2016 League 1 | |
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League | League 1 |
Duration | 21 matches |
Teams | 15 |
2016 Season | |
Champions | ![]() |
League Leaders | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
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
[edit]Colors | Club | City | Stadium | Capacity* |
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Barrow Raiders | Barrow, Cumbria | Craven Park | 7,600 |
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Coventry Bears | Coventry, West Midlands | Butts Park Arena | 4,000 |
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Doncaster | Doncaster, South Yorkshire | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 |
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Gloucestershire All Golds | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Prince of Wales Stadium | 480 |
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Hemel Stags | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | Pennine Way | 2,000 |
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Hunslet Hawks | Leeds, West Yorkshire | South Leeds Stadium | 4,000 |
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Keighley Cougars | Keighley, West Yorkshire | Cougar Park | 7,800 |
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London Skolars | Haringey, London | New River Stadium | 5,000 |
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Newcastle Thunder | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear | Kingston Park | 10,200 |
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North Wales Crusaders | Wrexham, Wales | Racecourse Ground | 10,771 |
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Oxford Rugby League | Oxford, Oxfordshire | Iffley Road | 500 |
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Rochdale Hornets | Rochdale, Greater Manchester | Spotland | 10,000 |
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South Wales Scorpions | Caerphilly, Glamorgan Wales | Virginia Park | 5,000 |
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Toulouse Olympique | Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania | Stade Ernest-Argelès | 4,066 |
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York City Knights | York, North Yorkshire | Bootham Crescent | 8,256 |
*capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.
Standings
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Ag | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 702 | 184 | +518 | 27 | League 1 Super 8s |
2 | ![]() |
14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 547 | 252 | +295 | 25 | |
3 | ![]() |
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 482 | 256 | +226 | 21 | |
4 | ![]() |
14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 499 | 304 | +195 | 20 | |
5 | ![]() |
14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 529 | 253 | +276 | 19 | |
6 | ![]() |
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 520 | 368 | +152 | 18 | |
7 | ![]() |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 383 | 374 | +9 | 16 | |
8 | ![]() |
14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 354 | 376 | –22 | 16 | |
9 | ![]() |
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 404 | 368 | +36 | 15 | League 1 Shield |
10 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 336 | 355 | –19 | 12 | |
11 | ![]() |
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 289 | 460 | –171 | 9 | |
12 | ![]() |
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 334 | 479 | –145 | 6 | |
13 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 176 | 582 | –406 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 176 | 582 | –406 | 2 | |
15 | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 190 | 718 | –528 | 2 |
(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs (S) = Secured spot in 2017 Championship
Super 8s
[edit]Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Ag | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 990 | 276 | +714 | 41 | Promotion Final |
2 | ![]() |
21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 709 | 440 | +269 | 33 | |
3 | ![]() |
21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 769 | 375 | +394 | 31 | Playoffs |
4 | ![]() |
21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 683 | 526 | +157 | 28 | |
5 | ![]() |
21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 618 | 461 | +157 | 25 | |
6 | ![]() |
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 658 | 514 | +144 | 22 | Season Complete |
7 | ![]() |
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 544 | 550 | –6 | 22 | |
8 | ![]() |
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 470 | 650 | –180 | 16 |
(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs
League 1 Shield
[edit]Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | For | Ag | Diff | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 686 | 460 | +226 | 27 | League 1 Shield Final |
2 | ![]() |
20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 505 | 469 | +36 | 20 | |
3 | ![]() |
20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 446 | 590 | –144 | 17 | |
4 | ![]() |
20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 515 | 644 | –129 | 10 | |
5 | ![]() |
20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 356 | 843 | –487 | 8 | |
6 | ![]() |
20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 274 | 723 | –449 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() |
20 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 274 | 976 | –702 | 4 |
Date | Winner | Score | Runner up | Venue |
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18 September 2016 | ![]() |
31–26 | ![]() |
Kingston Park |
Playoffs
[edit]Promotion Final
Final | ||
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- Rochdale Hornets are promoted to the Championship.
Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | ![]() | 62 | |||||||
4 | ![]() | 10 | |||||||
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2 | ![]() | 46 | |||||||
3 | ![]() | 6 |
- Toulouse Olympique are promoted to the Championship.