2016 Leeds Rhinos season

2016 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League XXI Rank 9th
Challenge Cup Sixth Round
2016 record Wins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 18
Points scored For: 673; Against: 740
Team information
Chairman Paul Caddick
Head Coach Brian McDermott
Captain
Stadium Headingley Stadium
Top scorers
Tries Kallum Watkins - 18
Goals Liam Sutcliffe - 54
Points Liam Sutcliffe - 144
< 2015 List of seasons 2017 >

This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2016 season. This was the Rhinos' 21st season in Super League. Leeds 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 then finished 1st in The Qualifiers, winning six of their seven matches, to maintain their Super League status for the 2017 season.

Table

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
7th Widnes Vikings 23 10 0 13 499 474 25 20 Super 8's
8th Wakefield Trinity 23 10 0 13 485 654 -169 20 Super 8's
9th Leeds Rhinos 23 8 0 15 404 576 -172 16 The Qualifiers
10th Salford Red Devils 23 10 0 13 560 569 -9 14* The Qualifiers
11th Hull KR 23 6 2 14 486 610 -124 14 The Qualifiers

* = Salford Red Devils were penalized six points for a salary cap infringement during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[1]

World Club Challenge

Key
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Main Article: 2016 World Club Series

DateCompetitionOpponentH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
21/2/16 WCC North Queensland H Headingley Stadium L 4-38 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

Super League

Key
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Main Article: Super League 2016

2016 Super League Results

DateCompetitionRndOpponentH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
4/2/16 Super League XXI 1 Warrington H Headingley Stadium L 10-12 Singleton, Hall Hardaker 1/2 16,168 Sky Sports
14/2/16 Super League XXI 2 Widnes A Halton Stadium L 12-56 Watkins, Burrow Lilley 2/2 6,596 -
27/2/16 Super League XXI 3 Catalan A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 28-32 Watkins (2), Sutcliffe, Hall, Handley Lilley 4/5 8,172 Sky Sports
4/3/16 Super League XXI 4 Huddersfield H Headingley Stadium W 20-16 Moon, Sutcliffe, Keinhorst Lilley 4/4 14,962 Sky Sports
11/3/16 Super League XXI 5 Wigan A DW Stadium L 6-28 Hardaker Hardaker 1/1 14,425 Sky Sports
18/3/16 Super League XXI 6 St Helens H Headingley Stadium W 30-18 Jones-Buchanan, Cuthbertson, Sutcliffe, Ablett, Handley Sutcliffe 5/6 17,131 Sky Sports
24/3/16 Super League XXI 7 Castleford A The Jungle L 14-18 Moon, Watkins, Briscoe Sutcliffe 1/3 11,426 Sky Sports
28/3/16 Super League XXI 8 Wakefield H Headingley Stadium L 16-20 Moon, Briscoe, Achurch Sutcliffe 2/3 16,314 -
1/4/16 Super League XXI 9 Hull KR H Headingley Stadium L 10-30 Jones-Buchanan, Ablett Hardaker 1/2 15,384 -
9/4/16 Super League XXI 10 Salford A AJ Bell Stadium L 10-14 Galloway, Golding Hardaker 1/3 4,912 -
15/4/16 Super League XXI 11 Hull FC H Headingley Stadium W 20-18 Keinhorst, Lilley, Jones-Buchanan Lilley 4/5 15,888 -
22/4/16 Super League XXI 12 St Helens A Langtree Park L 38-34 Golding, Burrow, Keinhorst (2), Handley, Mullally Lilley 5/6 11,271 -
29/4/16 Super League XXI 13 Huddersfield A John Smith's Stadium L 20-28 Lilley, Walters, Burrow Lilley 4/4 7,536 -
12/5/16 Super League XXI 14 Castleford H Headingley Stadium L 12-52 Garbutt, Handley Lilley 2/2 17,213
21/5/16 Magic Weekend 15 Wigan N St James' Park L 8-40 Watkins, Achurch Lilley 0/2 39,331 Sky Sports
27/5/16 Super League XXI 16 Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 18-52 Keinhost, Ferres (2) Hardaker 3/3 10,317
3/6/16 Super League XXI 17 Catalan H Headingley Stadium L 12-24 Ferres, Walters Lilley 2/2 14,016
10/6/16 Super League XXI 18 Salford H Headingley Stadium W 8-0 Briscoe Sutcliffe 2/3 14,462
17/6/16 Super League XXI 19 Wakefield A Belle Vue W 32-6 Achurch, Singleton (2), Sutcliffe Sutcliffe 8/8 7,161
3/7/16 Super League XXI 20 Widnes H Headingley Stadium L 22-23 Watkins, Hall, Moon, Garbutt Sutcliffe 3/5 16,130
8/7/16 Super League XXI 21 Hull FC A KC Stadium W 20-15 Sutcliffe, Moon, Watkins (2) Sutcliffe 2/5 10,618
15/7/16 Super League XXI 22 Wigan H Headingley Stadium W 18-16 Watkins, Cuthbertson, Ferres Sutcliffe 3/4 16,712
21/7/16 Super League XXI 23 Hull KR A Lightstream Stadium W 24-20 Keinhorst, Burrow, Segeyaro, Hall Sutcliffe 4/4 8,109

