2016 Leeds Rhinos season

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.

2016 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League Rank9th
Challenge CupSixth Round
2016 recordWins: 14; Draws: 0; Losses: 18
Points scoredFor: 673; Against: 740
Team information
Chairman Paul Caddick
Head Coach Brian McDermott
Captain
StadiumHeadingley Stadium
High. Attend.17,131 (v St Helens)
Top scorers
Tries Kallum Watkins (18)
Goals Liam Sutcliffe (54)
Points Liam Sutcliffe (144)
< 2015 List of seasons 2017 >

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 Zak Hardaker Fullback Featherstone Rovers 18 1 4 0 12
2 Tom Briscoe Winger Hull F.C. 13 9 0 0 36
3 Kallum Watkins Centre Academy 33 18 4 0 80
4 Joel Moon Centre Salford Red Devils 21 8 0 1 33
5 Ryan Hall Wing Academy 19 7 0 0 28
6 Danny McGuire Stand Off Academy 13 0 0 0 0
7 Rob Burrow Scrum Half Academy 28 6 0 0 24
8 Keith Galloway Prop Wests Tigers 30 1 0 0 4
9 Beau Falloon Hooker Gold Coast Titans 11 0 0 0 0
10 Adam Cuthbertson Prop Newcastle Knights 26 4 0 0 16
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second Row Academy 27 4 0 0 16
12 Carl Ablett Second Row Academy 18 4 0 0 16
13 Stevie Ward Loose Forward Academy 4 0 0 0 0
14 Liam Sutcliffe Stand Off Academy 31 9 54 0 144
15 Brett Delaney Second Row Gold Coast Titans 13 0 0 0 0
16 Brad Singleton Prop Academy 26 3 0 0 12
17 Mitch Garbutt Prop Brisbane Broncos 23 2 0 0 8
18 Jimmy Keinhorst Centre Academy 29 10 0 0 40
19 Mitch Achurch Second Row Penrith Panthers 24 5 0 0 20
20 Anthony Mullally Prop Huddersfield Giants 21 2 0 0 8
21 Josh Walters Second Row Academy 19 5 0 0 20
22 Ash Handley Wing Academy 24 7 0 0 28
23 Ashton Golding Fullback Academy 17 5 0 0 20
24 Jordan Baldwinson Loose Forward Featherstone Rovers 2 0 0 0 0
25 Jordan Lilley Scrum Half Academy 28 5 41 1 103
26 Brett Ferres Second Row Huddersfield Giants 26 5 0 0 20
27 Sam Hallas Hooker Academy 3 0 0 0 0
28 Cameron Smith Second Row Academy 2 0 0 0 0
29 Luke Briscoe Wing Academy 7 1 0 0 4
30 James Segeyaro Hooker Penrith Panthers 10 6 0 0 24

Transfers

In

Nat Name Signed from Contract Announced Reference
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
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]

Competitions

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
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*
11th Hull Kingston Rovers 23 6 2 14 486 610 -124 14

* = Salford Red Devils were penalized six points for a salary cap infringement during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.[20]

Results
Key
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
4/2/161 Leeds Rhinos10-12 WarringtonHeadingley StadiumSingleton, HallHardaker 1/216,168
14/2/162 Widnes56-12 Leeds RhinosHalton StadiumWatkins, BurrowLilley 2/26,596
27/2/163 Catalans Dragons32-28 Leeds RhinosStade Gilbert BrutusWatkins (2), Sutcliffe, Hall, HandleyLilley 4/58,172
4/3/164 Leeds Rhinos20-16 HuddersfieldHeadingley StadiumMoon, Sutcliffe, KeinhorstLilley 4/414,962
11/3/165 Wigan28-6 Leeds RhinosDW StadiumHardakerHardaker 1/114,425
18/3/166 Leeds Rhinos30-18 St. HelensHeadingley StadiumJones-Buchanan, Cuthbertson, Sutcliffe, Ablett, HandleySutcliffe 5/617,131
24/3/167 Castleford18-14 Leeds RhinosThe JungleMoon, Watkins, BriscoeSutcliffe 1/311,426
28/3/168 Leeds Rhinos16-20Wakefield TrinityHeadingley StadiumMoon, Briscoe, AchurchSutcliffe 2/316,314
1/4/169 Leeds Rhinos10-30 Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley StadiumJones-Buchanan, AblettHardaker 1/215,384
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
DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
6/81624 Featherstone Rovers6-62 Leeds RhinosBigfellas StadiumWatkins (4), Sutcliffe (2), Moon (2), Achurch, Ablett, BriscoeSutcliffe 9/156,671
12/8/1625 Leeds Rhinos22-18 Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Segeyaro (2)Sutcliffe 5/614,180
20/8/1626 London Broncos28-42 Leeds RhinosEaling Trailfinders StadiumBriscoe (3), Sutcliffe, Segeyaro, Lilley, Achurch, WatkinsSutcliffe 5/81,845
2/9/1627 Leeds Rhinos30-8 SalfordHeadingley StadiumJones-Buchanan, Watkins, Segeyaro, Ablett, CuthbertsonLilley 4/7, Sutcliffe 1/113,996
9/9/1628 Leeds Rhinos32-0 Batley BulldogsHeadingley StadiumBriscoe, Watkins (2), Hall (2), BurrowLilley 4/715,135
18/9/1629 Huddersfield22-14 Leeds RhinosJohn Smith's StadiumCuthbertson, Briscoe, HandleySutcliffe 1/36,666
22/9/1630 Leeds Rhinos37-12 Leigh CenturionsHeadingley StadiumFerres, Keinhorst (2), Segeyaro, Golding, Moon, BriscoeWatkins 4/814,747

Challenge Cup
Main article: Challenge Cup 2016
DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
0/0/166th Huddersfield36-22 Leeds RhinosJohn Smith's StadiumKeinhorst (2), Sutcliffe, MullallyLilley 3/64,979

World Club Challenge
Main article: 2016 World Club Series
DateHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
21/2/16 Leeds Rhinos4-38 North Queensland CowboysHeadingley StadiumBurrowLilley 0/119,778
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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