# 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.

## Players

* 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
| Name | Signed from | Contract | Announced |
| Anthony Mullally | Huddersfield Giants | 3 Years | May 2015 |
| Keith Galloway | Wests Tigers | 3 Years | July 2015 |
| Jordan Baldwinson | Featherstone Rovers | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Beau Falloon | Gold Coast Titans | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Brett Ferres | Huddersfield Giants | 1 Year | January 2016 |
| James Segeyaro | Penrith Panthers | 1 Year | June 2016 |
Out
| Name | Signed for | Contract | Announced |
| Jamie Peacock | Retirement | N/A | March 2015 |
| Kevin Sinfield | Yorkshire Carnegie | 2 Years | March 2015 |
| Kylie Leuluai | Retirement | N/A | June 2015 |
| Thomas Minns | Hull Kingston Rovers | 3 Years | July 2015 |
| Paul Aiton | Catalans Dragons | 3 Years | August 2015 |
| Mason Tonks | Doncaster | 1 Year | September 2015 |
| George Milton | Doncaster | 1 Year | September 2015 |
| Chris Clarkson | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | October 2015 |
| Alex Foster | London Broncos | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| James Duckworth | Hunslet Hawks | 1 Year | October 2015 |
| Elliott Minchella | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Robbie Ward | Sunshine Coast Falcons | 2 Years | November 2015 |
| Rob Mulhern | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | December 2015 |
| Zak Hardaker | Penrith Panthers | 1 Year | June 2016 |
| Luke Briscoe | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | July 2016 |
| Jordan Baldwinson | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | July 2016 |
| Josh Walters | Featherstone Rovers | 1 Year | July 2016 |

## Competitions
### Super League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Super League Super 8s |
| 3 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 455 | 440 | +15 | 32 | Super League Super 8s |
| 4 | St Helens | 23 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 573 | 536 | +37 | 28 | Super League Super 8s |
| 5 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 593 | 505 | +88 | 26 | Super League Super 8s |
| 6 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 617 | 640 | −23 | 21 | Super League Super 8s |
| 7 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 499 | 474 | +25 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 23 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 485 | 654 | −169 | 20 | Super League Super 8s |
| 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 | The Qualifiers |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 486 | 610 | −124 | 14 | The Qualifiers |
| 12 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 511 | 569 | −58 | 12 | The Qualifiers |
* ↑ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.

#### 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 | Teamvte | 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 | 2017 Super League |
| 3 | Huddersfield Giants | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 257 | 166 | +91 | 10 | 2017 Super League |
| 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 | Million Pound Game |
| 6 | London Broncos | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 212 | +9 | 6 | 2017 Championship |
| 7 | Batley Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 318 | −207 | 2 | 2017 Championship |
| 8 | Featherstone Rovers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 96 | 313 | −217 | 0 | 2017 Championship |

##### 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

| 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

| 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 |