Host country England Dates 28 Oct 2016 – 20 Nov 2016 Attendance 132,655 Matches played 7 | Winner Australia (3rd title) Location England, United Kingdom Points scored 259 Tries scored 47 | |
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Top scorer Johnathan Thurston (32) Top try scorer Blake Ferguson
Josh Dugan
(4 Tries Each) Similar 2016 Super League G, 2016 NRL Grand Final, 2015 NRL Grand Final, 2015 Rugby Championship, 2015 NRL Auckland Nines | ||
The 2016 Rugby League Four Nations tournament (also known as the 2016 Ladbrokes Rugby League Four Nations) was the fifth staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament and was played in England in October and November. The series was contested by Australia, England, New Zealand and Scotland. Scotland qualified for their first Four Nations by winning the 2014 European Cup. To date, none of the fourth nations has won a match.
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History
The 2016 tournament is the fifth Four Nations series to be planned before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific.
In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Scotland qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2014 European Cup.
England have previously co-hosted tournaments with other European nations and the RFL planned to take a game up into Scotland but backed down and decided to take games to other venues.
The redeveloped 54,074 capacity Anfield Stadium hosted the Four Nations Final. This was the first time in 19 years the venue had held a rugby league match. Three rugby league games have been played at Anfield before. The final was the first ever international rugby league match held at the venue.
Venues
The games were played at the following venues in England. The tournament final was played at Anfield.
Teams
* Denotes winner of tournament event.
Standings
Round 1
Touch Judges:
Jack Smith
Mick Craven
Video Referee:
Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Gerard Sutton
Touch Judges:
James Child
Anthony Elliott
Video Referee:
Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Ben Cummins
Round 2
Touch Judges:
Mick Craven
Chris Kendall
Video Referee:
Ben Thaler
Reserve Referee:
Robert Hicks
Touch Judges:
Anthony Elliott
Joe Cobb
Video Referee:
Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Robert Hicks
Round 3
Touch Judges:
James Child
Chris Kendall
Video Referee:
Ben Thaler
Reserve Referee:
Gerard Sutton
The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 3:30pm BST, however on 22 September the RFL changed the kick-off time to 2:00pm BST.
Touch Judges:
Anthony Elliott
Mick Craven
Video Referee:
Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Ben Cummins
Player of the Tournament
Pre-tournament matches
Before the series, Australia and New Zealand organised to play the first ever International rugby league test-match in Perth, Scotland took on a Cumbrian rugby league team and England took on France in Avignon.
Cumbria Select XIII vs Scotland
The Cumbria Select XIII was a Cumbrian-based team selected by retiring Barrow Raiders player Liam Harrison. The Cumbrian side featured Scottish internationals Oliver Wilkes and Shane Toal.
Broadcasting
Premier Sports was the host broadcaster for every match of the tournament.