2016 Leeds Rhinos season

2016 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League Rank9th
Challenge CupSixth Round
2016 recordWins: 14; draws: 0; losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 673; against: 740
Team information
ChairmanEngland Paul Caddick
Head CoachEngland Brian McDermott
Captain
StadiumHeadingley Stadium
High attendance17,131 (v St Helens)
Top scorers
TriesEngland Kallum Watkins (18)
GoalsEngland Liam Sutcliffe (54)
PointsEngland Liam Sutcliffe (144)
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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.

Players

Further information: Leeds Rhinos
  • Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Qualifiers) as of 22 September 2016.
No Player Position Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 England Zak Hardaker Fullback Featherstone Rovers 18 1 4 0 12
2 England Tom Briscoe Winger Hull F.C. 13 9 0 0 36
3 England Kallum Watkins Centre Academy 33 18 4 0 80
4 Australia Joel Moon Centre Salford Red Devils 21 8 0 1 33
5 England Ryan Hall Wing Academy 19 7 0 0 28
6 England Danny McGuire Stand off Academy 13 0 0 0 0
7 England Rob Burrow Scrum half Academy 28 6 0 0 24
8 Australia Keith Galloway Prop Wests Tigers 30 1 0 0 4
9 Australia Beau Falloon Hooker Gold Coast Titans 11 0 0 0 0
10 Australia Adam Cuthbertson Prop Newcastle Knights 26 4 0 0 16
11 England Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second row Academy 27 4 0 0 16
12 England Carl Ablett Second row Academy 18 4 0 0 16
13 England Stevie Ward Loose forward Academy 4 0 0 0 0
14 England Liam Sutcliffe Stand off Academy 31 9 54 0 144
15 Australia Brett Delaney Second row Gold Coast Titans 13 0 0 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland Brad Singleton Prop Academy 26 3 0 0 12
17 Australia Mitch Garbutt Prop Brisbane Broncos 23 2 0 0 8
18 Germany Jimmy Keinhorst Centre Academy 29 10 0 0 40
19 Australia Mitch Achurch Second row Penrith Panthers 24 5 0 0 20
20 Republic of Ireland Anthony Mullally Prop Huddersfield Giants 21 2 0 0 8
21 England Josh Walters Second row Academy 19 5 0 0 20
22 England Ash Handley Wing Academy 24 7 0 0 28
23 Jamaica Ashton Golding Fullback Academy 17 5 0 0 20
24 England Jordan Baldwinson Loose forward Featherstone Rovers 2 0 0 0 0
25 England Jordan Lilley Scrum half Academy 28 5 41 1 103
26 England Brett Ferres Second row Huddersfield Giants 26 5 0 0 20
27 England Sam Hallas Hooker Academy 3 0 0 0 0
28 England Cameron Smith Second row Academy 2 0 0 0 0
29 England Luke Briscoe Wing Academy 7 1 0 0 4
30 Papua New Guinea James Segeyaro Hooker Penrith Panthers 10 6 0 0 24

Transfers

In

Nat Name Signed from Contract Announced Reference
Republic of Ireland Anthony Mullally Huddersfield Giants 3 Years May 2015 [1]
Australia Keith Galloway Wests Tigers 3 Years July 2015 [2]
England Jordan Baldwinson Featherstone Rovers 2 Years October 2015 [3]
Australia Beau Falloon Gold Coast Titans 1 Year October 2015 [4]
England 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
England Jamie Peacock Retirement N/A March 2015 [7]
England Kevin Sinfield Yorkshire Carnegie 2 Years March 2015 [8]
New Zealand Kylie Leuluai Retirement N/A June 2015 [9]
England Thomas Minns Hull Kingston Rovers 3 Years July 2015 [10]
Papua New Guinea Paul Aiton Catalans Dragons 3 Years August 2015 [11]
England Mason Tonks Doncaster 1 Year September 2015 [12]
England George Milton Doncaster 1 Year September 2015 [12]
England Chris Clarkson Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years October 2015 [13]
England Alex Foster London Broncos 1 Year October 2015 [14]
England James Duckworth Hunslet Hawks 1 Year October 2015 [15]
England Elliott Minchella Sheffield Eagles 2 Years November 2015 [16]
England Robbie Ward Sunshine Coast Falcons 2 Years November 2015 [17]
England Rob Mulhern Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years December 2015 [18]
England Zak Hardaker Penrith Panthers 1 Year June 2016 [6]
England Luke Briscoe Featherstone Rovers 1 Year July 2016 [19]
England Jordan Baldwinson Featherstone Rovers 1 Year July 2016 [19]
England Josh Walters Featherstone Rovers 1 Year July 2016 [19]

