Wakefield Trinity forward Caleb Hamlin-Uele has been selected for the 2026 Betfred Super League Dream Team for the first time.

The Trinity prop has enjoyed a fantastic season when he has been consistently one of the club’s top performers and has been rewarded with selection into the players of the year team.

After their fine season when they have secured a fourth place finish several other Wakefield players can count themselves unlucky not be chosen, but for Hamlin-Uele it has been a strong year with a first call-up to the England squad.

Leeds Rhinos are the big winners in the Dream Team with six representatives.

The 2026 Betfred Super League Dream Team.

placeholder image — The 2026 Betfred Super League Dream Team.

The mythical XIII, chosen to present the best players in the competition this season, sees reigning Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel Jake Connor retain his place.

The stellar scrum-half is one of only three players to keep his spot from the 2025 side, along with Leeds colleague James McDonnell and dynamic Leigh Leopards centre Umyla Hanley.

The other Rhinos stars to earn a slot are prolific winger Makia Sivo, Australian full-back Lachie Miller - who, like Connor, is figuring highly in 2026 Man of Steel discussions - elusive centre Ash Handley and free-scoring stand-off Brodie Croft.

Wigan Warriors have two players included – 27-try winger Zach Eckersley and combative hooker Brad O’Neill, who both make the cut for the first time.

Leigh prop Joe Ofahengaue also makes his debut along with Miller, Sivo and Toulouse Olympique second-row Mathieu Jussaume, taking the tally to seven fresh faces.

Warrington Wolves’ Ben Currie is the other player to secure selection, the England loose forward earning his second Dream Team slot but one which comes fully 10 years after his first.

Jussaume, who has scored 16 tries for the promoted French club and becomes their first-ever Dream Team representative, is the only player to earn recognition from sides who haven’t made the play-offs.

Conversely, reigning champions Hull KR are the only club in the top six not to see anyone get the nod.

The selection process for the Dream Team has adopted a new approach this year with, for the first time, supporters getting the chance to vote.

The Man of Steel panel – Ellery Hanley MBE, Paul Sculthorpe MBE, Joe Lydon, James Roby and Sam Tomkins – accounted for 50 per cent of the overall weighting.

Specially selected members of the media them contributed 30 per cent while fans, via the Super League website, made up the final 20 per cent of the vote.

This was part of a change to help reflect a combination of expert knowledge, independent media opinion and views of fans who follow events week to week.

The Dream Team selections brought up some interesting statistics.

Sivo, for instance, was the journalists’ unanimous choice. The winger was the only Dream Team player selected by all journalists, while he was also the most popular player with supporters, featuring in 85 per cent of fan teams.

Fellow winger Eckersley achieved the highest overall weighted score of anyone in the Dream Team. His 90.77 total came from a perfect 5/5 Man of Steel panel selections – the only player to earn that feat - 11/12 journalists and 66.4 per cent of fans.

Croft took the stand-off jersey with support across all three voting groups: 3/5 panel votes and 7/12 journalist votes while just over half of the fans who voted opted for the former Man of Steel.

Hamlin-Uele’s panel support proved decisive – four of the five Man of Steel panellists backed him – while O’Neill recorded the highest weighted score of any spine player or forward. His 77.34 put him behind only the two wingers among the final XIII.

2026 Betfred Super League Dream Team and Heritage Numbers

Full-back - Lachlan Miller (Leeds Rhinos, 231)

Winger - Maika Sivo (Leeds Rhinos, 232)

Centre - Ash Handley (Leeds Rhinos, 178)

Centre - Umyla Hanley (Leigh Leopards, 225)

Winger - Zach Eckersley (Wigan Warriors, 233)

Stand-off - Brodie Croft (Leeds Rhinos, 203)

Scrum-half - Jake Connor (Leeds Rhinos, 226)

Prop - Joe Ofahengaue (Leigh Leopards, 234)

Hooker - Brad O’Neill (Wigan Warriors, 235)

Prop – Caleb Hamlin-Uele (Wakefield Trinity, 236)

Second-row - Mathieu Jussaume (Toulouse Olympique, 237)