2016 Super 8s

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.

2016 Super 8s
LeagueRugby League Super 8s
Duration7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs)
Teams39
Broadcast partnersUnited Kingdom Sky Sports
United Kingdom BBC Sport
United Kingdom SLTV
Australia Fox Sports (Australia)
France beIN Sport
United States Fox Soccer Plus
Europe Sport Klub
2016 season
Super League
Wigan Warriors
Qualifiers
Leeds Rhinos
Championship Shield
Bradford Bulls
League 1
Rochdale Hornets
League 1 Shield
Newcastle Thunder
Biggest home win Bradford Bulls 83 – 0 Oldham
Biggest away win Hemel Stags 10 – 66 Newcastle Thunder
Man of Steel Awards Danny Houghton (Hull F.C.)
Top try-scorer(s) Denny Solomona (Castleford Tigers) (40)
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from
Championship
League 1

Leigh Centurions
Rochdale Hornets
Relegated to
Championship
League 1

Hull Kingston Rovers
Workington Town
Whitehaven

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

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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Warrington Wolves 18–20 St. Helens Halliwell Jones Stadium Bentham 10,881
Hull F.C. 16–30 Castleford Tigers KCOM Stadium Smith 9,936
Wigan Warriors 60–12 Wakefield Trinity DW Stadium Mikalauskas 10,593
Catalans Dragons 26-10 Widnes Vikings Stade Gilbert Brutus Hicks 7,341

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Widnes Vikings 0–38 Hull F.C. Halton Stadium Thaler 4,359
Castleford Tigers 36-22 Wigan Warriors Wheldon Road Cobb 6,325
St. Helens 39-16 Catalans Dragons Langtree Park Child 9,440
Wakefield Trinity 10-38 Warrington Wolves Belle Vue Hicks 3,552

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Hull F.C. 44-0 Catalans Dragons KCOM Stadium Bentham 10,494
Wigan Warriors 25-0 St. Helens DW Stadium Thaler 15,265
Warrington Wolves 14-11 Castleford Tigers Halliwell Jones Stadium Kendall 9,228
Widnes Vikings 408 Wakefield Trinity Halton Stadium 4,010

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Wigan Warriors 6-8 Widnes Vikings DW Stadium Bentham 11,495
St. Helens 31-10 Hull F.C. Langtree Park Campbell 10,086
Catalans Dragons 22-26 Warrington Wolves Stade Gilbert Brutus Smith 7,108
Castleford Tigers 46-22 Wakefield Trinity Wheldon Road Hewer 6,298

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
St. Helens 40–16 Castleford Tigers Langtree Park Smith 9,448
Warrington Wolves 30–12 Widnes Vikings Halliwell Jones Stadium Hewer 10,488
Hull F.C. 12–18 Wigan Warriors KCOM Stadium Thaler 11,686
Wakefield Trinity 10–14 Catalans Dragons Belle Vue Child 2,612

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
Widnes Vikings 8–21 St. Helens Halton Stadium Child 6,128
Warrington Wolves 28–35 Wigan Warriors Halliwell Jones Stadium Hicks 13,044
Catalans Dragons 28–34 Castleford Tigers Stade Gilbert Brutus Bentham 7,802
Wakefield Trinity 12–18 Hull F.C. Belle Vue Campbell 3,413

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Referee Attendance
St. Helens 32–12 Wakefield Trinity Langtree Park Cobb 9,516
Hull F.C. 6–23 Warrington Wolves KCOM Stadium Thaler 17,453
Wigan Warriors 48–24 Catalans Dragons DW Stadium Bentham 16,140
Castleford Tigers 40–26 Widnes Vikings Wheldon Road Smith 7,103

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
1 Warrington Wolves (L) 30 21 1 8 852 541 311 43 Playoffs
2 Wigan Warriors (C) 30 21 0 9 669 560 109 42 Playoffs
3 Hull F.C. (Q) 30 20 0 10 749 579 170 40
4 St. Helens (Q) 30 20 0 10 756 641 115 40
5 Castleford Tigers (U) 30 15 1 14 830 808 22 31 Season Complete
6 Catalans Dragons (U) 30 15 0 15 723 716 7 30
7 Widnes Vikings (U) 30 12 0 18 603 643 -40 24
8 Wakefield Trinity (U) 30 10 0 20 571 902 -331 20

