2016 League 1

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.

2016 League 1
League	League 1
Duration	21 matches
Teams	15
2016 Season
Champions	Rochdale Hornets
League Leaders	Toulouse Olympique
Top try-scorer(s)	Kuni Minga (29)
← 2015 2017 →

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

Colors	Club	City	Stadium	Capacity*
	Barrow Raiders	Barrow, Cumbria	Craven Park	7,600
	Coventry Bears	Coventry, West Midlands	Butts Park Arena	4,000
	Doncaster	Doncaster, South Yorkshire	Keepmoat Stadium	15,231
	Gloucestershire All Golds	Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	Prince of Wales Stadium	480
	Hemel Stags	Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire	Pennine Way	2,000
	Hunslet Hawks	Leeds, West Yorkshire	South Leeds Stadium	4,000
	Keighley Cougars	Keighley, West Yorkshire	Cougar Park	7,800
	London Skolars	Haringey, London	New River Stadium	5,000
	Newcastle Thunder	Newcastle, Tyne and Wear	Kingston Park	10,200
	North Wales Crusaders	Wrexham, Wales	Racecourse Ground	10,771
	Oxford Rugby League	Oxford, Oxfordshire	Iffley Road	500
	Rochdale Hornets	Rochdale, Greater Manchester	Spotland	10,000
	South Wales Scorpions	Caerphilly, Glamorgan Wales	Virginia Park	5,000
	Toulouse Olympique	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania	Stade Ernest-Argelès	4,066
	York City Knights	York, North Yorkshire	Bootham Crescent	8,256

*capacity for rugby league games may differ from official stadium capacity.

Standings

Regular season

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	For	Ag	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Toulouse Olympique	14	13	1	0	702	184	+518	27	League 1 Super 8s
2	Rochdale Hornets	14	12	1	1	547	252	+295	25
3	York City Knights	14	10	1	3	482	256	+226	21
4	Doncaster	14	10	0	3	499	304	+195	20
5	Barrow Raiders	14	9	1	4	529	253	+276	19
6	Keighley Cougars	14	9	0	5	520	368	+152	18
7	Hunslet Hawks	14	8	0	6	383	374	+9	16
8	London Skolars	14	8	0	6	354	376	–22	16
9	Newcastle Thunder	14	7	1	6	404	368	+36	15	League 1 Shield
10	North Wales Crusaders	14	5	2	7	336	355	–19	12
11	Coventry Bears	14	4	1	9	289	460	–171	9
12	Gloucestershire All Golds	14	3	0	11	334	479	–145	6
13	South Wales Scorpions	14	1	0	13	176	582	–406	2
14	Oxford Rugby League	14	1	0	13	176	582	–406	2
15	Hemel Stags	14	1	0	13	190	718	–528	2

(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs (S) = Secured spot in 2017 Championship

Super 8s

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	For	Ag	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Toulouse Olympique	21	20	1	0	990	276	+714	41	Promotion Final
2	Rochdale Hornets	21	16	1	4	709	440	+269	33
3	Barrow Raiders	21	15	1	5	769	375	+394	31	Playoffs
4	Doncaster	21	14	0	7	683	526	+157	28
5	York City Knights	21	12	1	8	618	461	+157	25
6	Keighley Cougars	21	11	0	10	658	514	+144	22	Season Complete
7	Hunslet Hawks	21	11	0	10	544	550	–6	22
8	London Skolars	21	8	0	13	470	650	–180	16

(Q) = Qualified for Play-offs

League 1 Shield

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	For	Ag	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Newcastle Thunder	20	13	1	6	686	460	+226	27	League 1 Shield Final
2	North Wales Crusaders	20	9	2	9	505	469	+36	20
3	Coventry Bears	20	8	1	11	446	590	–144	17
4	Gloucestershire All Golds	20	5	0	15	515	644	–129	10
5	Oxford Rugby League	20	4	0	16	356	843	–487	8
6	South Wales Scorpions	20	2	0	18	274	723	–449	4
7	Hemel Stags	20	2	0	18	274	976	–702	4

League 1 Shield Final

Date	Winner	Score	Runner up	Venue
18 September 2016	Newcastle Thunder	31–26	North Wales Crusaders	Kingston Park

Playoffs

Promotion Final

	Final
	Toulouse Olympique	22
	Rochdale Hornets	24

• Rochdale Hornets are promoted to the Championship.

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Toulouse Olympique	62
	4	York City Knights	10
						Toulouse Olympique		32
						Barrow Raiders		22
	2	Barrow Raiders	46
	3	Doncaster	6

• Toulouse Olympique are promoted to the Championship.