2016 Super League season

British rugby league season Super League XXI Super League 200px 30 Rounds 12 20,049 Wigan Warriors vs St Helens (22 July) 1,958 Salford Red Devils vs Huddersfield Giants (18 June) 9,134 1,260,474 (as of round 23) Sky SportsBBC Sport Fox Sports beIN SportsFox Soccer PlusSport Klub Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 62 – 0 Wigan Warriors (Sunday 10 April 2016) Castleford Tigers 16 – 58 Hull Kingston Rovers (Sunday 24 April 2016) 2016 season Wigan Warriors 4th Super League21st British title Champions Warrington Wolves League Leaders Hull FC ENG Danny Houghton Man of Steel AwardsMan of Steel AUS Denny Solomona (40) Leigh Centurions Championship Hull Kingston Rovers Championship Super League Play-Offs Super League XX 2015 Super League XXII 2017 Super League XXI, known as the First Utility Super League XXI for sponsor reasons,First Utility powers title sponsorship of Super League http://superleague.co.uk/article/29353/first-utility-powers-title-sponsorship Super League 23 January 2014 24 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140124060804/http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/29353/first-utility-powers-title-sponsorship dead was the 21st season of the Super League and 122nd season of rugby league in Britain for 2016. Twelve teams competed over 23 rounds, including the Magic Weekend. Wigan Warriors were the Champions after successfully defeating Warrington Wolves 12–6 at Old Trafford, while Leigh Centurions were promoted from the Championship via The Qualifiers while Hull KR were relegated after losing to Salford Red Devils in the Million Pound Game. Teams Super League XXI features twelve teams, the second year in which this number has taken part. This is also the second year since promotion and relegation was reintroduced into the competition although there has been no change in teams for 2016. Eleven teams in Super League are from the North of England: five teams, Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan and Widnes, west of the Pennines in the historic county of Lancashire and six teams, Huddersfield, Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Castleford, Hull F.C. and Hull Kingston Rovers, to the east in Yorkshire. Catalans Dragons, in Perpignan, France, are the only team outside the North of England. St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves and Leeds Rhinos as the only teams to have played in every season of Super League since 1996. Team2015 positionStadiumCapacityCity/Area Castleford 16 Castleford Tigers (2016 season)5th The Mend-O-Hose Jungle 11,750 Castleford, West Yorkshire Catalans 16 Catalans Dragons (2016 season) 8th Stade Gilbert Brutus 14,000 Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France Huddersfield 16 Huddersfield Giants (2016 season)3rd John Smith's Stadium 24,544 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Hull FC 16 Hull F.C. (2016 season)7th Kingston Communications Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Hull KR 16 Hull Kingston Rovers (2016 season) 9th KC Lightstream Stadium 12,225 Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire Leeds 16 Leeds Rhinos (2016 season)1st Headingley Carnegie Stadium 22,250 Leeds, West Yorkshire Salford City 16 Salford Red Devils (2016 season)11th AJ Bell Stadium 12,000 Salford, Greater Manchester St Helens 16 St Helens R.F.C. (2016 season)4th Langtree Park 18,000 St. Helens, Merseyside Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (2016 season)12th Rapid Solicitors Stadium 11,000 Wakefield, West Yorkshire Warrington 16 Warrington Wolves (2016 season)6th Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,500 Warrington, Cheshire Widnes 16 Widnes Vikings (2016 season)10th The Select Security Stadium 13,500 Widnes, Cheshire Wigan 16 Wigan Warriors (2016 season)2nd DW Stadium 25,138 Wigan, Greater Manchester Regular season Super League XXI results Super 8s 2016 Super 8s Super League The Qualifiers 2016 Super 8s Play-offs Super League #HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)VenueRefereeAttendance SEMI-FINALSSF1warrington 16 Warrington Wolves18 – 10st helens 16 St. Helens 29 September 20:00Halliwell Jones StadiumBen Thaler12,036http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/warrington-vs-st-helens/45908 Warrington 18-10 St Helens: Wolves through to Grand FinalSF2Wigan 16 Wigan Warriors28 – 18Hull 16 Hull F.C. 30 September 20:00DW StadiumRobert Hicks14,013http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/wigan-vs-hull/45909 Wigan 28-18 Hull FC: Warriors to face Warrington in Grand Final GRAND FINALFwarrington 16 Warrington Wolves 6 – 12Wigan 16 Wigan Warriors8 October 2016 18:00Old Trafford, ManchesterRobert Hicks70,202http://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/warrington-vs-wigan/45924 Wigan beat Warrington 12-6 to win Super League Grand Final Million Pound Game #HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and Time (Local)VenueRefereeAttendance