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{{Short description|none}}
{{unreferenced|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby football league season
{{Infobox rugby football league season
|title = Kingstone Press Championship 2016
|title = Kingstone Press Championship 2016
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|promote_from = [[RFL Championship]]
|promote_from = [[RFL Championship]]
|promoted_to = [[Super League]]
|promoted_to = [[Super League]]
|relegate = {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]<br>{{leagueicon|Whitehaven|16}} [[Whitehaven RLFC]]
|relegate = {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]<br>{{leagueicon|Whitehaven|16}} [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
|relegate_to = [[Championship 1|League 1]]
|relegate_to = [[RFL League 1|League 1]]
|playoffs =
|playoffs =
|playoffs_link =
|playoffs_link =
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|prevseason_link = 2015 RFL Championship
|prevseason_link = 2015 RFL Championship
|prevseason_year = 2015
|prevseason_year = 2015
|nextseason_link = 2017 RFL Championship
|nextseason_link = 2017 Rugby League Championship
|nextseason_year = 2017
|nextseason_year = 2017
}}
}}
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==Teams==
==Teams==
This year's competition featured 12 teams. The teams consisted of ten of the 12 teams from [[2015 RFL Championship|2015]], the champion of the [[2015 Championship 1]] season, [[Oldham Roughyeds]], and the champion of the Championship 1 playoffs, [[Swinton Lions]]. [[Doncaster RLFC]] and [[Hunslet Hawks]], who finished in the bottom two in 2015, were relegated to [[League 1 (rugby league)|League One]] for 2016.
This year's competition featured 12 teams. The teams consisted of ten of the 12 teams from [[2015 RFL Championship|2015]], the champion of the [[2015 Championship 1]] season, [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]], and the champion of the Championship 1 playoffs, [[Swinton Lions]]. [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.|Doncaster]] and [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet Hawks]], who finished in the bottom two in 2015, were relegated to [[League 1 (rugby league)|League One]] for 2016.


