2016 Super 8s

{{more citations needed|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby football league season

|title = 2016 Super 8s

|league = Rugby League Super 8s

|logo =

|pixels = 200

|duration = 7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs)

|no_of_teams = 39

|highest_attendance =

|lowest_attendance =

|avg_attendance =

|attendance =

|TV = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Sky Sports
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} BBC Sport
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} SLTV
{{flagicon|Australia}} Fox Sports (Australia)
{{flagicon|France}} beIN Sport
{{flagicon|United States}} Fox Soccer Plus
{{flagicon|Europe}} Sport Klub

|biggest_home_win = {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls 83 – 0 {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} Oldham

|biggest_away_win = {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags 10 – 66 {{leagueicon|Gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

|season = 2016 season

|season_champs = Super League
{{leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors
Qualifiers
{{leagueicon|Leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos
Championship Shield
{{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls
League 1
{{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets
League 1 Shield
{{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

|season_champ_name =

|league_leaders =

|league_leaders_name =

|second_place =

|MVP = {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} Danny Houghton (Hull F.C.)

|MVP_link = Man of Steel Awards

|top_scorer =

|top_scorer_link =

|top_goals =

|top_goals_link =

|top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Castleford|16}} Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) (40)

|top try scorer_link =

|promote =
{{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions
{{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

|promote_from =
Championship
League 1

|relegate =
{{leagueicon|Hull KR|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers
{{leagueicon|workington|16}} Workington Town
{{leagueicon|Whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

|relegate_to =
Championship
League 1

|playoffs = Super League Play=offs (for top 8)
Super League Qualifying play-offs (for bottom 4 as well as top 4 of Championship

|playoffs_link =

|conf1 =

|conf1_link =

|conf1_champ =

|conf1-runner-up =

|conf2 =

|conf2_link =

|conf2_champ =

|conf2-runner-up =

|playoffs_MVP =

|playoffs_MVP_link =

|finals =

|finals_link =

|finals_champ =

|finals-runner-up =

|finals_MVP =

|finals_MVP_link =

|prevseason_link = 2015 Super 8s

|prevseason_year = 2015

|nextseason_link = 2017 Super 8s

|nextseason_year = 2017

}}

The 2016 Super 8s were a feature of the British rugby league system, between 2015 and 2018, and were played in the top three professional divisions.

After 23 games the league table is frozen and the teams are split into 5 groups called the Super 8s. The top 8 Super League play each other once more before the top 4 team enter the playoffs for a place in the Super League Grand Final.

The bottom 4 Super League teams and top 4 Championship teams play each other in The Qualifiers for a place in next seasons Super League. The bottom 4 Championship teams play each other once more with the top 4 teams entering the playoffs for the Championship Shield with the bottom 2 teams being relegated to League 1.

The top 8 League 1 sides play each other once more before the top 5 teams enter the playoffs with 2 teams being promoted. The bottom 7 teams play each other for the League 1 Shield

Super League

{{Main|Super League Super 8s}}

The Super League Super 8s sees the top 8 teams from the Super League play 7 games each. Each team's points are carried over and after 7 additional games the top 4 teams will contest the play off semi-finals with the team in 1st hosting the team in 4th, and the team finishing 2nd hosting the 3rd placed team; the winners of these semi-finals will contest the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford.

=Round 1=

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!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves

|18–20

|align=left | {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} St. Helens

|Halliwell Jones Stadium

|Bentham

|10,881

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|16–30

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford |16}} Castleford Tigers

|KCOM Stadium

| Smith

|9,936

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

|60–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} Wakefield Trinity

| DW Stadium

| Mikalauskas

|10,593

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans|16}} Catalans Dragons

| 26-10

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings

| Stade Gilbert Brutus

| Hicks

|7,341

=Round 2=

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!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings

|0–38

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|Halton Stadium

|Thaler

|4,359

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford |16}} Castleford Tigers

|36-22

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan |16}} Wigan Warriors

|Wheldon Road

| Cobb

|6,325

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} St. Helens

|39-16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans|16}} Catalans Dragons

|Langtree Park

|Child

|9,440

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} Wakefield Trinity

| 10-38

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves

|Belle Vue

| Hicks

|3,552

=Round 3=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull|16}} Hull F.C.

