2016 Leeds Rhinos season | ||||
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Super League Rank | 9th | |||
Challenge Cup | Sixth Round | |||
2016 record | Wins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 18 | |||
Points scored | For: 673; against: 740 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | ![]() | |||
Head Coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Headingley Stadium | |||
High attendance | 17,131 (v ![]() | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | ![]() | |||
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This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was the Leeds Rhinos' 21st season in the Super League. Leeds Rhinos were the reigning winners of the Super League Grand Final, Super League Leaders' Shield and the Challenge Cup, after they became only the third team in the Super League era to win the treble in 2015.
Leeds Rhinos finished in 9th position after 23 rounds, their lowest finish since 1996, before demotion to The Qualifiers. Leeds Rhinos then finished 1st in The Qualifiers, winning six of their seven matches, to maintain their Super League status for the 2017 season.
In
Nat | Name | Signed from | Contract | Announced | Reference |
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![]() | Anthony Mullally | Huddersfield Giants | 3 Years | May 2015 | [1] |
![]() | Keith Galloway | Wests Tigers | 3 Years | July 2015 | [2] |
![]() | Jordan Baldwinson | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | October 2015 | [3] |
![]() | Beau Falloon | Gold Coast Titans | 1 Year | October 2015 | [4] |
![]() | Brett Ferres | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year | January 2016 | [5] |
James Segeyaro | Penrith Panthers | 1 Year | June 2016 | [6] |
Out
Nat | Name | Signed for | Contract | Announced | Reference |
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![]() | Jamie Peacock | Retirement | N/A | March 2015 | [7] |
![]() | Kevin Sinfield | Yorkshire Carnegie | 2 Years | March 2015 | [8] |
![]() | Kylie Leuluai | Retirement | N/A | June 2015 | [9] |
![]() | Thomas Minns | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 Years | July 2015 | [10] |
![]() | Paul Aiton | Catalans Dragons | 3 Years | August 2015 | [11] |
![]() | Mason Tonks | Doncaster | 1 Year | September 2015 | [12] |
![]() | George Milton | Doncaster | 1 Year | September 2015 | [12] |
![]() | Chris Clarkson | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | October 2015 | [13] |
![]() | Alex Foster | London Broncos | 1 Year | October 2015 | [14] |
![]() | James Duckworth | Hunslet Hawks | 1 Year | October 2015 | [15] |
![]() | Elliott Minchella | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | November 2015 | [16] |
![]() | Robbie Ward | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 2 Years | November 2015 | [17] |
![]() | Rob Mulhern | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | December 2015 | [18] |
![]() | Zak Hardaker | Penrith Panthers | 1 Year | June 2016 | [6] |
![]() | Luke Briscoe | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | July 2016 | [19] |
![]() | Jordan Baldwinson | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | July 2016 | [19] |
![]() | Josh Walters | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | July 2016 | [19] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 23 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 465 | +140 | 34 | Super League Super 8s |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 675 | 425 | +250 | 33 | |
3 | ![]() | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | |
4 | ![]() | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | |
5 | ![]() | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | |
6 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | |
7 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | |
8 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | |
9 | ![]() | 23 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 576 | −172 | 16 | The Qualifiers |
10 | ![]() | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 560 | 569 | −9 | 14 [a] | |
11 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | |
12 | ![]() | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 |
Key | |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 94 | +145 | 12 | 2017 Super League |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 193 | +30 | 12 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | +91 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 235 | 142 | +93 | 8 | Million Pound Game |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 208 | 152 | +56 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | +9 | 6 | 2017 Championship |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 318 | −207 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 313 | −217 | 0 |
Date | Rnd | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Att |
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6/816 | 24 | ![]() | 6-62 | ![]() | Bigfellas Stadium | Watkins (4), Sutcliffe (2), Moon (2), Achurch, Ablett, Briscoe | Sutcliffe 9/15 | 6,671 |
12/8/16 | 25 | ![]() | 22-18 | ![]() | Headingley Stadium | Watkins, Segeyaro (2) | Sutcliffe 5/6 | 14,180 |
20/8/16 | 26 | ![]() | 28-42 | ![]() | Ealing Trailfinders Stadium | Briscoe (3), Sutcliffe, Segeyaro, Lilley, Achurch, Watkins | Sutcliffe 5/8 | 1,845 |
2/9/16 | 27 | ![]() | 30-8 | ![]() | Headingley Stadium | Jones-Buchanan, Watkins, Segeyaro, Ablett, Cuthbertson | Lilley 4/7, Sutcliffe 1/1 | 13,996 |
9/9/16 | 28 | ![]() | 32-0 | ![]() | Headingley Stadium | Briscoe, Watkins (2), Hall (2), Burrow | Lilley 4/7 | 15,135 |
18/9/16 | 29 | ![]() | 22-14 | ![]() | John Smith's Stadium | Cuthbertson, Briscoe, Handley | Sutcliffe 1/3 | 6,666 |
22/9/16 | 30 | ![]() | 37-12 | ![]() | Headingley Stadium | Ferres, Keinhorst (2), Segeyaro, Golding, Moon, Briscoe | Watkins 4/8 | 14,747 |
Date | Rnd | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Att |
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0/0/16 | 6th | ![]() | 36-22 | ![]() | John Smith's Stadium | Keinhorst (2), Sutcliffe, Mullally | Lilley 3/6 | 4,979 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Att |
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21/2/16 | ![]() | 4-38 | ![]() | Headingley Stadium | Burrow | Lilley 0/1 | 19,778 |
![]() | Positions | ![]() |
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1. Zak Hardaker | Fullback | 1. Lachlan Coote |
22. Ash Handley | Winger | 2. Kyle Feldt |
3. Kallum Watkins | Centre | 3. Justin O'Neill |
4. Joel Moon | Centre | 4. Kane Linnett |
5. Ryan Hall | Winger | 5. Antonio Winterstein |
14. Liam Sutcliffe | Stand off | 6. Michael Morgan |
25. Jordan Lilley | Scrum half | 7. Johnathan Thurston (c) |
8. Keith Galloway | Prop | 9. Matthew Scott |
7. Rob Burrow (c) | Hooker | 9. Jake Granville |
10. Adam Cuthbertson | Prop | 10. James Tamou |
15. Brett Delaney | Second row | 11. Gavin Cooper |
26. Brett Ferres | Second row | 12. Ethan Lowe |
16. Brad Singleton | Loose forward | 13. Jason Taumalolo |
17. Mitch Garbutt | Interchange | 14. Rory Kostjasyn |
18. Jimmy Keinhorst | Interchange | 15. John Asiata |
20. Anthony Mullally | Interchange | 16. Scott Bolton |
21. Josh Walters | Interchange | 17. Ben Hannant |
Brian McDermott | Coach | Paul Green |