2016 Qualifiers

DateCompetitionRndOpponentH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttLive on TV
6/816 Super League XXI 1 Featherstone Rovers ABigfellas StadiumW62-6Watkins (4), Sutcliffe (2), Moon (2), Achurch, Ablett, BriscoeSutcliffe 9/156,671 Sky Sports
12/8/16 Super League XXI 2 Hull KRHHeadingley StadiumW22-18Watkins, Segeyaro (2)Sutcliffe 5/614,180 Sky Sports
20/8/16 Super League XXI 3 London BroncosAEaling Trailfinders StadiumW42-28Briscoe (3), Sutcliffe, Segeyaro, Lilley, Achurch, WatkinsSutcliffe 5/81,845 Sky Sports
2/9/16 Super League XXI 4 Salford HHeadingley StadiumW30-8Jones-Buchanan, Watkins, Segeyaro, Ablett, CuthbertsonLilley 4/7, Sutcliffe 1/113,996 Sky Sports
9/9/16 Super League XXI 5 Batley BulldogsHHeadingley StadiumW32-0Briscoe, Watkins (2), Hall (2), BurrowLilley 4/715,135 Sky Sports
18/9/16 Super League XXI 6 HuddersfieldAJohn Smith's StadiumL22-14Cuthbertson, Briscoe, HandleySutcliffe 1/36,666 Sky Sports
22/9/16 Super League XXI 7 Leigh CenturionsHHeadingley StadiumW37-12Ferres, Keinhorst (2), Segeyaro, Golding, Moon, BriscoeWatkins 4/814,747 Sky Sports