| 44-0

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans|16}}Catalans Dragons

|KCOM Stadium

|Bentham

|10,494

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

|25-0

|align=left | {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} St. Helens

|DW Stadium

|Thaler

|15,265

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}}Warrington Wolves

|14-11

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford|16}}Castleford Tigers

|Halliwell Jones Stadium

| Kendall

|9,228

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings

| 40–8

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} Wakefield Trinity

|Halton Stadium

|

|4,010

=Round 4=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

| 6-8

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings

|DW Stadium

| Bentham

| 11,495

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}} St. Helens

| 31-10

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|Langtree Park

| Campbell

| 10,086

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans|16}}Catalans Dragons

| 22-26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}}Warrington Wolves

| Stade Gilbert Brutus

| Smith

| 7,108

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford|16}}Castleford Tigers

| 46-22

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}}Wakefield Trinity

| Wheldon Road

| Hewer

| 6,298

=Round 5=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|st Helens |16}} St. Helens

|40–16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford |16}}Castleford Tigers

|Langtree Park

| Smith

| 9,448

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}}Warrington Wolves

|30–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings

|Halliwell Jones Stadium

| Hewer

|10,488

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|12–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

|KCOM Stadium

|Thaler

|11,686

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}}Wakefield Trinity

|10–14

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans|16}}Catalans Dragons

|Belle Vue

|Child

| 2,612

=Round 6=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes|16}} Widnes Vikings

|8–21

|align=left | {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} St. Helens

|Halton Stadium

|Child

|6,128

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}}Warrington Wolves

|28–35

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

|Halliwell Jones Stadium

|Hicks

|13,044

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans |16}}Catalans Dragons

|28–34

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford |16}}Castleford Tigers

|Stade Gilbert Brutus

|Bentham

|7,802

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}}Wakefield Trinity

|12–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|Belle Vue

|Campbell

|3,413

=Round 7=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|st Helens|16}} St. Helens

|32–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wakefield|16}} Wakefield Trinity

|Langtree Park

|Joe Cobb|Cobb

|9,516

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|Hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|6–23

|align=left | {{leagueicon|warrington|16}}Warrington Wolves

|KCOM Stadium

|Thaler

|17,453

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

|48–24

|align=left | {{leagueicon|catalans|16}}Catalans Dragons

|DW Stadium

|Bentham

|16,140

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|castleford |16}}Castleford Tigers

|40–26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|widnes |16}} Widnes Vikings

|Wheldon Road

|Jack Smith|Smith

|7,103

=Standings=

{{2016 Rugby League Super 8s table}}

=Play-offs=

{{Main|Super League play-offs|Super League Grand Final}}

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style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2"|#

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Date and Time (Local)

!width=17%|Venue

!width=11%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | SEMI-FINALS

style="background:#f5faff;"

|SF1

|{{Leagueicon|Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves

|18–10

|{{Leagueicon|St Helens|16}} St. Helens

|29 September 20:00

|Halliwell Jones Stadium

|Thaler

|12,036

style="background:#f5faff;"

|SF2

|{{Leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

| 28-18

|{{Leagueicon|Hull|16}} Hull F.C.

|30 September 20:00

|DW Stadium

|Robert Hicks|Hicks

| 10,013

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | GRAND FINAL

style="background:#f5faff;"

|F

|{{Leagueicon|Warrington|16}} Warrington Wolves

|6–12

|{{Leagueicon|Wigan|16}} Wigan Warriors

|8 October 18:00

|Old Trafford, Manchester

|Hicks

|70,202

The Qualifiers

{{Main|The Qualifiers}}

The Qualifiers Super 8s sees the bottom 4 teams from Super League table join the top 4 teams from the Championship. The points totals are reset to 0 and each team plays 7 games each, playing every other team once. After 7 games each the teams finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will gain qualification to the 2017 Super League season. The teams finishing 4th and 5th will play in the "Million Pound Game" at the home of the 4th place team which will earn the winner a place in the 2017 Super League; the loser, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th and 8th, will be relegated to the Championship.

