Rugby League's biggest winners and losers after IMG gradings as club progress charted

Keighley Cougars and London Broncos were the biggest risers in the IMG gradings compared to the indicative table - while Newcastle and Widnes were the biggest fallers.

Keighley went from being ranked 30th to jumping to 19th with a score of 6.58 becoming 9.02, going from category C to category B. Although London were relegated from Super League, despite director of rugby Mike Eccles' efforts in testing circumstances, they went from 24th to 14th in the gradings table with a score of 8.07 becoming 12.65, remaining category B.

Newcastle, meanwhile, were ranked 18th with a category B score of 9.30 but have dropped 14 places to 32nd now with a category C score of 5.20. Widnes are down six places, going from 16th on 10.17 to 22nd on 8.60, which were both category B scores.

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Changes in category - aside from Keighley and Newcastle - include Leigh, Wakefield and Castleford rising from B to A and Hull FC dropping from A to B. That means that there are nine Grade A clubs.

IMG table (with indicative score then 2024 score) and change in ladder position

1. St Helens 3rd 16.78 A - 1st 17.02 A UP TWO

2. Wigan 2nd 16.87 A -2nd 16.91 A UNCHANGED

3. Leeds 1st 17.49 A - 3rd 16.84 A DOWN TWO

4. Warrington 5th 15.75 A - 4th 16.27 A UP ONE

5. Hull KR 6th 15.52 A - 5th 15.97 A UP ONE

6. Catalans 4th 16.73 A - 6th 15.52 A DOWN TWO

7. Leigh 12th 12.45 B - 7th 15.13 A UP FIVE

8. Wakefield 11th 12.52 B - 8th 15.09 A UP THREE

9. Castleford 13th 12.16 B - 9th 15.02 A UP FOUR

10. Hull FC 7th 15.05 A - 10th 14.51 B DOWN THREE

11. Huddersfield 9th 13.49 B - 11th 14.48 B DOWN TWO

12. Salford Red Devils 8th 13.80 B - 12th 13.97 B DOWN FOUR

13. Toulouse 10th 12.97 B - 13th 13.58 B DOWN THREE

14. London 24th 8.07 B - 14th 12.65 B UP TEN

15. York 17th 10.05 B - 15th 12.42 B UP TWO

16. Bradford 14th 12.02 B - 16th 12.15 B DOWN TWO

17. Barrow 19th 9.18 B -17th 11.22 B UP TWO

18. Featherstone 15th 10.65 B - 18th 10.75 B DOWN THREE

19. Keighley 30th 6.58 C - 19th 9.02 B UP ELEVEN

20. Halifax 20th 9.06 B - 20th 8.79 B UNCHANGED

21. Sheffield 22nd 8.36 B - 21st 8.77 B UP ONE

22. Widnes 16th 10.17 B - 22nd 8.60 B DOWN SIX

23. Doncaster 23rd 8.11 B - 23rd 7.52 B UNCHANGED

24. Workington 31st 6.54 C - 24th 7.26 C UP SEVEN

25. Swinton 26th 7.21 C - 25th 7.15 C UP ONE

26. Dewsbury 27th 7.10 C - 26th 7.13 C UP ONE

27. Oldham 25th 7.39 C - 27th 7.00 C DOWN TWO

28. Hunslet 29th 6.94 C - 28th 6.98 C UP ONE

29. Rochdale 28th 7.03 C - 29th 6.47 C DOWN ONE

30. Midlands 33rd 5.92 C - 30th 5.66 C UP THREE

31. Cornwall 34th 5.75 C - 31st 5.29 C UP THREE

32. Newcastle 18th 9.30 B - 32nd 5.20 C DOWN 14

33. North Wales 35th 5.07 C - 33rd 4.72 C UP TWO

Batley 21st 8.62 B - Incomplete return. UNCLASSIFIED

Whitehaven 32nd 6.27 C - Incomplete return. UNCLASSIFIED

Top five risers in rank

1. Keighley

2. London

3. Workington

4. Leigh

5. Castleford

Top five fallers in rank

1. Newcastle

2. Widnes

3. Salford

4. Toulouse

5. Hull FC

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