2016 NRL State Championship

The 2016 NRL State Championship was a Rugby League match held between the winners of the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW and the 2016 Queensland Cup. It was the third edition following the 2015 NRL State Championship, and was played before the 2016 NRL Grand Final.

Background
For the 2015 NRL State Championship, the Illawarra Cutters won the NSW Cup by defeating the Minor Premiers Mount Pritchard Mounties 21–20 in the Grand Final. The Burleigh Bears won the QLD Cup by defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 26–16 in the Grand Final.