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.
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.

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Competitions

Super League

Table

Results

DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
4/2/161 Leeds Rhinos10-1212px 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, Sutcliffe, Hall, HandleyLilley 4/58,172
4/3/164 Leeds Rhinos20-1612px HuddersfieldHeadingley StadiumMoon, Sutcliffe, KeinhorstLilley 4/414,962
11/3/16512px Wigan28-6 Leeds RhinosDW StadiumHardakerHardaker 1/114,425
18/3/166 Leeds Rhinos30-1812px St. HelensHeadingley StadiumJones-Buchanan, Cuthbertson, Sutcliffe, Ablett, HandleySutcliffe 5/617,131
24/3/16712px Castleford18-14 Leeds RhinosThe JungleMoon, Watkins, BriscoeSutcliffe 1/311,426
28/3/168 Leeds Rhinos16-2012pxWakefield TrinityHeadingley StadiumMoon, Briscoe, AchurchSutcliffe 2/316,314
1/4/169 Leeds Rhinos10-3012px Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley StadiumJones-Buchanan, AblettHardaker 1/215,384
9/4/1610 Salford14-10 Leeds RhinosAJ Bell StadiumGalloway, GoldingHardaker 1/34,912
15/4/1611 Leeds Rhinos20-18 Hull FCHeadingley StadiumKeinhorst, Lilley, Jones-BuchananLilley 4/515,888
22/4/161212px St. Helens28-34 Leeds RhinosLangtree ParkGolding, Burrow, Keinhorst, Handley, MullallyLilley 5/611,271
29/4/161312px Huddersfield28-20 Leeds RhinosJohn Smith's StadiumLilley, Walters, BurrowLilley 4/47,536
12/5/1614 Leeds Rhinos12-5212px CastlefordHeadingley StadiumGarbutt, HandleyLilley 2/217,213
21/5/161512px Wigan40-8 Leeds RhinosSt James' ParkWatkins, AchurchLilley 0/239,331
27/5/161612px Warrington52-18 Leeds RhinosHalliwell Jones StadiumKeinhost, Ferres Hardaker 3/310,317
3/6/1617 Leeds Rhinos12-24 Catalans DragonsHeadingley StadiumFerres, WaltersLilley 2/214,016
10/6/1618 Leeds Rhinos8-0 SalfordHeadingley StadiumBriscoeSutcliffe 2/314,462
17/6/161912px Wakefield Trinity6-32 Leeds RhinosBelle VueAchurch, Singleton, SutcliffeSutcliffe 8/87,161
3/7/1620 Leeds Rhinos22-23WidnesHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Hall, Moon, GarbuttSutcliffe 3/516,130
8/7/1621 Hull FC15-20 Leeds RhinosKC StadiumSutcliffe, Moon, Watkins Sutcliffe 2/510,618
15/7/1622 Leeds Rhinos18-1612px WiganHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Cuthbertson, FerresSutcliffe 3/416,712
21/7/162312pxHull Kingston Rovers20-24 Leeds RhinosLightstream StadiumKeinhorst, Burrow, Segeyaro, HallSutcliffe 4/48,109

Qualifiers

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Results

Challenge Cup

DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
0/0/166th12px Huddersfield36-22 Leeds RhinosJohn Smith's StadiumKeinhorst, Sutcliffe, MullallyLilley 3/64,979

World Club Challenge

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
21/2/16 Leeds Rhinos4-38 North Queensland CowboysHeadingley StadiumBurrowLilley 0/119,778