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2016 World Club Challenge

2016 Dacia World Club Series
League World Club Series
Duration 3 games
Teams 6
Highest attendance

19,778

Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos vs
North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Lowest attendance

14,008

Saintscolours.svg St. Helens vs
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Broadcast partners United Kingdom Sky Sports
United Kingdom BBC Sport
United Kingdom SLTV
Australia Nine Network
France beIN Sport
United States Fox Soccer Plus
Europe Sport Klub
2016 Series
World Champions North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Series Winners Australia NRL
Runners-up Rhinoscolours.svg Leeds Rhinos
Biggest home win Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 12–42 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Saintscolours.svg St. Helens 12–38 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Biggest away win Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 12–42 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Top point-scorer(s) North Queensland colours.svg Johnathan Thurston (14)
Top try-scorer(s) North Queensland colours.svg Justin O'Neill
Saintscolours.svg Dominique Peyroux
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Aidan Guerra
Brisbane colours.svg Corey Oates
Brisbane colours.svgKodi Nikorima (2)
Seasons

19,778

14,008

The 2016 World Club Series (also known as the 2016 Dacia World Club Series due to sponsorship by Dacia) was the second edition of the World Club Series and saw three Super League teams and three National Rugby League (NRL) teams participate. The series included the World Club Challenge, a one-off match between the champions of the Super League and NRL.

Qualification for the Super League teams was changed to include the Challenge Cup winners, as well as the League Leaders and Grand Final winner. As the Leeds Rhinos claimed all three possible qualification positions the Super League Board decided to invite Super League semi-finalist St Helens to take part in the series.

The three National Rugby League teams were announced as the champion North Queensland Cowboys, the Brisbane Broncos, who were defeated in the grand final, and the minor premier Sydney Roosters.

The match celebrated the 40th anniversary of the inaugural World Club Challenge, which involved both teams.

Game 2 was a repeat of last years fixture where Brisbane Broncos won 14-12 in golden point extra time.

First time the two clubs had met since the 1997 World Club Championship tournament.

Leeds won the Treble in 2015 in their most successful season. They beat Wigan Warriors 22-20 in the Grand Final to qualify for their 7th World Club Challenge.

The Cowboys won their first Premiership in 2015 which was their 20th anniversary. They beat the Brisbane Broncos in extra time of the Grand Final to qualify for their first World Club Challenge.


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