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
- Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Qualifiers) as of 22 September 2016.
Transfers
In
Out
Competitions
Super League
Table
* = Salford Red Devils were penalized six points for a salary cap infringement during the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Results
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
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
World Club Challenge
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Hall of Fame | |
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World Club Challenge (3) | |
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Championships (11) | |
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Challenge Cup (14) | |
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