(C) = Champions

(L) = League Leaders

(Q) = Qualified for playoffs

(U) = Unable to qualify for playoffs

Play-offs

# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1 Warrington Wolves 18–10 St. Helens 29 September 20:00 Halliwell Jones Stadium Thaler 12,036
SF2 Wigan Warriors 28-18 Hull F.C. 30 September 20:00 DW Stadium Hicks 10,013
GRAND FINAL
F Warrington Wolves 612 Wigan Warriors 8 October 18:00 Old Trafford, Manchester Hicks 70,202

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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Featherstone Rovers 662 Leeds Rhinos Post Office Road 6,671
Leigh Centurions 34-30 London Broncos Leigh Sports Village 4,041
Salford Red Devils 3412 Huddersfield Giants Salford City Stadium 2,184
Hull Kingston Rovers 5818 Batley Bulldogs Craven Park 5,491

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 2218 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium 14,180
Leigh Centurions 3226 Salford Red Devils Leigh Sports Village 4,547
Huddersfield Giants 62-16 Featherstone Rovers Kirklees Stadium 3,690
London Broncos 76-16 Batley Bulldogs Trailfinders Sports Ground 594

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Salford Red Devils 1229 Hull Kingston Rovers Salford City Stadium 2,074
Featherstone Rovers 1830 Leigh Centurions Post Office Road 1,678
London Broncos 2842 Leeds Rhinos Trailfinders Sports Ground 3,015
Batley Bulldogs 2858 Huddersfield Giants Mount Pleasant 1,390

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 30-8 Salford Red Devils Headingley Stadium 13,996
Hull Kingston Rovers 1825 Leigh Centurions Craven Park 7,363
Batley Bulldogs 1110 Featherstone Rovers Mount Pleasant 1,131
Huddersfield Giants 40-4 London Broncos Kirklees Stadium 3,794

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 32–0 Batley Bulldogs Headingley Stadium 15,135
Leigh Centurions 4840 Huddersfield Giants Leigh Sports Village 5,934
Salford Red Devils 70-16 Featherstone Rovers Salford City Stadium 1,579
London Broncos 18-58 Hull Kingston Rovers Trailfinders Sports Ground 1,215

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leigh Centurions 42-24 Batley Bulldogs Leigh Sports Village 10,556
Salford Red Devils 16-19 London Broncos Salford City Stadium 2,521
Featherstone Rovers 24–32 Hull Kingston Rovers Post Office Road 4,034
Huddersfield Giants 22–14 Leeds Rhinos Kirklees Stadium 6,666

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Leeds Rhinos 37–12 Leigh Centurions Headingley Stadium 14,747
Batley Bulldogs 14–42 Salford Red Devils Mount Pleasant 1,520
London Broncos 46–6 Featherstone Rovers Trailfinders Sports Ground 605
Hull Kingston Rovers 22–23 Huddersfield Giants KC Lightstream Stadium 8,024

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos (Q) 7 6 0 1 239 94 145 12 Super League XXII place
2 Leigh Centurions (Q) 7 6 0 1 223 193 30 12
3 Huddersfield Giants (Q) 7 5 0 2 257 166 91 10
4 Hull Kingston Rovers (S) 7 4 0 3 235 142 93 8 Million Pound Game
5 Salford Red Devils (S) 7 3 0 4 208 152 56 6
6 London Broncos (R) 7 3 0 4 221 212 9 6 2017 Championship place
7 Batley Bulldogs (R) 7 1 0 6 97 276 -207 2
8 Featherstone Rovers (R) 7 0 0 7 96 313 -217 0

(Q) = Qualified for Super League XXII

(S) = Secured spot in Million Pound Game

(R) = Relegated to the Championship

Million Pound Game

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (local) Venue Attendance
Million Pound Game
Hull Kingston Rovers 18-19 AET Salford Red Devils 1 October 15:00 KC Lightstream Stadium 6,562

