2016 League 1

2016 League 1 League 1 21 matches 15 2016 Season rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets Champions toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique League Leaders toulouse 16 Kuni Minga (29) 2015 Championship 1 2015 2017 League 1 2017 The 2016 League 1, known as the Kingstone Press League 1 for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional rugby league football competition played in England, the third tier of the sport in the country. The 2016 League 1 season was expanded to 15 teams with Toulouse Olympique rejoining the British game. At the end of the weekly rounds the top 8 teams played each other once more in the League 1 Super 8s after which the top 5 teams competed in the play-offs. The bottom 7 teams played each other once more with the top two teams competing for the inaugural League 1 Shield. Teams ColorsClubCityStadiumCapacity* Barrow 16 Barrow Raiders Barrow, Cumbria Craven Park 7,600 Coventry 16 Coventry Bears Coventry, West Midlands Butts Park Arena 4,000 Doncaster 16 Doncaster Doncaster, South Yorkshire Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 gloucestershire 16 Gloucestershire All Golds Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Prince of Wales Stadium 480 Hemel 16 Hemel Stags Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Pennine Way 2,000 Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks Leeds, West Yorkshire South Leeds Stadium 4,000 Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars Keighley, West Yorkshire Cougar Park 7,800 London Skolars 16 London Skolars Haringey, London New River Stadium 5,000 Gateshead 16 Newcastle Thunder Newcastle, Tyne and Wear Kingston Park 10,200 North Wales Crusaders 16 North Wales Crusaders Wrexham, Wales Racecourse Ground 10,771Oxford 16 Oxford Rugby League Oxford, Oxfordshire Iffley Road 500 Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire Tilsley ParkIn January 2016, Oxford announced that the club had been given approval by the RFL to relocate to Tilsley Park in Abingdon-on-Thames. Oxford used Iffley Road for their home league matches until the installation of a new pitch at Tilsley Park had been completed. Their first match at the new ground was the round 6 fixture against Hunslet.http://www.oxfordrl.com/2016/01/oxford-rl-move-to-tilsley-park-abingdon/ Oxford RL move to Tilsley Park Oxford Rugby League 23 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160201174138/http://www.oxfordrl.com/2016/01/oxford-rl-move-to-tilsley-park-abingdon/ 1 February 2016 http://www.oxfordrl.com/2016/04/rugby-league-its-coming-to-tilsley-park/ Rugby League – It is coming to Tilsley Park Oxford Rugby League 19 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160515011341/http://www.oxfordrl.com/2016/04/rugby-league-its-coming-to-tilsley-park/ 15 May 2016 500 Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets Rochdale, Greater Manchester Spotland 10,000 South Wales Scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions Caerphilly, Glamorgan Wales Virginia Park 5,000 Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania Stade Ernest-Argelès 4,066 York City 16 York City Knights York, North Yorkshire Bootham Crescent 8,256 *capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity. Regular season Standings PosClubPWDLForAgDiffPtsQualification1Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique141310702184+51827League 1 Super 8s2Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets141211547252+295253York City 16 York City Knights141013482256+226214Doncaster 16 Doncaster141003499304+195205Barrow Raiders 16 Barrow Raiders14914529253+276196Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars14905520368+152187hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks14806383374+9168London Skolars 16 London Skolars14806354376–22169gateshead 16 Newcastle Thunder14716404368+3615League 1 Shield10North Wales Crusaders 16 North Wales Crusaders14527336355–191211coventry 16 Coventry Bears14419289460–171912gloucestershire 16 Gloucestershire All Golds143011334479–145613South Wales Scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions141013176582–406214oxford 16 Oxford Rugby League141013176582–406215hemel 16 Hemel Stags141013190718–5282 Source: Super 8s Standings Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification 1 Toulouse 16 Toulouse Olympique 21 20 1 0 990 276 +714 41 Promotion Final 2 Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets 21 16 1 4 709 440 +269 33 3 Barrow 16 Barrow Raiders 21 15 1 5 769 375 +394 31 Playoffs 4 Doncaster 16 Doncaster 21 14 0 7 683 526 +157 28 5 York City 16 York City Knights 21 12 1 8 618 461 +157 25 6 Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars 21 11 0 10 658 514 +144 22 Season Complete 7 Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks 21 11 0 10 544 550 –6 22 8 London Skolars 16 London Skolars 21 8 0 13 470 650 –180 16 Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/tables/6487547.stm Co-operative Championship 1 table BBC Sport 11 September 2016 11 May 2026 Play-offs main 3 y 3 4.5,7.5 6 3-4.5:red (4.5,7.5)-6 yes Promotion Final 1 Toulouse 12 Toulouse Olympique 22 2 Rochdale 12 Rochdale Hornets 24 Play-off semi-finals Toulouse 12 Toulouse Olympique 62 5 York City Knights 12 York City Knights 10 3 Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 46 4 doncaster 12 Doncaster 6 Play-off final Toulouse 12 Toulouse Olympique 32 Barrow 12 Barrow Raiders 22 Source:https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/league-1-2016/summary.html 2016 Kingstone Press League 1 Rugby League Project 12 May 2026https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/super-8-s---league-1-2016/summary.html 2016 Super 8's - League 1 Rugby League Project 12 May 2026 Rochdale Hornets and Toulouse Olympique are promoted to the Championship. League 1 Shield Standings PosClubPWDLForAgDiffPtsQualification1gateshead 16 Newcastle Thunder201316686460+22627League 1 Shield Final2North Wales Crusaders 16 North Wales Crusaders20929505469+36203coventry 16 Coventry Bears208111446590–144174gloucestershire 16 Gloucestershire All Golds205015515644–129105oxford 16 Oxford Rugby League204016356843–48786South Wales Scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions202018274723–44947hemel 16 Hemel Stags202018274976–7024 Source:http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/league-one/table Kingstone Press League 1 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20170208033907/http://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/league-one/table 8 February 2017 Final +League 1 Shield FinalDateWinnerScoreRunner upVenue18 September 2016gateshead 12 Newcastle Thunder31–26north wales crusaders 12 North Wales CrusadersKingston Park Source:https://wrl.wales/league-1-shield-final-newcastle-thunder-31-north-wales-crusaders-26 League 1 Shield Final – Newcastle Thunder 31 North Wales Crusaders 26 Wales Rugby League 19 September 2016 12 May 2026 Notes References External links Official Website Category:RFL League One Category:2016 in English rugby league Category:2016 in Welsh rugby league Category:2016 in French rugby league