If the rise of Hull FC was as surprise in 2016 it had nothing on the alarming decline of Leeds Rhinos. Treble winners in 2015 the Rhinos had conquered all before them with a refreshingly open brand of rugby whi...
Of all the absurdly unlikely things that took place in 2016 (think Leicester City’s Premier League title success, Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the deaths of Prince and David Bowie) Hull’s first piec...
After reaching the Super League semi-finals in 2015 much was expected of Huddersfield Giants going into 2016. What transpired was a massive disappointment which, had it not been for the even greater meltdown su...
After a strong start to the campaign in 2016 Catalans Dragons began limping along woefully in the second half of the season. They lost each of their last five regular season games after beating Saints 33-16 in ...
The 2016 Super League season was not a classic. Conservatism ruled as clubs climbed over each other to see who could devise the most boring game-plan. It culminated in the most wretched of all conclusions, a Wi...