and few Tigers fans can grumble if the former Hull boss steers his new club to a top six finish.

Reaching the Grand Final for the first-time last season, Catalans have not let their standards drop. They remain a tough opponent to turn over in Perpignan and have also picked up wins in England too. Mastering the tough and nitty gritty sides of the game, they can also play, and still possess one of the best players in the competition in Sam Tomkins. Can they go one better this year? Time will tell.

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With the luxury of some significant chop and change, Ian Watson is doing it again. He has turned Huddersfield into a tough and hardworking side with a solid foundation. Currently sitting in fourth place, the challenge now is to not let the gutting feeling of their Challenge Cup final defeat get the better of them. They might want to open up a bit more too, and not play so conservative, something which ultimately cost them against Wigan. Still, a great season so far for the Giants.

You can look at Hull in two ways; the first being a squad spending the full