Million Pound GameF Hull KR 16px Hull Kingston Rovers18 – 19 Salford City 16px Salford Red Devils1 October, 15:00 BSTLightstream StadiumPhil Bentham6,562 Player statistics Top try scorers RankPlayerClubTries1 SAM Denny Solomona Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers402 AUS Corey Thompson Widnes 13px Widnes Vikings273= ENG Jodie Broughton Catalans 13px Catalans Dragons19 ENG Josh Charnley Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors5= ENG Jermaine McGillvary Huddersfield 13px Huddersfield Giants17 ENG Ryan Atkins Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves IRE rugby league Ben Currie Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves ENG Adam Swift St Helens 13px St. Helens9 TON Fetuli Talanoa Hull 13px Hull F.C.1510= ENG Dominic Manfredi Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors14 TON Mahe Fonua Hull 13px Hull F.C. ENG Jamie Shaul Hull 13px Hull F.C. AUS Luke Dorn Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers SCO Tom Johnstone Wakefield 13px Wakefield Trinity ENG Tom Lineham Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 ENG Luke Gale Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers1182 ENG Marc Sneyd Hull 13px Hull F.C.1103 AUS Kurt Gidley Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves874= IRE rugby league Liam Finn Wakefield 13px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats83 ENG Matty Smith Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors6 AUS Luke Walsh St Helens 13px St. Helens717 IRE rugby league Pat Richards Catalans 13px Catalans Dragons698 SCO Danny Brough Huddersfield 13px Huddersfield Giants569 AUS Rhys Hanbury Widnes 13px Widnes Vikings5510 ENG Gareth O'Brien Salford City 13px Salford Red Devils51 Top try assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 ENG Luke Gale Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers462= AUS Chris Sandow Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves25 AUS Luke Walsh St Helens 13px St. Helens4= ENG Gareth O'Brien Salford City 13px Salford Red Devils22 ENG Kevin Brown Widnes 13px Widnes Vikings ENG Marc Sneyd Hull 13px Hull F.C.7 AUS Luke Dorn Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers218= AUS Michael Dobson Salford City 13px Salford Red Devils18 SCO Danny Brough Huddersfield 13px Huddersfield Giants IRE rugby league Liam Finn Wakefield Trinity 13px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats AUS Jacob Miller Wakefield Trinity 13px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats ENG Danny Houghton Hull 13px Hull F.C. ENG George Williams Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors Top points scorers RankPlayerClubPoints1 ENG Luke Gale Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers2622 ENG Marc Sneyd Hull 13px Hull F.C. 2413 AUS Kurt Gidley Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves2024 ENG Matty Smith Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors1955= IRE rugby league Pat Richards Catalans 13px Catalans Dragons174 IRE rugby league Liam Finn Wakefield 13px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats7 NZL Denny Solomona Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers1608 AUS Rhys Hanbury Widnes 13px Widnes Vikings1589 AUS Luke Walsh St Helens 13px St. Helens15510 SCO Danny Brough Huddersfield 13px Huddersfield Giants132 Statistics correct as of 24 September 2016 Attendances Average attendances ClubHomeGamesTotalAverageHighestLowest Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers 11 84,909 7,719 11,426 4,968 Catalans 13px Catalans Dragons 11 107,403 9,764 11,856 8,178 Huddersfield 13px Huddersfield Giants 11 59,647 5,422 7,536 4,143 Hull FC 13px Hull FC 11 125,478 11,407 17,481 9,600 Hull KR 13px Hull KR 11 85,885 7,808 11,050 6,434 Leeds 13px Leeds Rhinos 11 174,769 15,888 17,505 14,016 Salford City 13px Salford Red Devils 11 39,927 3,630 5,089 1,958 St Helens 13px St Helens 11 122,275 11,116 17,980 9,299 Wakefield 13px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 11 58,647 5,332 6,855 4,048 Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves 11 120,230 10,930 15,008 9,024 Widnes 13px Widnes Vikings 11 62,073 5,643 9,076 4,195 Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors 11 149,995 13,636 20,049 10,897 Top 10 attendances Rank Home club Away club Stadium Attendance 1 Magic Weekend: Day 1 St. James' Park 39,331 2 Magic Weekend: Day 2 St. James' Park 28,945 3 Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors St Helens 13px St Helens DW Stadium 20,049 4 St Helens 13px St Helens Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors Langtree Park 17,980 5 Leeds 13px Leeds Rhinos St Helens 13px St Helens Headingley Stadium 17,505 6 Hull FC 13px Hull FC Hull KR 13px Hull KR KCOM Stadium 17,481 7 Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors Warrington 13px Warrington Wolves DW Stadium 17,480 8 Leeds 13px Leeds Rhinos Castleford 13px Castleford Tigers Headingley Stadium 17,213 9 Leeds 13px Leeds