Competitions

Super League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull F.C. 23 17 0 6 605 465 +140 34 Super League Super 8s
2 Warrington Wolves 23 16 1 6 675 425 +250 33
3 Wigan Warriors 23 16 0 7 455 440 +15 32
4 St Helens 23 14 0 9 573 536 +37 28
5 Catalans Dragons 23 13 0 10 593 505 +88 26
6 Castleford Tigers 23 10 1 12 617 640 −23 21
7 Widnes Vikings 23 10 0 13 499 474 +25 20
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 10 0 13 485 654 −169 20
9 Leeds Rhinos 23 8 0 15 404 576 −172 16 The Qualifiers
10 Salford City Reds 23 10 0 13 560 569 −9 14[a]
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 6 2 15 486 610 −124 14
12 Huddersfield Giants 23 6 0 17 511 569 −58 12
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.[20]

Results

Key
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
4/2/16 1 Leeds Rhinos 10-12 Warrington Headingley Stadium Singleton, Hall Hardaker 1/2 16,168
14/2/16 2 Widnes 56-12 Leeds Rhinos Halton Stadium Watkins, Burrow Lilley 2/2 6,596
27/2/16 3 Catalans Dragons 32-28 Leeds Rhinos Stade Gilbert Brutus Watkins (2), Sutcliffe, Hall, Handley Lilley 4/5 8,172
4/3/16 4 Leeds Rhinos 20-16 Huddersfield Headingley Stadium Moon, Sutcliffe, Keinhorst Lilley 4/4 14,962
11/3/16 5 Wigan 28-6 Leeds Rhinos DW Stadium Hardaker Hardaker 1/1 14,425
18/3/16 6 Leeds Rhinos 30-18 St. Helens Headingley Stadium Jones-Buchanan, Cuthbertson, Sutcliffe, Ablett, Handley Sutcliffe 5/6 17,131
24/3/16 7 Castleford 18-14 Leeds Rhinos The Jungle Moon, Watkins, Briscoe Sutcliffe 1/3 11,426
28/3/16 8 Leeds Rhinos 16-20 Wakefield Trinity Headingley Stadium Moon, Briscoe, Achurch Sutcliffe 2/3 16,314
1/4/16 9 Leeds Rhinos 10-30 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium Jones-Buchanan, Ablett Hardaker 1/2 15,384
9/4/16 10 Salford 14-10 Leeds Rhinos AJ Bell Stadium Galloway, Golding Hardaker 1/3 4,912
15/4/16 11 Leeds Rhinos 20-18 Hull FC Headingley Stadium Keinhorst, Lilley, Jones-Buchanan Lilley 4/5 15,888
22/4/16 12 St. Helens 28-34 Leeds Rhinos Langtree Park Golding, Burrow, Keinhorst (2), Handley, Mullally Lilley 5/6 11,271
29/4/16 13 Huddersfield 28-20 Leeds Rhinos John Smith's Stadium Lilley, Walters, Burrow Lilley 4/4 7,536
12/5/16 14 Leeds Rhinos 12-52 Castleford Headingley Stadium Garbutt, Handley Lilley 2/2 17,213
21/5/16 15 Wigan 40-8 Leeds Rhinos St James' Park Watkins, Achurch Lilley 0/2 39,331
27/5/16 16 Warrington 52-18 Leeds Rhinos Halliwell Jones Stadium Keinhost, Ferres (2) Hardaker 3/3 10,317
3/6/16 17 Leeds Rhinos 12-24 Catalans Dragons Headingley Stadium Ferres, Walters Lilley 2/2 14,016
10/6/16 18 Leeds Rhinos 8-0 Salford Headingley Stadium Briscoe Sutcliffe 2/3 14,462
17/6/16 19 Wakefield Trinity 6-32 Leeds Rhinos Belle Vue Achurch, Singleton (2), Sutcliffe Sutcliffe 8/8 7,161
3/7/16 20 Leeds Rhinos 22-23 Widnes Headingley Stadium Watkins, Hall, Moon, Garbutt Sutcliffe 3/5 16,130
8/7/16 21 Hull FC 15-20 Leeds Rhinos KC Stadium Sutcliffe, Moon, Watkins (2) Sutcliffe 2/5 10,618
15/7/16 22 Leeds Rhinos 18-16 Wigan Headingley Stadium Watkins, Cuthbertson, Ferres Sutcliffe 3/4 16,712
21/7/16 23 Hull Kingston Rovers 20-24 Leeds Rhinos Lightstream Stadium Keinhorst, Burrow, Segeyaro, Hall Sutcliffe 4/4 8,109

