2016 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season

2016 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats season
Super League 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 Red Devils 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

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
7 February1 Widnes VikingsHBelle VueL16–24Howarth, Lyne, SioFinn (2/3)5,240[2][3]
14 February2 Castleford TigersAThe JungleL6–40HowarthFinn (1/1)9,761[4][5]
21 February11 Hull Kingston RoversACraven ParkW14–12Simon, HowarthFinn (3/3)7,207[6]
26 February3 Warrington WolvesAHalliwell Jones StadiumL16–34Hall, A.Tupou, MolloyFinn (2/3)10,631[7]
6 March4 Catalans DragonsHBelle VueL28–42A.Tupou, Arundel, Lyne, Johnstone, SimonFinn (4/5)4,442[8][9]
11 March5 St. HelensALangtree ParkL4–44Jones-BishopFinn (0/1)10,008[10][11]
18 March6 Hull F.C.AKC StadiumL4–22ArundelFinn (0/1)9,600[12][13]
25 March7 Huddersfield GiantsHBelle VueW36–22Johnstone (2), Sio, Lyne, Jowitt, ScrutonFinn (6/6)4,989[14][15]
28 March8 Leeds RhinosAHeadingley StadiumW20–16Ashurst, Miller, HallFinn (4/4)16,314[16][17]
2 April9 Salford Red DevilsHBelle VueW32–18Sio, Miller, Johnstone (3), LyneFinn (4/6)2,500[18][19]
10 April10 Wigan WarriorsHBelle VueW62–0Scruton (2), Miller (3), Johnstone, Finn, Kirmond (2), Jones-Bishop, JowittFinn (9/11)5,751[20][21]
24 April12 Hull F.C.HBelle VueL28–46Gibson (3), Johnstone, KirmondFinn (4/6)6,701[22][23]
29 April13 Widnes VikingsAHalton StadiumW18–16Hall, TupouFinn (5)4,398[24][25]
15 May14 Warrington WolvesHBelle VueW36–28Ashurst (2), Hall (2), Johnstone, Jones-BishopFinn (6)5,180[26][27]
22 May15 Catalans DragonsN[a]St James' ParkW25–24Jones-Bishop (2), Simon, SioFinn (4), Miller (DG)28,945[28][29]
27 May16 Salford Red DevilsAAJ Bell StadiumL8–38Jones-Bishop, Tupou3,022[30][31]
2 June17 Hull Kingston RoversHBelle VueL16–54Hall, Sio, TupouFinn (2)5,082[32][33]
12 June18 Huddersfield GiantsAJohn Smiths StadiumW10–2KirmondFinn (3)5,077[34][35]
17 June19 Leeds RhinosHBelle VueL6–32Jones-BishopFinn5,500[36][37]
3 July20 St. HelensHBelle VueL32–44Miller (3), Finn, Johnstone, Jones-BishopFinn (4)4,859[38][39]
8 July21 Wigan WarriorsADW StadiumL18–22Jones-Biship, Jowitt, LyneFinn (3)11,821[40][41]
16 July22 Catalans DragonsAStade Gilbert BrutusW30–28Hall, Jowitt, Molloy, Sio, TupouFinn (5)8,562[42][43]
24 July23 Castleford TigersHBelle VueL20–46Arundel (2), Lyne, MillerFinn (2)6,855[44][45]

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

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
5 August1 Wigan WarriorsHDW StadiumL12–60Arundel, HallFinn (2)10,593[46]
14 August2 Warrington WolvesHBelle VueL10–38Mazive, MolloyFinn3,552[47]
21 August3 Widnes VikingsAHalton StadiumL8–40Hall, Jones-Bishop4,010[48][49]
2 September4 Castleford TigersAThe JungleL22–46Johnstone (2), Lyne, Scruton, TupouFinn6,298[50][51]
9 September5 Catalans DragonsHBelle VueL10–14Hall, JowittFinn2,612[52][53]
15 September6 Hull F.C.HBelle VueL12–18Arundel, JohnstoneFinn (2)3,413[54][55]
23 September7 St. HelensALangtree ParkL12–32Hall, JohnstoneFinn (2)9,516[56][57]

Challenge Cup

W Win D Draw L Loss

DateRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
15 April5 Sheffield EaglesHBelle VueW44–10Finn (2), Johnstone, Jones-Bishop, Arona (2), Simon, SioFinn 6/82,257[58][59]
8 May6 Toulouse OlympiqueHBelle VueW40–22Johnstone (4), Ashurst, Hall, MillerFinn (6/7)2,539[60][61]
23 JuneQF Huddersfield GiantsAJohn Smiths StadiumW28–16Fifita (2), Johnstone, Jones-BishopFinn (6/7)3,289[62][63]
30 JulySF Warrington WolvesNLeigh Sports VillageL12–56Hall, JowittFinn (2/2)10,358[64]

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

Notes

  1. ↑ Magic Weekend

References

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