Rhinos Wigan 13px Wigan Warriors Headingley Stadium 16,712 10 Leeds 13px Leeds Rhinos Wakefield 13px Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Headingley Stadium 16,314 Statistics correct as of 24 July 2016 End-of-season awards Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15588 Man of Steel on SLTV 6 October 2009 Super League 6 October 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120825215346/http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=15588 25 August 2012 Man of Steel: Danny Houghton - Hull 16 Hull F.C. Coach of the year: Lee Radford - Hull 16 Hull F.C. Super League club of the year: Hull 16 Hull F.C. Young player of the year: Tom Johnstone - Wakefield 16 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Foundation of the year: Rhino "Top Gun": Marc Sneyd - Hull 16 Hull F.C. Metre-maker: Chris Hill - Warrington 16 Warrington Wolves Top Try Scorer: Denny Solomona (40) - Castleford 16 Castleford Tigers Hit Man: Danny Houghton - Hull 16 Hull F.C. Media Television 2016 is the fifth and final year of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 70 matches per season. http://business.sky.com/media/documents/6345331_040811%20-%20Sky%20Sports%20has%20been%20awarded%20exclusive%20live%20rights%20to%20Super%20League%20until%20the%20end%20of%202016.pdf Sky Sports Super League deal Sky Sports 4 August 2011 4 August 2011 The deal is worth £90million. Sky Sports coverage in the UK will see two live matches broadcast each week, usually at 8:00 pm on Thursday and Friday nights. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12944,00.html Sky Sports Rugby League live on Sky Sky Sports 18 February 2012 19 February 2012 Regular commentators will be Eddie Hemmings and Mike Stephenson with summarisers including Phil Clarke, Brian Carney, Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor. Sky will broadcast highlights on Sunday nights on Super League - Full Time at 10 p.m. BBC Sport will broadcast a highlights programme called the Super League Show, presented by Tanya Arnold. The BBC show two weekly broadcasts of the programme, the first to the BBC North West, Yorkshire, North East and Cumbria, and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire regions on Monday evenings at 11:35 p.m. on BBC One, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/16877011 BBC Sport BBC's Super League Show returns BBC Sport 3 February 2012 19 February 2012 while a repeat showing is shown nationally on BBC Two on Tuesday afternoons at 1.30 p.m. The Super League Show is also available for one week after broadcast for streaming or download via the BBC iPlayer in the UK only. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071mmc BBC BBC One - Super League Show BBC 19 February 2012 End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.BBC Two - Rugby League: Super League Play-Offs - Highlights https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00dqk4x BBC 14 September 2013 Internationally, Super League is shown live or delayed on beIN Sports (France), Showtime Sports (Middle East), Sky Sport (New Zealand), TV 2 Sport (Norway), Fox Soccer Plus (United States), Fox Sports (Australia) and Sportsnet World (Canada). Radio BBC Coverage: BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra (National DAB Digital Radio) will carry two Super League commentaries each week on Thursday and Friday nights (both kick off 8pm); this will be through the 5 Live Rugby league programme which is presented by Dave Woods with a guest summariser (usually a Super League player or coach) and also includes interviews and debate.. BBC Radio Humberside will have full match commentary of all Hull KR and Hull matches. BBC Radio Leeds carry commentaries featuring Leeds, Castleford, Wakefield and Huddersfield. BBC Radio Manchester will carry commentary of Wigan and Salford whilst sharing commentary of Warrington with BBC Radio Merseyside. BBC Radio Merseyside (will have commentary on St Helens and Widnes matches whilst sharing commentary of Warrington with BBC Radio Manchester. Commercial Radio Coverage: 102.4 Wish FM will carry commentaries of Wigan & St Helens matches. 107.2 Wire FM will carry commentaries on Warrington Home and Away. Radio Yorkshire will launch in March carrying Super League commentaries. Radio Warrington (Online Station) all Warrington home games and some away games. Grand Sud FM covers every Catalans Dragons Home Match (in French). Radio France Bleu Roussillon covers every Catalans Dragons Away Match (in French). Talksport and Talksport 2 will carry weekly live matches throughout the UK, plus phone-in programs and a weekly magazine show hosted by Robbie Hunter-Paul.http://www.rugby-league.com/superleague/article/33445/talksport-and-talksport--announce-rights-deal-with-first-utility-super-league Rugby League All Super League commentaries on any station are available via the particular stations on-line streaming. References 40em External links Official Site BBC Rugby League