2016 League 1 Cup

2016 League 1 Cup IPro_Sport_Cup_Logo.jpg 200px 4 Rounds 16 2016 Winners 2015 League 1 Cup 2015 2017 League 1 Cup 2017 The 2016 League 1 Cup known as the 2016 iPro Sport cup for sponsorship reasonshttp://www.iprosport.com/article-theiprosportcup.html The iPro Sport Cup 26 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304153645/http://www.iprosport.com/article-theiprosportcup.html 2016-03-04 dead is the second playing of the competition, first played in 2015. The competition is for the rugby league clubs in the British League 1 - the third tier of rugby league in Britain. As there are 15 teams in League 1 but French club Toulouse Olympique declined to enter the tournament,http://www.totalrl.com/2016-league-one-fixtures-revealed/ 2016 League One fixtures revealed 18 October 2015 26 February 2016 two amateur teams were invited into the competition to bring the numbers to 16. In 2016 these clubs were Wath Brow Hornets and Leigh Miners Rangers. Teams Team Appearance First appearance Last appearance Barrow 16 Barrow Raiders 2nd 20152015 Coventry 16 Coventry Bears 2nd 20152015 Doncaster 16 Doncaster 1st 2016N/A gloucestershire 16 Gloucestershire All Golds 2nd 20152015 Hemel 16 Hemel Stags 2nd 20152015 Hunslet 16 Hunslet Hawks 1st 2016N/A Keighley 16 Keighley Cougars 2nd 20152015 Leigh mr 16 Leigh Miners Rangers 1st 2016N/A London 16 London Skolars 2nd 20152015 Gateshead 16 Newcastle Thunder 2nd 20152015 North Wales 16 North Wales Crusaders 2nd 20152015 Oxford 16 Oxford2nd20152015 Rochdale 16 Rochdale Hornets 2nd 20152015 South Wales scorpions 16 South Wales Scorpions 2nd 20152015Wath Brow Hornets 1st 2016N/A York City 16 York City Knights 2nd 20152015 First round The first round draw of the 2016 iPro Sport Cup was broadcast live on BBC Radio Newcastle on Thursday November 26 from 6.45pm. Last year's winners, North Wales Crusaders, joined the other 13 Kingstone Press League 1 clubs and Kingstone Press National Conference League teams Leigh Miners Rangers and Wath Brow Hornets in the bag from which eight ties played over the weekend of February 20–21 will be selected. The draw was made by former England, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC and York City Knights player Chris Thorman and BBC Newcastle presenter and former footballer John Anderson . For the first round the teams were split into two pools – Pool A (Northern regions) and Pool B (Midlands and Southern regions). Pool A HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Wath Brow Hornets 4 – 10 Keighley 22 Keighley Cougars 20 February 2016, 14:30 Cleator Moor C Straw 300 Gateshead 22 Newcastle Thunder 36 – 12 Leigh mr 22 Leigh Miners Rangers 20 February 2016, 18:30 Kingston Park T Crashley 200 Hunslet 22 Hunslet Hawks 4 – 24 York City 22 York City Knights 21 February 2016, 15:00 South Leeds Stadium D Merrick 464 Doncaster 22 Doncaster 35 – 28 North Wales Crusaders 22 North Wales Crusaders 21 February 2016, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium A Sweet 513 Barrow 22 Barrow Raiders 4 – 14 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets 21 February 2016, 15:30 Craven Park S Mikalauskas 659 Source:Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 3007 22 February 2016 35 League Publications Pool B HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 22 London Skolars 44 – 6 South Wales Scorpions 22 South Wales Scorpions 20 February 2016, 16:00 New River Stadium J Smith 100 Coventry 22 Coventry Bears 24 – 48 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds 21 February 2016, 14:00 Butts Park Arena T Grant 146 Oxford 22 Oxford Rugby League 34 – 12 Hemel Stags 22 Hemel Stags 21 February 2016, 14:30 Maidenhead RFC G Hewer 155 Source: Second round The second round draw took place on Sunday February 21 live on BBC Radio Leeds. Home teams were drawn by former Great Britain and Leeds Rhinos player Francis Cummins; the away teams by BBC Radio Leeds presenter James Deighton.http://www.rugby-league.com/article/33585/ipro-sport-cup-second-round-draw iPro Sport Cup second round draw 21 February 2016 26 February 2016 HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Doncaster 22 Doncaster 12 – 24 London Skolars 22 London Skolars 3 April 2016, 15:00 Keepmoat Stadium J Roberts 367 Keighley 22 Keighley Cougars 54 – 14 Oxford 22 Oxford Rugby League 3 April 2016, 15:00 Cougar Park C Straw 402 Rochdale 22 Rochdale Hornets 16 – 40 York City 22 York City Knights 3 April 2016, 15:00 Spotland Stadium A Sweet 451 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds 36 – 28 Gateshead 22 Newcastle Thunder 3 April 2016, 15:00 Prince of Wales Stadium S Mikalauskas 102 Source:Scoreboard Rugby Leaguer & League Express 3013 4 April 2016 40 League Publications Semi finals The draw for the semi-finals was made on 3 April 2016. HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance London Skolars 22 London Skolars 22 – 31 Keighley 22 Keighley Cougars 30 April 2016, 14:30 New River Stadium Tom Grant 436 York City 22 York City Knights 58 – 14 gloucestershire 22 Gloucestershire All Golds 1 May 2016, 15:00 Bootham Crescent Scott Mikalauskas 469 Source:iPro Sport Cup: Semi-finals Rugby Leaguer & League Express 3017 2 May 2016 25 League Publications Final HomeScoreAwayMatch informationDate and timeVenueRefereeAttendance Keighley 22 Keighley Cougars 22 – 18 York City 22 York City Knights 28 May 2016, 12:00 Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Scott Mikalauskas Source:https://www.rugby-league.com/article/29679/keighley-win-ipro-sport-cup Keighley win iPro Sport Cup RFL 28 May 2016 10 June 2025 References Category:RFL League One Category:2016 in English rugby league Category:2016 in Welsh rugby league