2016 Super 8s

2016 Super 8s
2016 Super 8s
League	Rugby League Super 8s
Duration	7 Rounds (Followed by 2 rounds of relevant playoffs)
Teams	39
Broadcast partners	Sky Sports; BBC Sport; SLTV; Fox Sports (Australia); beIN Sport; Fox Soccer Plus; 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
	← 2015 2017 →

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.

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
Home	Score	Away	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
Home	Score	Away	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
Home	Score	Away	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	40–8	Wakefield Trinity	Halton Stadium		4,010

Round 4

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	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
Home	Score	Away	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
Home	Score	Away	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
Home	Score	Away	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	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Warrington Wolves (L)	30	21	1	8	852	541	+311	43	Semi-finals
2	Wigan Warriors (C)	30	21	0	9	669	560	+109	42
3	Hull F.C.	30	20	0	10	749	579	+170	40
4	St Helens	30	20	0	10	756	641	+115	40
5	Castleford Tigers	30	15	1	14	830	808	+22	31
6	Catalans Dragons	30	15	0	15	723	716	+7	30
7	Widnes Vikings	30	12	0	18	603	643	−40	24
8	Wakefield Trinity	30	10	0	20	571	902	−331	20

Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Play-offs

#	Home	Score	Away	Match Information
#	Home	Score	Away	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	6–12	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.