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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
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|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Batley|16px}} '''[[Batley Bulldogs]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Batley|16}} '''[[Batley Bulldogs]]'''
| [[Mount Pleasant, Batley|Fox's Biscuits Stadium]]
| [[Mount Pleasant, Batley|Fox's Biscuits Stadium]]
| 7,500
| 7,500
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|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16px}} '''[[Bradford Bulls]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} '''[[Bradford Bulls]]'''
| [[Odsal Stadium|Provident Stadium]]
| [[Odsal Stadium|Provident Stadium]]
| 27,000
| 27,000
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|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16px}} '''[[Dewsbury Rams]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Dewsbury|16}} '''[[Dewsbury Rams]]'''
| [[Crown Flatt|Tetley's Stadium]]
| [[Crown Flatt|Tetley's Stadium]]
| 5,800
| 5,800
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|-
|-
| style="background:#ccccff;"|
| style="background:#ccccff;"|
| {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16px}} '''[[Featherstone Rovers]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} '''[[Featherstone Rovers]]'''
| [[Post Office Road|Bigfellas Stadium]]
| [[Post Office Road|Bigfellas Stadium]]
| 8,000
| 8,000
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|-
|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16px}} '''[[Halifax RLFC]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Halifax|16}} '''[[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]'''
| [[The Shay|The MBi Shay]]
| [[The Shay|The MBi Shay]]
| 14,000
| 14,000
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|-
|-
| style="background:#ff9;"|
| style="background:#ff9;"|
| {{leagueicon|Leigh|16px}} '''[[Leigh Centurions]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} '''[[Leigh Centurions]]'''
| [[Leigh Sports Village]]
| [[Leigh Sports Village]]
| 12,700
| 12,700
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|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|London|16px}} '''[[London Broncos]]'''
| {{leagueicon|London|16}} '''[[London Broncos]]'''
| [[Trailfinders Sports Ground]]
| [[Trailfinders Sports Ground]]
| 3,176
| 3,176
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|-
|-
| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|
| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|
| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16px}} '''[[Oldham Roughyeds]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Oldham|16}} '''[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]'''
| [[Bower Fold]]
| [[Bower Fold]]
| 6,500
| 6,500
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|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Sheffield|16px}} '''[[Sheffield Eagles]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Sheffield|16}} '''[[Sheffield Eagles]]'''
| SHU Sports Park
| SHU Sports Park
| 3,000
| 3,000
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|-
|-
| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|
| style="background:#CCFFCC;"|
| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16px}} '''[[Swinton Lions]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Swinton|16}} '''[[Swinton Lions]]'''
| [[Heywood Road (stadium)|Heywood Road]]
| [[Heywood Road]]
| 5,400
| 5,400
| [[Sale, Greater Manchester]]
| [[Sale, Greater Manchester]]
|-
|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Whitehaven|16px}} '''[[Whitehaven RLFC]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Whitehaven|16}} '''[[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]'''
| [[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]
| [[Recreation Ground (Whitehaven)|Recreation Ground]]
| 7,500
| 7,500
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|-
|
|
| {{leagueicon|Workington|16px}} '''[[Workington Town]]'''
| {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} '''[[Workington Town]]'''
| [[Derwent Park|Zebra Claims Stadium]]
| [[Derwent Park|Zebra Claims Stadium]]
| 10,000
| 10,000
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{{location map~ |UK England|lat=53.406389 |long=-1.4925 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">
[[Sheffield Eagles|Sheffield]]</div>|position=center}}
[[Sheffield Eagles|Sheffield]]</div>|position=center}}
{{location map~ |UK England|lat=54.539722 |long=-3.584167 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Whitehaven RLFC|Whitehaven]]
{{location map~ |UK England|lat=54.539722 |long=-3.584167 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
</div>|position=right}}
</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |UK England|lat=54.648056 |long=-3.555556 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Workington Town|Workington]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |UK England|lat=54.648056 |long=-3.555556 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Workington Town|Workington]]</div>|position=left}}
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</div>|position=right}}
</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.699722 |long=-1.6025 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.699722 |long=-1.6025 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.678611 |long=-1.354722 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Featherstone Rovers|Featherstone]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.678611 |long=-1.354722 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Featherstone Rovers]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.716111 |long=-1.859167 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Halifax RLFC|Halifax]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |West Yorkshire|lat=53.716111 |long=-1.859167 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]</div>|position=left}}
}}
}}
{{location map+ |Greater Manchester|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2016 RFL Championship teams in Greater Manchester|places=
{{location map+ |Greater Manchester|float=right |width=450 |caption=Locations of the 2016 RFL Championship teams in Greater Manchester|places=
{{location map~ |Greater Manchester|lat=53.491 |long=-2.529 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater Manchester|lat=53.491 |long=-2.529 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater Manchester|lat=53.518452 |long=-2.121747 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater Manchester|lat=53.518452 |long=-2.121747 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater Manchester|lat=53.538611 |long=-2.303611 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Greater Manchester|lat=53.538611 |long=-2.303611 |label=<div style="font-size:100%;">[[Swinton Lions|Swinton]]</div>|position=left}}
}}
}}
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|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} [[Leigh Centurions]] '''(C)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Leigh|16}} [[Leigh Centurions]]
|23
|23
|21
|21
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|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|'''2'''
|'''2'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|london|16}} [[London Broncos]] '''(Q)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|london|16}} [[London Broncos]]
|23
|23
|17
|17
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|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|'''3'''
|'''3'''
|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs]] '''(Q)'''
|style="text-align:left;"|{{leagueicon|batley|16}} [[Batley Bulldogs]]
|23
|23
|15
|15
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|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc"
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc"
|'''4'''
|'''4'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]] '''(Q)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|featherstone|16}} [[Featherstone Rovers]]
|23
|23
|15
|15
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|'''5'''
|'''5'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Bradford|16}} [[Bradford Bulls]]
|23
|23
|13
|13
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|'''6'''
|'''6'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax RLFC]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|halifax|16}} [[Halifax R.L.F.C.|Halifax]]
|23
|23
|13
|13
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|'''7'''
|'''7'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} [[Sheffield Eagles]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|sheffield|16}} [[Sheffield Eagles]]
|23
|23
|8
|8
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|'''8'''
|'''8'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|dewsbury|16}} [[Dewsbury Rams]]
|23
|23
|8
|8
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|'''9'''
|'''9'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|swinton|16}} [[Swinton Lions]]
|23
|23
|7
|7
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|'''10'''
|'''10'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|oldham|16}} [[Oldham Roughyeds]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|oldham|16}} [[Oldham R.L.F.C.]]
|23
|23
|7
|7
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC"
|'''11'''
|'''11'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Workington|16}} [[Workington Town]]
|23
|23
|5
|5
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|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|- align=center style="background:#FFCCCC;"
|'''12'''
|'''12'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} [[Whitehaven RLFC]] '''(F)'''
|style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|whitehaven|16}} [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]]
|23
|23
|5
|5
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|11
|11
|}
|}

'''C''' = Champions

'''Q''' = Qualified for the qualifiers

'''F''' = Unable to qualify for the qualifiers


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]]
* [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]]
* [[2015 RFL Championship ]]
* [[2015 RFL Championship]]
* [[British rugby league system]]
* [[British rugby league system]]
* [[Super League]]
* [[Super League]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305025245/http://www.rugbyleaguechampionships.co.uk/championship/ Official website]


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Latest revision as of 21:06, 1 February 2024

Kingstone Press Championship 2016
LeagueChampionship
Duration23 rounds (followed by a league split into "Super 8's" for 7 more fixtures)
Teams12
Broadcast partnersSky Sports
2016 season
Championship winners Leigh Centurions
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from RFL Championship Leigh Centurions
Relegated to League 1 Workington Town
Whitehaven

The 2016 Rugby Football League Championship, known as Kingstone Press Championship due to sponsorship by Kingstone Press Cider, was a rugby league football competition played in the UK, one tier below the first tier Super League. The 2016 season was the second to consist of a new structure combining the championship and super league divisions three quarters of the way through the season.