=Round 1=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

| 6–62

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

|Post Office Road

|6,671

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

| 34-30

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london|16}} London Broncos

|Leigh Sports Village

|4,041

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

| 34–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

| Salford City Stadium

|2,184

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

| 58–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

| Craven Park

| 5,491

=Round 2=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

| 22–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|Headingley Stadium

|14,180

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

| 32–26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

|Leigh Sports Village

|4,547

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

| 62-16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

| Kirklees Stadium

|3,690

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london|16}} London Broncos

| 76-16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

| Trailfinders Sports Ground

| 594

=Round 3=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

| 12–29

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|Salford City Stadium

|2,074

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

| 18–30

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

|Post Office Road

| 1,678

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london |16}} London Broncos

| 28–42

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

| Trailfinders Sports Ground

|3,015

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

| 28–58

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

| Mount Pleasant

| 1,390

=Round 4=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

| 30-8

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

|Headingley Stadium

| 13,996

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

| 18–25

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

|Craven Park

|7,363

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

| 11–10

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

| Mount Pleasant

| 1,131

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

| 40-4

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london|16}} London Broncos

| Kirklees Stadium

|3,794

=Round 5=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

|32–0

|align=left | {{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

|Headingley Stadium

|15,135

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

| 48–40

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

|Leigh Sports Village

|5,934

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

|70-16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

|Salford City Stadium

| 1,579

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london|16}} London Broncos

|18-58

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|Trailfinders Sports Ground

| 1,215

=Round 6=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

|42-24

|align=left |{{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

|Leigh Sports Village

|10,556

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

|16-19

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london|16}} London Broncos

|Salford City Stadium

|2,521

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone |16}} Featherstone Rovers

|24–32

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|Post Office Road

|4,034

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

|22–14

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

|Kirklees Stadium

|6,666

=Round 7=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leeds|16}} Leeds Rhinos

|37–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|leigh|16}} Leigh Centurions

|Headingley Stadium

|14,747

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|batley|16}} Batley Bulldogs

|14–42

|align=left | {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

|Mount Pleasant

|1,520

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london|16}} London Broncos

|46–6

|align=left | {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers

| Trailfinders Sports Ground

|605

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|22–23

|align=left | {{leagueicon|huddersfield|16}} Huddersfield Giants

|KC Lightstream Stadium

|8,024

=Standings=

{{2016 Rugby League Qualifiers table}}

=Million Pound Game=

{{Main|Million Pound Game}}

border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Date and Time (local)

!width=17%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | Million Pound Game

style="background:#f5faff;"

|align=left| {{leagueicon|hull kr|16}} Hull Kingston Rovers

|18-19 AET

|align=left| {{leagueicon|salford city|16}} Salford Red Devils

|1 October 15:00

|KC Lightstream Stadium

| 6,562

Championship Shield

{{Main|Championship Shield}}

At the end of the regular season the bottom 8 Championship teams play each other once more, home or away. The bottom two teams are then relegated to League 1 and the top four teams qualify for the play off for the Championship Shield.

=Round 1=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

| 18–46

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

|Recreation Ground

|675

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

| 36–24

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} Swinton Lions

|Crown Flatt

|647

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

| 28–48

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

| The Shay

|1,228

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oldham |16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

| 30–16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington |16}} Workington Town

| Bower Fold

|573

=Round 2=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

| 44–22

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

|Odsal Stadium

|3,498

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

| 48–16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

|Bawtry Road

|412

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton |16}} Swinton Lions

| 8–30

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oldham |16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

| Heywood Road

|693

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington |16}} Workington Town

| 34–24

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

| Derwent Park

|527

=Round 3=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

| 83–0

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oldham|16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

|Odsal Stadium

|3,022

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

| 22–24

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

|The Shay

|1,133

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

| 38–40

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} Swinton Lions

| Bawtry Road

|466

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington |16}} Workington Town

