2016 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season

Rugby league team season
2016 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season
Super League XXI Rank8th
Play-off resultN/A
Challenge CupSemi-finals
Team information
ChairmanMichael Carter
Head CoachChris Chester (was Brian Smith)
Captain
StadiumBelle Vue
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This article details the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league football club's 2016 season.

Results

Super League

Super League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Hull F.C. 23 17 0 6 605 465 +140 34 Super League Super 8s
2 Warrington Wolves 23 16 1 6 675 425 +250 33
3 Wigan Warriors 23 16 0 7 455 440 +15 32
4 St Helens 23 14 0 9 573 536 +37 28
5 Catalans Dragons 23 13 0 10 593 505 +88 26
6 Castleford Tigers 23 10 1 12 617 640 −23 21
7 Widnes Vikings 23 10 0 13 499 474 +25 20
8 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 10 0 13 485 654 −169 20
9 Leeds Rhinos 23 8 0 15 404 576 −172 16 The Qualifiers
10 Salford City Reds 23 10 0 13 560 569 −9 14[a]
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 6 2 15 486 610 −124 14
12 Huddersfield Giants 23 6 0 17 511 569 −58 12
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
Notes:
  1. ^ Salford deducted 6 points for salary cap breaches in 2014 and 2015.[1]

Super League results

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
7 February 1 Widnes H Belle Vue Stadium L 16–24 Howarth, Lyne, Sio Finn 2/3 5,240 RLP
14 February 2 Castleford A The Jungle L 6–40 Howarth Finn 1/1 9,761 RLP
21 February 11 Hull Kingston Rovers A Craven Park W 14–12 Simon, Howarth Finn 3/3 7,207 RLP
26 February 3 Warrington A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 16–34 Hall, A.Tupou, Molloy Finn 2/3 10,631 RLP
6 March 4 Catalans Dragons H Belle Vue Stadium L 28–42 A.Tupou, Arundel, Lyne, Johnstone, Simon Finn 4/5 4,442 RLP
11 March 5 St. Helens A Langtree Park L 4–44 Jones-Bishop Finn 0/1 RLP
18 March 6 Hull F.C. A KC Stadium L 4–22 Arundel Finn 0/1 9,600 RLP
25 March 7 Huddersfield H Belle Vue Stadium W 36–22 Johnstone (2), Sio, Lyne, Jowitt, Scruton Finn 6/6 RLP
28 March 8 Leeds A Headingley Stadium W 20–16 Ashurst, Miller, Hall Finn 4/4 16,314 RLP
2 April 9 Salford H Belle Vue Stadium W 32–18 Sio, Miller, Johnstone (3), Lyne Finn 4/6 2,500 RLP
10 April 10 Wigan H Belle Vue Stadium W 62–0 Scruton (2), Miller (3), Johnstone, Finn, Kirmond (2), Jones-Bishop, Jowitt Finn 9/11 5,751 RLP
24 April 12 Hull F.C. H Belle Vue Stadium L 28–46 Gibson (3), Johnstone, Kirmond Finn 4/6 6,701 RLP
29 April 13 Widnes A Halton Stadium W 18–16 RLP
15 May 14 Warrington H Belle Vue Stadium W 36–28 RLP
22 May 15 Catalans Dragons N St James' Park W 25–24 RLP
27 May 16 Salford A AJ Bell Stadium L 8–38 RLP
2 June 17 Hull Kingston Rovers H Belle Vue Stadium L 16–54 RLP
12 June 18 Huddersfield A John Smiths Stadium W 10–2 RLP
17 June 19 Leeds H Belle Vue Stadium L 6–32 RLP
3 July 20 St. Helens H Belle Vue Stadium L 32–44 RLP
8 July 21 Wigan A DW Stadium L 18–22 RLP
16 July 22 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus W 30–28 RLP
24 July 23 Castleford H Belle Vue Stadium L 20–46 RLP

