| 2016 Dacia World Club Series | |
| League: | World Club Series |
| Pixels: | 175px |
| Duration: | 3 games |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Highest Attendance: | 19,778 Leeds Rhinos vs North Queensland Cowboys |
| Lowest Attendance: | 14,008 St. Helens vs Sydney Roosters |
| Tv: |  Sky Sports BBC Sport SLTV Nine Network  beIN Sport Fox Soccer PlusSport Klub |
| Biggest Away Win: | Wigan Warriors 12–42 Brisbane Broncos |
| Season: | 2016 Series |
| Season Champs: | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Season Champ Name: | World Champions |
| League Leaders: | NRL |
| League Leaders Name: | Series Winners |
| Second Place: | Leeds Rhinos |
| Top Scorer: | Johnathan Thurston (14) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Justin O'Neill Dominique Peyroux Aidan Guerra Corey Oates Kodi Nikorima (2) |
| Promoted From: | 2015 |
| Relegate Next: | 2017 |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015 World Club Series |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017 World Club Series |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
The match celebrated the 40th anniversary of the inaugural World Club Challenge, which involved both teams.[1]
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.
See also: 2015 Leeds Rhinos season and Super League XX. 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.
See also: 2015 North Queensland Cowboys season and 2015 NRL season. The Cowboys won their first Premiership in 2015 which was their 20th anniversary. They beat the Brisbane Broncos in extra time of a dramatic Grand Final to qualify for their first World Club Challenge.
| Posit. | North Queensland Cowboys | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Hardaker | Fullback | Lachlan Coote | |
| Ash Handley | Winger | Kyle Feldt | |
| Kallum Watkins | Centre | Justin O'Neill | |
| Joel Moon | Centre | Kane Linnett | |
| Ryan Hall | Winger | Antonio Winterstein | |
| Liam Sutcliffe | Five-eighth | Michael Morgan | |
| Halfback | Johnathan Thurston (c) | ||
| Adam Cuthbertson | Prop | Matthew Scott (c) | |
| Rob Burrow (c) | Hooker | Jake Granville | |
| Keith Galloway | Prop | James Tamou | |
| Brett Ferres | Second Row | Gavin Cooper | |
| Brett Delaney | Second Row | Ethan Lowe | |
| Brad Singleton | Lock | Jason Taumalolo | |
| Mitch Garbutt | Interchange | Rory Kostjasyn | |
| Jimmy Keinhorst | Interchange | John Asiata | |
| Anthony Mullally | Interchange | Scott Bolton | |
| Josh Walters | Interchange | Ben Hannant | |
| Brian McDermott | Coach | Paul Green |