| 24–28

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven |16}} Whitehaven

| Derwent Park

|1,058

=Round 4=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

| 10–30

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

|Recreation Ground

|718

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

| 26–36

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

|Crown Flatt

|1,807

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oldham|16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

| 24–54

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

| Bower Fold

|680

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton |16}} Swinton Lions

| 19–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington |16}} Workington Town

| Heywood Road

|546

=Round 5=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

| 46–28

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} Swinton Lions

|Odsal Stadium

|4,030

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

| 12–56

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

|Crown Flatt

|524

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

| 32–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oldham|16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

| The Shay

|1,182

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

| 62–0

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington|16}} Workington Town

| Bawtry Road

|380

=Round 6=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

| 18-20

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

|Bower Fold

| 843

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

| 22-38

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

|Bawtry Road

| 564

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} Swinton Lions

| 28-26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

| Heywood Road

| 582

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington|16}} Workington Town

| 30-26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

| Derwent Park

| 596

=Round 7=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:left;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven

| 40-18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} Swinton Lions

|Recreation Ground

| 733

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

| 80-0

|align=left | {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

|Odsal Stadium

| 4,035

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

| 30-12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oldham|16}} Oldham R.L.F.C.

| Crown Flatt

| 628

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

| 46-26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|workington|16}} Workington Town

| The Shay

| 1,217

=Standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

!Pos

!Club

!P

!W

!D

!L

!For

!Agst

!Diff

!Points

!Qualification

---
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls (Q)

|30

|19

|2

|9

|997

|570

|507

|40

|rowspan=4|PlayOffs

---
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax (Q)

|30

|16

|1

|13

|775

|656

|139

|33

---
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles (Q)

|30

|12

|0

|18

|855

|763

| 12

|24

---
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams (Q)

|30

|12

|0

|18

|646

|797

| -133

|24

---
align=center

|5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|swinton|16}} Swinton Lions (S)

|30

|10

|1

|19

|596

|1001

| -427

|21

|rowspan=2|Season Complete

---
align=center

|6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|oldham|16}} Oldham R.L.F.C. (S)

|30

|10

|0

|20

|523

|888

| -383

|20

---
align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"

|7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} Whitehaven (R)

|30

|8

|1

|21

|571

|945

| -365

|17

|rowspan=2|Relegation to 2017 League 1

---
align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"

|8

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|workington|16}} Workington Town (R)

|30

|7

|1

|22

|541

|919

| -394

|15

---

(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs

(S) = Secured spot in Championship

(R) = Relegated to League 1

=Play-offs=

border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2"|#

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Date and Time (Local)

!width=17%|Venue

!width=11%|Referee

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | SEMI-FINALS

style="background:#f5faff;"

|SF1

|align=left|{{leagueicon|halifax|16}} Halifax

|32-46

|align=left|{{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

|

|The Shay

|

| 946

style="background:#f5faff;"

|SF2

|align=left|{{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

|36-22

|align=left|{{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} Dewsbury Rams

|

|Odsal Stadium

|

|2,189

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL

style="background:#f5faff;"

|F

|align=left|{{leagueicon|bradford|16}} Bradford Bulls

|27-16

|align=left|{{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} Sheffield Eagles

|

|Odsal Stadium

|

| 3,518

League 1 Super 8s

{{Main|League 1 2016 season}}

The top 8 teams in League 1 carry points forward and play each other once more home or away. The top five teams after 7 games will enter the playoffs.

=Round 1=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

| 30 – 26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

|South Leeds Stadium

| 414

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

| 40 – 4

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

|Stade Ernest-Argelès

|1,214

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

| 34–12

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

|Craven Park

|913

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

| 28–36

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

|Bootham Crescent

| 540

=Round 2=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

| 12–40

|align=left | {{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

|Keepmoat Stadium

| 622

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

| 8–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

|Cougar Park

| 384

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

| 28–38

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

|New River Stadium

| 308

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

| 46–16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

|Stade Ernest-Argelès

|1,314

=Round 3=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

| 24–36

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

|South Leeds Stadium

| 379

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

| 18–4

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

|Spotland

| 510

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

| 14–58

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

|New River Stadium

| 974

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

| 6–20

|align=left | {{leagueicon|Barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

|Bootham Crescent

| 664

=Round 4=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

| 30–10

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

|Cougar Park

|297

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

| 44–26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

|Craven Park

|1,003

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

| 18–38

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

|Keepmoat Stadium

|573

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

| 16–36

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

|Spotland

|413

=Round 5=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

| 46–6

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

|Stade Ernest-Argelès

|1,772[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/08/21/2404063-cette-fois-le-to-tient-sa-finale.html LaDépêche.fr]