Player appearances

FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand-OffSH=Scrum HalfPR=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose ForwardB=Bench
NoPlayer12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7
1 Zak Hardaker FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FB FBFBFBFB x WFBFBx x Wx x x x x x x x x x x
2 Tom Briscoe W W W W x x x x x x x x x x x x x Wx x x x x x x x
3 Kallum Watkins C C C C C C C C CCCC CCCCCCCCCCx x x x x x x x
4 Joel Moon C C C C C C C Cx x x x x x x CCCCCCx x x x x x x x
5 Ryan Hall W W W W W W x x x x x x x BWWWx x x x x x x x
6 Danny McGuire SH SOSOx x x SOSOSHSOSOSOSOx x x x x x x x x x
7 Rob Burrow H H H H H SH SH B SHSHHSH HHx Hx SHSHSHSHSHx x x x x x x x
8 Keith Galloway P P P P P P P PBPP PPPPPPPPPPx x x x x x x x
9 Beau Falloon B H H H HHBH x x x x HBHx x x x x x x x x x x
10 Adam Cuthbertson P P B P P P P P Px x x x LSRSRx BBBBBx x x x x x x x
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan B L L L LLLL LSRHBLSRSRHBLx x x x x x x x
12 Carl Ablett SR SR SR SR SRSRSRSR x x x x x x x BSRSRx x x x x x x x
13 Stevie Ward x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
14 Liam Sutcliffe SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO WCSOB SOBx SOFBFBFB FBFBFBx x x x x x x x
15 Brett Delaney L L L SR B x x BSR x x x LSRx x x BBx x x x x x x x
16 Brad Singleton B B P L L P BPBB Bx PPx LLLLPx x x x x x x x
17 Mitch Garbutt B B B B BSRPP PPx BPPPPPx x x x x x x x x
18 Jimmy Keinhorst B B SR B C B SR x x CC CCCCBBBBBBx x x x x x x x
19 Mitch Achurch x x B x SR B SRPSRB SRBBBx BSRSRSRSRx x x x x x x x
20 Anthony Mullally B B B B B B BBBB BBBx Bx x x x x x x x x x x x x
21 Josh Walters x x B B B B SR Bx x x BBLx BHx x x x x x x x x x x x
22 Ash Handley x x W W W W W W WWWW WWWWWWx x Wx x x x x x x x x
23 Ashton Golding x B WWW FBFBWWx x x Bx x x x x x x x x x
24 Jordan Baldwinson x x x B x x x x x Bx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
25 Jordan Lilley B SH SH SH SH B B SH x BSHSO SHSHSHBSHx x x SOSOx x x x x x x x
26 Brett Ferres SR SR SR SR SR SR SR x SRSRSRSRSRSRBSRx Bx x x x x x x x
27 Sam Hallas x x x x x x x x x x x x x x B x B x x x x x x x x x x x x x
28 Cameron Smith x x x x x x x x x x x x B
29 Luke Briscoe W B W W W W
30 James Segeyaro H H

= Captain

= Injured

= Suspended

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Main Article: Challenge Cup 2016

DateCompetitionRndOpponentH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttTV
0/0/16Challenge Cup 6th Huddersfield AJohn Smith's StadiumL22-36Keinhorst (2), Sutcliffe, MullallyLilley 3/64,979 TV

Player appearances

FB=FullbackC=CentreW=WingerSO=Stand OffSH=Scrum HalfP=PropH=HookerSR=Second RowL=Loose ForwardB=Bench
NoPlayer6th
1 Zak Hardaker FB
2 Tom Briscoe x
3 Kallum Watkins C
4 Joel Moon x
5 Ryan Hall x
6 Danny McGuire x
7 Rob Burrow H
8 Keith Galloway P
9 Beau Falloon x
10 Adam Cuthbertson B
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan L
12 Carl Ablett x
13 Stevie Ward x
14 Liam Sutcliffe SO
15 Brett Delaney x
16 Brad Singleton x
17 Mitch Garbutt P
18 Jimmy Keinhorst C
19 Mitch Achurch B
20 Anthony Mullally B
21 Josh Walters SR
22 Ash Handley W
23 Ashton Golding W
24 Jordan Baldwinson x
25 Jordan Lilley SH
26 Brett Ferres SR