Qualifiers

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 7 6 0 1 239 94 +145 12 2017 Super League
2 Leigh Centurions (P) 7 6 0 1 223 193 +30 12
3 Huddersfield Giants 7 5 0 2 257 166 +91 10
4 Hull Kingston Rovers (R) 7 4 0 3 235 142 +93 8 Million Pound Game
5 Salford Red Devils 7 3 0 4 208 152 +56 6
6 London Broncos 7 3 0 4 221 212 +9 6 2017 Championship
7 Batley Bulldogs 7 1 0 6 111 318 −207 2
8 Featherstone Rovers 7 0 0 7 96 313 −217 0
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
6/816 24 Featherstone Rovers 6-62 Leeds Rhinos Bigfellas Stadium Watkins (4), Sutcliffe (2), Moon (2), Achurch, Ablett, Briscoe Sutcliffe 9/15 6,671
12/8/16 25 Leeds Rhinos 22-18 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium Watkins, Segeyaro (2) Sutcliffe 5/6 14,180
20/8/16 26 London Broncos 28-42 Leeds Rhinos Ealing Trailfinders Stadium Briscoe (3), Sutcliffe, Segeyaro, Lilley, Achurch, Watkins Sutcliffe 5/8 1,845
2/9/16 27 Leeds Rhinos 30-8 Salford Headingley Stadium Jones-Buchanan, Watkins, Segeyaro, Ablett, Cuthbertson Lilley 4/7, Sutcliffe 1/1 13,996
9/9/16 28 Leeds Rhinos 32-0 Batley Bulldogs Headingley Stadium Briscoe, Watkins (2), Hall (2), Burrow Lilley 4/7 15,135
18/9/16 29 Huddersfield 22-14 Leeds Rhinos John Smith's Stadium Cuthbertson, Briscoe, Handley Sutcliffe 1/3 6,666
22/9/16 30 Leeds Rhinos 37-12 Leigh Centurions Headingley Stadium Ferres, Keinhorst (2), Segeyaro, Golding, Moon, Briscoe Watkins 4/8 14,747

Challenge Cup

Main article: Challenge Cup 2016
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
0/0/16 6th Huddersfield 36-22 Leeds Rhinos John Smith's Stadium Keinhorst (2), Sutcliffe, Mullally Lilley 3/6 4,979

World Club Challenge

Main article: 2016 World Club Series
Date Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
21/2/16 Leeds Rhinos 4-38 North Queensland Cowboys Headingley Stadium Burrow Lilley 0/1 19,778
2016 World Club Series Teams
Leeds Rhinos Positions North Queensland Cowboys
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

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