The 2016 Championship featured 12 teams, which all played one another twice in the regular season, once at home, and once away, totalling 22 games. The 2016 season also featured the "Summer Bash Weekend" for a second time. This is a 23rd round of fixtures which replicates Super League's Magic Weekend concept for the Championship sides. After these 23 rounds in both the Championship and the Super League, the two divisions of twelve were split into three divisions of eight, the "Super 8's".

Following the split into the Super 8's, the top four teams in the Championship 2016 joined the bottom four teams of the Super League 2016 in the qualifiers. This group saw each team play each other once each, totalling seven extra games, with points reset to zero for the qualifiers. After seven extra rounds, the top three teams earned a place in the Super League competition for 2017, thus either retaining or earning a place in the top competition. The teams finishing 4th and 5th in the qualifiers played off in an extra fixture, hosted by the fourth-place side, for the final place in the 2017 Super League competition. The loser of this fixture, along with teams finishing 6th, 7th, and 8th in the qualifiers, were either relegated to or remained in the Championship for the 2017 season.

Teams finishing after 23 rounds between 5th and 12th in the Championship played in the third of the three "Super 8" groups, "The Championship Shield". This saw each team playing each other once more, but with points from the original season retained. Following the additional seven rounds a four-team play-off took place pitting 1st vs 4th and 2nd vs 3rd, with the winners playing each other in the final to win the new "Championship Shield". The two teams finishing at the bottom of this group of eight were relegated to the 2017 Kingstone Press League One, being replaced by two promoted teams from the 2016 League 1 competition.

Relegation to League 1 was in place for the 2016 season, with the two bottom teams from "The Championship Shield" group after the split suffering the drop, with promotion to the Super League being available to teams finishing in the top four after 23 rounds. All of the teams in the 2016 Championship also competed in the 2016 Challenge Cup, where they entered in the third round.

Teams

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This year's competition featured 12 teams. The teams consisted of ten of the 12 teams from 2015, the champion of the 2015 Championship 1 season, Oldham, and the champion of the Championship 1 playoffs, Swinton Lions. Doncaster and Hunslet Hawks, who finished in the bottom two in 2015, were relegated to League One for 2016.

Legend
  Reigning Champions
  Championship Shield holders
  Promoted
  Relegated
Team and current season Stadium Capacity Standort
Batley Bulldogs Fox's Biscuits Stadium 7,500 Batley, West Yorkshire
Bradford Bulls Provident Stadium 27,000 Bradford, West Yorkshire
Dewsbury Rams Tetley's Stadium 5,800 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Featherstone Rovers Bigfellas Stadium 8,000 Featherstone, West Yorkshire
Halifax The MBi Shay 14,000 Halifax, West Yorkshire
Leigh Centurions Leigh Sports Village 12,700 Leigh, Greater Manchester
London Broncos Trailfinders Sports Ground 3,176 Ealing, London
Oldham Bower Fold 6,500 Stalybridge, Greater Manchester
Sheffield Eagles SHU Sports Park 3,000 Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Swinton Lions Heywood Road 5,400 Sale, Greater Manchester
Whitehaven Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven, Cumbria
Workington Town Zebra Claims Stadium 10,000 Workington, Cumbria
2016 RFL Championship is located in England
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
London
Sheffield
Whitehaven
Workington
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Locations of the 2016 RFL Championship teams
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Locations of the 2016 RFL Championship teams in West Yorkshire
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Locations of the 2016 RFL Championship teams in Greater Manchester

Table

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Pos Club P W D L For Agst Diff Points Qualification
1 Leigh Centurions 23 21 1 1 881 410 471 43 The Qualifiers
2 London Broncos 23 17 0 6 702 444 258 34
3 Batley Bulldogs 23 15 1 7 589 485 104 31
4 Featherstone Rovers 23 15 0 8 595 384 211 30
5 Bradford Bulls 23 13 2 8 717 446 271 28 Championship Shield
6 Halifax 23 13 1 9 615 484 131 27
7 Sheffield Eagles 23 8 0 15 583 617 -34 16
8 Dewsbury Rams 23 8 0 15 486 603 -117 16
9 Swinton Lions 23 7 1 15 449 813 -364 15
10 Oldham R.L.F.C. 23 7 0 16 401 678 -277 14
11 Workington Town 23 5 1 17 455 756 -301 11
12 Whitehaven 23 5 1 17 367 720 -335 11

See also

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References

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