2016 squad statistics

For more details on this topic, see Leeds Rhinos.
No Player Position Age Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 Zak Hardaker Fullback N/A Featherstone Rovers 18 1 4 0 12
2 Tom Briscoe Winger N/A Hull FC 13 9 0 0 36
3 Kallum Watkins Centre N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 33 18 4 0 80
4 Joel Moon Centre N/A Salford Red Devils 21 8 0 1 33
5 Ryan Hall Wing N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 19 7 0 0 28
6 Danny McGuire Stand Off N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 13 0 0 0 0
7 Rob Burrow Scrum Half N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 28 6 0 0 24
8 Keith Galloway Prop N/A Wests Tigers 30 1 0 0 4
9 Beau Falloon Hooker N/A Gold Coast Titans 11 0 0 0 0
10 Adam Cuthbertson Prop N/A Newcastle Knights 26 4 0 0 16
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second Row N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 27 4 0 0 16
12 Carl Ablett Second Row N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 18 4 0 0 16
13 Stevie Ward Loose Forward N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 4 0 0 0 0
14 Liam Sutcliffe Stand Off N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 31 9 54 0 144
15 Brett Delaney Second Row N/A Gold Coast Titans 13 0 0 0 0
16 Brad Singleton Prop N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 26 3 0 0 12
17 Mitch Garbutt Prop N/A Brisbane Broncos 23 2 0 0 8
18 Jimmy Keinhorst Centre N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 29 10 0 0 40
19 Mitch Achurch Second Row N/A Penrith Panthers 24 5 0 0 20
20 Anthony Mullally Prop N/A Huddersfield Giants 21 2 0 0 8
21 Josh Walters Second Row N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 19 5 0 0 20
22 Ash Handley Wing N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 24 7 0 0 28
23 Ashton Golding Fullback N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 17 5 0 0 20
24 Jordan Baldwinson Loose Forward N/A Featherstone Rovers 2 0 0 0 0
25 Jordan Lilley Scrum Half N/A Leeds Rhinos Academy 28 5 41 1 103
26 Brett Ferres Second Row N/A Huddersfield Giants 26 5 0 0 20
27 Sam Hallas Hooker Leeds Rhinos Academy 3 0 0 0 0
28 Cameron Smith Second Row Leeds Rhinos Academy 2 0 0 0 0
29 Luke Briscoe Wing Leeds Rhinos Academy 7 1 0 0 4
30 James Segeyaro Hooker Penrith Panthers 10 6 0 0 24

= Captain = Injured = Suspended

2016 transfers in/out

In

Nat Name Signed from Contract Announced Reference
Republic of Ireland Anthony Mullally Huddersfield Giants 3 Years May 2015 [2]
Australia Keith Galloway Wests Tigers 3 Years July 2015 [3]
England Jordan Baldwinson Featherstone Rovers 2 Years October 2015 [4]
Australia Beau Falloon Gold Coast Titans 1 Year October 2015 [5]
England Brett Ferres Huddersfield Giants 1 Year January 2016 [6]
James Segeyaro Penrith Panthers 1 Year June 2016 [7]

Out

Nat Name Signed for Contract Announced Reference
England Jamie Peacock Retirement N/A March 2015 [8]
England Kevin Sinfield Yorkshire Carnegie 2 Years March 2015 [9]
New Zealand Kylie Leuluai Retirement N/A June 2015 [10]
England Thomas Minns Hull Kingston Rovers 3 Years July 2015 [11]
Papua New Guinea Paul Aiton Catalans Dragons 3 Years August 2015 [12]
England Mason Tonks Doncaster RLFC 1 Year September 2015 [13]
England George Milton Doncaster RLFC 1 Year September 2015 [13]
England Chris Clarkson Hull KR 2 Years October 2015 [14]
England Alex Foster London Broncos 1 Year October 2015 [15]
England James Duckworth Hunslet Hawks 1 Year October 2015 [16]
England Elliott Minchella Sheffield Eagles 2 Years November 2015 [17]
England Robbie Ward Sunshine Coast Falcons 2 Years November 2015 [18]
England Rob Mulhern Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years December 2015 [19]
England Zak Hardaker Penrith Panthers 1 Year June 2016 [20]
England Luke Briscoe Featherstone Rovers 1 Year July 2016 [21]
England Jordan Baldwinson Featherstone Rovers 1 Year July 2016 [21]
England Josh Walters Featherstone Rovers 1 Year July 2016 [21]

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