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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Whitehaven 1846 Bradford Bulls Recreation Ground 675
Dewsbury Rams 3624 Swinton Lions Crown Flatt 647
Halifax 2848 Sheffield Eagles The Shay 1,228
Oldham R.L.F.C. 3016 Workington Town Bower Fold 573

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 4422 Halifax Odsal Stadium 3,498
Sheffield Eagles 4816 Whitehaven Bawtry Road 412
Swinton Lions 830 Oldham R.L.F.C. Heywood Road 693
Workington Town 3424 Dewsbury Rams Derwent Park 527

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 830 Oldham R.L.F.C. Odsal Stadium 3,022
Halifax 2224 Dewsbury Rams The Shay 1,133
Sheffield Eagles 3840 Swinton Lions Bawtry Road 466
Workington Town 2428 Whitehaven Derwent Park 1,058

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Whitehaven 1030 Halifax Recreation Ground 718
Dewsbury Rams 2636 Bradford Bulls Crown Flatt 1,807
Oldham R.L.F.C. 2454 Sheffield Eagles Bower Fold 680
Swinton Lions 1912 Workington Town Heywood Road 546

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Bradford Bulls 4628 Swinton Lions Odsal Stadium 4,030
Dewsbury Rams 1256 Whitehaven Crown Flatt 524
Halifax 3218 Oldham R.L.F.C. The Shay 1,182
Sheffield Eagles 620 Workington Town Bawtry Road 380

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Oldham R.L.F.C. 18-20 Whitehaven Bower Fold 843
Sheffield Eagles 22-38 Dewsbury Rams Bawtry Road 564
Swinton Lions 28-26 Halifax Heywood Road 582
Workington Town 30-26 Bradford Bulls Derwent Park 596

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Whitehaven 40-18 Swinton Lions Recreation Ground 733
Bradford Bulls 80-0 Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 4,035
Dewsbury Rams 30-12 Oldham R.L.F.C. Crown Flatt 628
Halifax 46-26 Workington Town The Shay 1,217

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
1 Bradford Bulls (Q) 30 19 2 9 997 570 507 40 PlayOffs
2 Halifax (Q) 30 16 1 13 775 656 139 33
3 Sheffield Eagles (Q) 30 12 0 18 855 763 12 24
4 Dewsbury Rams (Q) 30 12 0 18 646 797 -133 24
5 Swinton Lions (S) 30 10 1 19 596 1001 -427 21 Season Complete
6 Oldham R.L.F.C. (S) 30 10 0 20 523 888 -383 20
7 Whitehaven (R) 30 8 1 21 571 945 -365 17 Relegation to 2017 League 1
8 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

# Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time (Local) Venue Referee Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1 Halifax 32-46 Sheffield Eagles The Shay 946
SF2 Bradford Bulls 36-22 Dewsbury Rams Odsal Stadium 2,189
CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD FINAL
F Bradford Bulls 27-16 Sheffield Eagles Odsal Stadium 3,518

League 1 Super 8s

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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hunslet Hawks 30 26 London Skolars South Leeds Stadium 414
Toulouse Olympique 40 4 Keighley Cougars Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,214
Barrow Raiders 3412 Rochdale Hornets Craven Park 913
York City Knights 2836 Doncaster Bootham Crescent 540

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Doncaster 1240 Barrow Raiders Keepmoat Stadium 622
Keighley Cougars 818 Hunslet Hawks Cougar Park 384
London Skolars 2838 Rochdale Hornets New River Stadium 308
Toulouse Olympique 4616 York City Knights Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,314

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hunslet Hawks 2436 Doncaster South Leeds Stadium 379
Rochdale Hornets 184 Keighley Cougars Spotland 510
London Skolars 1458 Toulouse Olympique New River Stadium 974
York City Knights 620 Barrow Raiders Bootham Crescent 664

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Keighley Cougars 3010 London Skolars Cougar Park 297
Barrow Raiders 4426 Hunslet Hawks Craven Park 1,003
Doncaster 1838 Toulouse Olympique Keepmoat Stadium 573
Rochdale Hornets 1636 York City Knights Spotland 413

