2016 League 1
| 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) |
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
| 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 |
| 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.