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

| 12–33

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

|Bootham Crescent

|702

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

| 4–54

|align=left | {{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

|New River Stadium

|

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

| 26–24

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

|Keepmoat Stadium

|609

=Round 6=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|barrow |16}} Barrow Raiders

| 26–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

|Craven Park

|1,173

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

| 38–22

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

|Spotland

|393

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

| 12–16

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

|South Leeds Stadium

| 541

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

| 30–4

|align=left |{{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

|Bootham Crescent

|448

=Round 7=

border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

| 34–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet Hawks

|Spotland

| 690

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars

| 50–8

|align=left | {{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

|Cougar Park

| 658

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

| 44–22

|align=left | {{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

|Stade Ernest-Argelès

| 1,161

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

| 34–30

|align=left | {{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars

|Keepmoat Stadium

| 587

=Standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!Pos

!Club

!P

!W

!D

!L

!For

!Ag

!Diff

!Pts

!Qualification

---
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique (PP)

|21

|20

|1

|0

|990

|276

|714

|41

|rowspan=2|Promotion Final

---
align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets (PP)

|21

|16

|1

|4

|709

|440

|269

|33

align=center style="background:#ccccff"

|3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders (Q)

|21

|15

|1

|5

|769

|375

|394

|31

|rowspan=3|Playoffs

---
align=center style="background:#ccccff"

|4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster (Q)

|21

|14

|0

|7

|683

|526

|157

|28

---
align=center style="background:#ccccff"

|5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights (Q)

|21

|12

|1

|8

|618

|461

|157

|25

---
align=center

|6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|keighley|16}} Keighley Cougars (F)

|21

|11

|0

|10

|658

|514

|144

|22

|rowspan=3|Season Complete

---
align=center

|7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|hunslet|16}} Hunslet (F)

|21

|11

|0

|10

|544

|550

| -6

|22

---
align=center

|8

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|london Skolars|16}} London Skolars (F)

|21

|8

|0

|13

|470

|650

| -180

|16

---

(C) = Champions

(PP) = Qualified for Promotion Playoff

(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs

(F) = Failed to reach Playoffs

=Play-offs=

{{Main|League 1 Promotion Final|League 1 Play-offs}}

border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | PROMOTION FINAL

style="background:#f5faff;"

|align=left| {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

|22-24

|align=left| {{leagueicon|rochdale|16}} Rochdale Hornets

|Stade Ernest-Argelès

|

border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%;"
style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2"|#

! rowspan="2" style="width:30%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:30%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | SEMI-FINALS

style="background:#f5faff;"

|SF1

|align=left|{{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

| 46-6

|align=left|{{leagueicon|doncaster|16}} Doncaster

|Craven Park

|

style="background:#f5faff;"

|SF2

|align=left| {{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

|62-10

|align=left|{{leagueicon|york city|16}} York City Knights

|Stade des Minimes

|

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | LEAGUE 1 PLAYOFF FINAL

style="background:#f5faff;"

|F

|align=left|{{leagueicon|toulouse|16}} Toulouse Olympique

| 32-22

|align=left|{{leagueicon|barrow|16}} Barrow Raiders

|Stade des Minimes

|

League 1 Shield

{{Main|League 1 Shield}}

The bottom 7 teams compete in the League 1 Shield where they play each other once more home or away. The top 2 teams compete for the League 1 Shield.