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Toulouse Olympique 466 Rochdale Hornets Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,772[1]
York City Knights 1233 Hunslet Hawks Bootham Crescent 702
London Skolars 454 Barrow Raiders New River Stadium
Doncaster 2624 Keighley Cougars Keepmoat Stadium 609

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Barrow Raiders 2618 Keighley Cougars Craven Park 1,173
Rochdale Hornets 3822 Doncaster Spotland 393
Hunslet Hawks 1216 Toulouse Olympique South Leeds Stadium 541
York City Knights 304 London Skolars Bootham Crescent 448

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Rochdale Hornets 3418 Hunslet Hawks Spotland 690
Keighley Cougars 508 York City Knights Cougar Park 658
Toulouse Olympique 4422 Barrow Raiders Stade Ernest-Argelès 1,161
Doncaster 3430 London Skolars Keepmoat Stadium 587

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification
1 Toulouse Olympique (PP) 21 20 1 0 990 276 714 41 Promotion Final
2 Rochdale Hornets (PP) 21 16 1 4 709 440 269 33
3 Barrow Raiders (Q) 21 15 1 5 769 375 394 31 Playoffs
4 Doncaster (Q) 21 14 0 7 683 526 157 28
5 York City Knights (Q) 21 12 1 8 618 461 157 25
6 Keighley Cougars (F) 21 11 0 10 658 514 144 22 Season Complete
7 Hunslet (F) 21 11 0 10 544 550 -6 22
8 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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
PROMOTION FINAL
Toulouse Olympique 22-24 Rochdale Hornets Stade Ernest-Argelès
# Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
SEMI-FINALS
SF1 Barrow Raiders 46-6 Doncaster Craven Park
SF2 Toulouse Olympique 62-10 York City Knights Stade des Minimes
LEAGUE 1 PLAYOFF FINAL
F Toulouse Olympique 32-22 Barrow Raiders Stade des Minimes

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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
North Wales Crusaders 3026 South Wales Scorpions Hare Lane 343
Coventry Bears 486 Oxford Butts Park Arena 366
Newcastle Thunder 5024 Gloucestershire All Golds Kingston Park 482

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Hemel Stags 1842 North Wales Crusaders Pennine Way 147
Gloucestershire All Golds 1628 Oxford Prince of Wales Stadium 105
South Wales Scorpions 2628 Newcastle Thunder Virginia Park 410

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Coventry Bears 1418 South Wales Scorpions Butts Park Arena 497
Newcastle Thunder 3014 North Wales Crusaders Kingston Park 408
Oxford 4610 Hemel Stags Tilsey Park 103

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Oxford 1862 Newcastle Thunder Tilsey Park 121
North Wales Crusaders 2830 Coventry Bears Racecourse Ground 297
Gloucestershire All Golds 7418 Hemel Stags Prince of Wales Stadium 101

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
South Wales Scorpions 1220 Oxford Virginia Park 178
Hemel Stags 1066 Newcastle Thunder Pennine Way 112
Coventry Bears 3320 Gloucestershire All Golds Butts Park Arena 392

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Newcastle Thunder 4610 Coventry Bears Kingston Park 456
North Wales Crusaders 184 Gloucestershire All Golds Racecourse Ground 270
South Wales Scorpions 168 Hemel Stags Virginia Park 151

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
Oxford 637 North Wales Crusaders Tilsey Park 120
Gloucestershire All Golds 3318 South Wales Scorpions Prince of Wales Stadium 80
Hemel Stags 1222 Coventry Bears Pennine Way 307

Standings

Pos Club P W D L For Ag Diff Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Thunder (Q) 20 13 1 6 558 426 132 27 League 1 Shield Final
2 North Wales Crusaders (Q) 20 9 2 9 440 433 36 20
3 Coventry Bears (F) 20 8 1 11 383 542 -159 17
4 Gloucestershire All Golds (F) 20 5 0 15 411 607 -196 10
5 Oxford (F) 20 4 0 16 312 732 -487 8
6 South Wales Scorpions (F) 20 2 0 18 254 697 -443 4
7 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

Home Score Away Match Information
Venue Attendance
League 1 Shield Final
Newcastle Thunder 31-26 North Wales Crusaders Kingston Park

See also

References

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