2016 CRL Season

The 2016 season will be the 5th season of the CRL and the 1st under the new expanded format. The Cork Cannons and the London Monarchs rejoin the league from the Celtic 2. The Limerick Shamrocks are the defending champions. The Irish teams switched to Adidas jerseys and the Great Britain teams were free to choose their own jersey supplier. Previously all teams wore BLK.

Teams
The Cork Cannons and the London Monarchs rejoin the league after spending last season in the Celtic 2. Six other new teams will also be competing this year.

Fixtures
The 20 CRL teams will compete over 14 weeks to decide which teams qualify for the playoffs. After week 14 the top eight teams will compete for the Raeburn Cup.