=Round 1=

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!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|north wales crusaders|16}} North Wales Crusaders

| 30–26

|align=left | {{leagueicon|south wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions

|Hare Lane

|343

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears

| 48–6

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oxford|16}} Oxford

|Butts Park Arena

|366

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

| 50–24

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds

|Kingston Park

| 482

=Round 2=

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!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags

| 18–42

|align=left | {{leagueicon|north wales crusaders|16}} North Wales Crusaders

|Pennine Way

| 147

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds

| 16–28

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oxford|16}} Oxford

|Prince of Wales Stadium

| 105

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|south wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions

| 26–28

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

|Virginia Park

| 410

=Round 3=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears

| 14–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|south wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions

|Butts Park Arena

| 497

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

| 30–14

|align=left | {{leagueicon|north wales crusaders|16}} North Wales Crusaders

|Kingston Park

| 408

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|oxford|16}} Oxford

| 46–10

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags

|Tilsey Park

| 103

=Round 4=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oxford|16}} Oxford

| 18–62

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

|Tilsey Park

|121

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|north wales crusaders|16}} North Wales Crusaders

| 28–30

|align=left |{{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears

|Racecourse Ground

|297

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds

| 74–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags

|Prince of Wales Stadium

|101

=Round 5=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|south wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions

| 12–20

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oxford|16}} Oxford

|Virginia Park

| 178

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags

| 10–66

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

|Pennine Way

| 112

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left |{{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears

| 33–20

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds

|Butts Park Arena

| 392

=Round 6=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gateshead |16}} Newcastle Thunder

| 46–10

|align=left | {{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears

|Kingston Park

|456

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|north wales crusaders|16}} North Wales Crusaders

| 18–4

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds

|Racecourse Ground

| 270

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|south wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions

| 16–8

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags

|Virginia Park

| 151

=Round 7=

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bgcolor=#C1D8FF

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Home

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Score

!rowspan=2 width=19%|Away

!colspan=2|Match Information

bgcolor=#CCCCCC

!width=19%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|oxford |16}} Oxford

| 6–37

|align=left | {{leagueicon|north wales crusaders|16}} North Wales Crusaders

|Tilsey Park

| 120

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds

| 33–18

|align=left | {{leagueicon|south wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions

|Prince of Wales Stadium

| 80

bgcolor=#F5FAFF

|align=left | {{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags

| 12–22

|align=left | {{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears

|Pennine Way

| 307

=Standings=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

!Pos

!Club

!P

!W

!D

!L

!For

!Ag

!Diff

!Pts

!Qualification

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align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|1

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder (Q)

|20

|13

|1

|6

|558

|426

|132

|27

|rowspan=2|League 1 Shield Final

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align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"

|2

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|north wales|16}} North Wales Crusaders (Q)

|20

|9

|2

|9

|440

|433

| 36

|20

---
align=center

|3

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|coventry|16}} Coventry Bears (F)

|20

|8

|1

|11

|383

|542

| -159

|17

|rowspan=4|

---
align=center

|4

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|gloucestershire|16}} Gloucestershire All Golds (F)

|20

|5

|0

|15

|411

|607

| -196

|10

---
align=center

|5

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|oxford|16}} Oxford (F)

|20

|4

|0

|16

|312

|732

| -487

|8

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align=center

|6

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|south Wales scorpions|16}} South Wales Scorpions (F)

|20

|2

|0

|18

|254

|697

| -443

|4

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align=center style="background:#ffcccc;"

|7

|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|hemel|16}} Hemel Stags (W)

|20

|2

|0

|18

|230

|828

| -598

|4

|Wooden Spoon

(Q) = Qualified for Shield Final

(F) = Unable to qualify for Shield Final

(W) = Wooden Spoon

=Final=

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style="background:#c1d8ff;"

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Home

! rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|Score

! rowspan="2" style="width:21%;"|Away

!colspan=6|Match Information

style="background:#efefef;"

!width=17%|Venue

!width=7%|Attendance

style="background:#d0e7ff;"

| colspan=8 | League 1 Shield Final

style="background:#f5faff;"

|align=left| {{leagueicon|gateshead|16}} Newcastle Thunder

|31-26

|align=left| {{leagueicon|north wales|16}} North Wales Crusaders

|Kingston Park

|

See also

References