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.

NoPlayerPositionPrevious clubAppsTriesGoalsDGPoints1 Zak Hardaker Fullback Featherstone Rovers18140122 Tom Briscoe Winger Hull F.C.13900363 Kallum Watkins Centre Academy331840804 Joel Moon Centre Salford Red Devils21801335 Ryan Hall Wing Academy19700286 Danny McGuire Stand off Academy1300007 Rob Burrow Scrum half Academy28600248 Keith Galloway Prop Wests Tigers3010049 Beau Falloon Hooker Gold Coast Titans11000010 Adam Cuthbertson Prop Newcastle Knights264001611 Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second row Academy274001612 Carl Ablett Second row Academy184001613 Stevie Ward Loose forward Academy4000014 Liam Sutcliffe Stand off Academy31954014415 Brett Delaney Second row Gold Coast Titans13000016 Brad Singleton Prop Academy 263001217 Mitch Garbutt Prop Brisbane Broncos23200818 Jimmy Keinhorst Centre Academy2910004019 Mitch Achurch Second row Penrith Panthers245002020 Anthony Mullally Prop Huddersfield Giants21200821 Josh Walters Second row Academy195002022 Ash Handley Wing Academy247002823 Ashton Golding Fullback Academy175002024 Jordan Baldwinson Loose forward Featherstone Rovers2000025 Jordan Lilley Scrum half Academy28541110326 Brett Ferres Second row Huddersfield Giants265002027 Sam HallasHooker Academy3000028 Cameron SmithSecond row Academy2000029 Luke BriscoeWingAcademy7100430 James SegeyaroHooker Penrith Panthers1060024

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NatNameSigned fromContractAnnouncedReferenceAnthony MullallyHuddersfield Giants3 YearsMay 2015Keith GallowayWests Tigers3 YearsJuly 2015Jordan BaldwinsonFeatherstone Rovers2 YearsOctober 2015Beau FalloonGold Coast Titans1 YearOctober 2015Brett FerresHuddersfield Giants1 YearJanuary 2016James SegeyaroPenrith Panthers1 YearJune 2016

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NatNameSigned forContractAnnouncedReferenceJamie PeacockRetirementN/AMarch 2015Kevin SinfieldYorkshire Carnegie2 YearsMarch 2015Kylie LeuluaiRetirementN/AJune 2015Thomas MinnsHull Kingston Rovers3 YearsJuly 2015Paul AitonCatalans Dragons3 YearsAugust 2015Mason TonksDoncaster1 YearSeptember 2015George MiltonDoncaster1 YearSeptember 2015Chris ClarksonHull Kingston Rovers2 YearsOctober 2015Alex FosterLondon Broncos1 YearOctober 2015James DuckworthHunslet Hawks1 YearOctober 2015Elliott MinchellaSheffield Eagles2 YearsNovember 2015Robbie WardSunshine Coast Falcons2 YearsNovember 2015Rob MulhernHull Kingston Rovers2 YearsDecember 2015Zak HardakerPenrith Panthers1 YearJune 2016Luke BriscoeFeatherstone Rovers1 YearJuly 2016Jordan BaldwinsonFeatherstone Rovers1 YearJuly 2016Josh WaltersFeatherstone Rovers1 YearJuly 2016

Competitions Super League Table

Results Key

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DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt4/2/16 1 Leeds Rhinos 10-12 Warrington Headingley Stadium Singleton, Hall Hardaker 1/2 16,16814/2/16 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 16,3141/4/16 9 Leeds Rhinos 10-30 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium Jones-Buchanan, Ablett Hardaker 1/2 15,384 9/4/1610 Salford14-10 Leeds RhinosAJ Bell StadiumGalloway, GoldingHardaker 1/34,91215/4/1611 Leeds Rhinos20-18 Hull FCHeadingley StadiumKeinhorst, Lilley, Jones-BuchananLilley 4/515,88822/4/1612 St. Helens28-34 Leeds RhinosLangtree ParkGolding, Burrow, Keinhorst (2), Handley, MullallyLilley 5/611,27129/4/1613 Huddersfield28-20 Leeds RhinosJohn Smith's StadiumLilley, Walters, BurrowLilley 4/47,53612/5/1614 Leeds Rhinos12-52 CastlefordHeadingley StadiumGarbutt, HandleyLilley 2/217,21321/5/1615 Wigan40-8 Leeds RhinosSt James' ParkWatkins, AchurchLilley 0/239,33127/5/1616 Warrington52-18 Leeds RhinosHalliwell Jones StadiumKeinhost, Ferres (2)Hardaker 3/310,3173/6/1617 Leeds Rhinos12-24 Catalans DragonsHeadingley StadiumFerres, WaltersLilley 2/214,01610/6/1618 Leeds Rhinos8-0 SalfordHeadingley StadiumBriscoeSutcliffe 2/314,46217/6/1619 Wakefield Trinity6-32 Leeds RhinosBelle VueAchurch, Singleton (2), SutcliffeSutcliffe 8/87,1613/7/1620 Leeds Rhinos22-23WidnesHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Hall, Moon, GarbuttSutcliffe 3/516,1308/7/1621 Hull FC15-20 Leeds RhinosKC StadiumSutcliffe, Moon, Watkins (2)Sutcliffe 2/510,61815/7/1622 Leeds Rhinos18-16 WiganHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Cuthbertson, FerresSutcliffe 3/416,71221/7/1623Hull Kingston Rovers20-24 Leeds RhinosLightstream StadiumKeinhorst, Burrow, Segeyaro, HallSutcliffe 4/48,109

Qualifiers Table

Results DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt6/816 24 Featherstone Rovers 6-62 Leeds RhinosBigfellas Stadium Watkins (4), Sutcliffe (2), Moon (2), Achurch, Ablett, BriscoeSutcliffe 9/156,67112/8/16 25 Leeds Rhinos 22-18 Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Segeyaro (2)Sutcliffe 5/614,18020/8/16 26 London Broncos28-42 Leeds RhinosEaling Trailfinders StadiumBriscoe (3), Sutcliffe, Segeyaro, Lilley, Achurch, WatkinsSutcliffe 5/81,8452/9/16 27 Leeds Rhinos 30-8 Salford Headingley StadiumJones-Buchanan, Watkins, Segeyaro, Ablett, CuthbertsonLilley 4/7, Sutcliffe 1/113,9969/9/16 28 Leeds Rhinos 32-0 Batley BulldogsHeadingley StadiumBriscoe, Watkins (2), Hall (2), BurrowLilley 4/715,13518/9/16 29 Huddersfield22-14 Leeds RhinosJohn Smith's StadiumCuthbertson, Briscoe, HandleySutcliffe 1/36,66622/9/16 30 Leeds Rhinos 37-12 Leigh CenturionsHeadingley StadiumFerres, Keinhorst (2), Segeyaro, Golding, Moon, BriscoeWatkins 4/814,747

Challenge Cup

DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt0/0/16 6th Huddersfield 36-22 Leeds Rhinos John Smith's StadiumKeinhorst (2), Sutcliffe, MullallyLilley 3/64,979

World Club Challenge

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt21/2/16 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

References

External links Leeds Rhinos Website Leeds Rhinos - SL Website