| 2016 Women's Challenge Cup | |
| Duration: | 4 rounds |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Leigh Miners Rangers 58 – 0 Brighouse Rangers |
| Biggest Away Win: | Normanton Knights 4 – 62 |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Season Champ Name: | Winners |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015 Women's Challenge Cup |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017 Women's Challenge Cup |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017 |
The 2016 RFL Women's Challenge Cup was an English rugby league knockout tournament competed for by 12 teams during the summer of 2016. The Challenge Cup was won by who beat 6–62 in the final. The Challenge Shield was won by the Thatto Heath Reserves team who beat Whitley Bay Barbarians 0–44 in the final. Both finals took place on 31 July 2016 at the Provident Stadium, Bradford.
The first round took place on 8 May:
| width=19% | Home | width=6% | Score | width=19% | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58–0 | Brighouse Rangers | ||||
| Normanton Knights | 4–62 | ||||
| Rochdale Hornets | v | Oulton Raidettes | |||
| Selby Warriors | 16–22 | ||||
| Stanningley | 6–58 | ||||
| – | |||||
| Lindley Swifts | – | ||||
| Wigan St Patricks | – | ||||
| Source:[1] [2] | |||||
The quarter finals took place on 12 June:
| width=19% | Home | width=6% | Score | width=19% | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–36 | |||||
| Oulton Raidettes | 4–48 | ||||
| Wigan St Patricks | 6–22 | ||||
| Lindley Swifts | P–P | ||||
| Source:[3] [4] | |||||
The semi-finals were played on 13 July and 17 July:
| width=19% | Home | width=6% | Score | width=19% | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–20 | |||||
| 16–14 | |||||
| Source:[5] [6] | |||||
The final took place on 31 July at Provident Stadium in Bradford.[7] Thatto Heath were reigning champions having won the cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015.[8] It was a first Challenge Cup Final appearance for Leigh Miners Rangers[7] who had won the Plate final at the 2015 Grand Finals day.[9] The score was Leigh Miners Rangers 6–62 Thatto Heath.[10]
The Challenge Shield was competed for by the teams that lost in the first round of the cup and additional teams from the Merit League.[1]
The first round took place on 12 June:
| width=19% | Home | width=6% | Score | width=19% | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby Warriors | 24–0 | West Leeds Eagles | |||
| West Craven Warriors | 0–24 | Normanton Knights | |||
| Whitley Bay Barbarians | 38–0 | Brighouse Rangers | |||
| Thatto Heath St Helens Reserves | P–P | Stanningley | |||
| Source: | |||||
Selby Warriors withdrew from the competition resulting in a walkover for Whitley Bay Barbarians. The other semi-final was played on 17 July:
| width=19% | Home | width=6% | Score | width=19% | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanton Knights | 8–34 | Thatto Heath St Helens Reserves | |||
| Whitley Bay Barbarians | – | ||||
| Source: | |||||
The final of the Shield took place on 31 July at Provident Stadium, Bradford, before the Challenge Cup final. The score was Whitley Bay Barbarians 0–44 Thatto Heath. Several of the Thatto Heath players were also named in the team for the cup final.[10]