Super 8s

Super 8s table

Pos Team
 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

Super 8s results

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
5 August 1 Wigan H DW Stadium L 12–60 RLP
14 August 2 Warrington H Belle Vue Stadium L 10–38 RLP
21 August 3 Widnes A Halton Stadium L 8–40 RLP
2 September 4 Castleford A The Jungle L 22–46 RLP
9 September 5 Catalans Dragons H Belle Vue Stadium L 10–14 RLP
15 September 6 Hull F.C. H Belle Vue Stadium L 12–18 RLP
23 September 7 St. Helens A Langtree Park L 12–32 RLP

Challenge Cup

W Win D Draw L Loss

Date Round Versus H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Attendance Report
15 April 5 Sheffield H Belle Vue Stadium W 44–10 Finn (2), Johnstone, Jones-Bishop, Arona (2), Simon, Sio Finn 6/8 2,257 RLP
8 May 6 Toulouse H Belle Vue Stadium W 40–22 RLP
23 June QF Huddersfield A John Smiths Stadium W 28–16 RLP
30 July SF Warrington N Leigh Sports Village L 12–56 RLP

Players

Squad

No Player
1 Ben Jones-Bishop
2 Tom Johnstone
3 Bill Tupou
4 Ashley Gibson
5 Judah Mazive
6 Jacob Miller
7 Liam Finn
8 Nick Scruton
9 Scott Moore
10 Anthony England
11 Michael Simon
12 Danny Kirmond
13 Anthony Tupou
13 Ben Harrison
14 Reece Lyne
16 Tinirau Arona
16 Frazer Morris
17 Matty Ashurst
18 Joe Arundel
19 Jon Molloy
20 Michael Sio
21 Max Jowitt
22 Jordan Crowther
23 Scott Anderson
24 Stuart Howarth
25 Craig Hall
26 Chris Annakin
27 Anthony Walker
28 Andy Yates
31 Jason Walton
32 James Batchelor
35 David Fifita
36 Bradley Moules
Source:RLP

2016 transfers in/out

In

List of players joining Wakefield
Nat Player Moved from Length Announced
England Anthony England Warrington Wolves 2 Years October 2015
England Ben Shulver Australia 2 Years October 2015
England Sean Morris London Broncos 1 Year October 2015
Ireland Liam Finn Castleford Tigers 2 Years October 2015
England Ashley Gibson Castleford Tigers 2 Years October 2015
Tonga Bill Tupou Canberra Raiders 1 Year October 2015
Wales Anthony Walker St. Helens 2 Years October 2015
Australia Anthony Tupou Cronulla Sharks 2 Years November 2015
Cook Islands Tinirau Arona Cronulla Sharks 1 Year November 2015
England Ben Jones-Bishop Salford Red Devils 1 Year November 2015
England Scott Moore Castleford Tigers 2 Years November 2015
England Jason Walton London Broncos 1 Year December 2015

Out

List of players leaving Wakefield
Nat Player Moved to Length Announced
England Danny Washbrook Hull F.C. 1 Year August 2015
Ireland Anthony Mullally Leeds Rhinos 3 Years September 2015
Scotland Ben Kavanagh Widnes Vikings Loan return October 2015
England Kyle Trout Dewsbury Rams 1 Year November 2015
Australia Tim Smith Retirement N/A November 2015
New Zealand Ali Lauitiiti New Zealand Warriors 1 Year November 2015
England Ian Kirke Retirement N/A November 2015
Malta Jarrod Sammut Workington Town 2 Years December 2015
England Chris Riley Rochdale Hornets 2 Years December 2015
Australia Dean Collis Released
Samoa Pita Godinet Released
New Zealand Kevin Locke Released
Samoa Lopini Paea Released
Australia Matt Ryan Released
England Lee Smith Released

References

  1. ^ "Salford docked six points for cap breach". Love Rugby League. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  • Wakefield Wildcats Website
  • Wakefield Wildcats - SL Website
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