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ROHAN SMITH 

Welcome back to Headingley for this 

afternoon’s visit of Leigh Leopards 

and a double header of Super League 

action with our womens team taking on 

Huddersfield Giants before our game. 

3 | RHINOS VS LEIGH LEOPARDS 

Firstly, on behalf of everyone at the club, 

I would like to wish Lois Forsell and her 

team all the best for next week’s final 

at Wembley. It is rare that you get the 

chance to be the first people to achieve 

something and I hope that the team will be 

inspired when they walk out at Wembley 

next week and can bring the Challenge 

Cup back to Headingley. The team have 

had to deal with adversity with injuries, 

changes to the squad and suspensions 

but that will only serve to galvanise 

them for the challenge against Saints. 

Likewise, I would like to wish Leigh Leopards 

the best of luck for their final at Wembley. 

It is a remarkable achievement in their 

first season back in Super League but 

not a surprise given how well they have 

adapted to life in the top division. They 

have a real identity as a squad and a 

club and I am sure their supporters will 

thoroughly enjoy the unique experience of 

going to Wembley. In particular, I would 

like to wish our former players in the 

Leigh squad all the best for Wembley. 

Looking back on last week’s loss at St 

Helens, it was disappointing that we could 

not get the win having put ourselves in 

a good position. We had opportunities 

and position on the field to create some 

more points but we were not able to 

execute. It was one of those where the 

bounce of the ball went the other way a 

little bit. You can get a bit of luck on those 

or they go the other way but we have 

to continue to work hard to make sure 

we take the chances when they come. 

The transfer deadline this week has created 

some challenges for us. Blake Austin has 

left the club to join Castleford Tigers and 

we wish him well. He requested the move 

with his contract up at the end of the 

season, and we agreed to it. Toby Warren 

has returned to York Knights on loan for 

the remainder of the season. With just 

two more Reserves games this season, it 

is a chance for Toby to gain more game 

experience in an environment he knows well. 

Finally, with today’s game being our Armed 

Forces match, I would like to thank all our 

service men and women who are with us 

today for all their sacrifices on behalf of the 

country, I hope you enjoy your afternoon. 

Enjoy the game 

Rohan

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RECORD NUMBER OF 

PLAYERS SIGN FIRST 

PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS 

WITH THE RHINOS 

A club record of fifteen Scholarship players have signed professional 

contracts with the Rhinos, ensuring that some of the game’s 

brightest young talents will remain at the club for the next stage of 

their Rugby League development. 

Marcus Qareqare, Callum 

Webster, Alex Cowley, 

Dylan Hutchinson, Dax 

Millington, Joe Butterfield, 

Presley Cassell, Harry 

Smith, Jayemm Oladipupo, 

Jacob Stead, Elliott Fox, 

Lore Jones-Buchanan, 

Harley Thomas, Joe Diskin 

and Noah Whittingham 

have all committed their 

future to Leeds and will 

move into the Under-18s 

squad for 2024. 

Lock Lane has the most 

representatives out of 

the fifteen new signings, 

with seven players making 

the next step through 

the club’s youth pathway. 

Marcus Qareqare and 

Callum Webster finished 

this season as two of the 

Scholarship’s top try scorers 

and they are joined by team 

mates Noah Whittingham, 

Alex Cowley, Dylan 

Hutchinson, Dax Millington 

and Joe Butterfield. 

West Bowling quartet 

Presley Cassell, Harry 

Smith, Jayemm Oladipupo 

and Jacob Stead, who 

helped their club win the 

Under-16s BARLA National 

Cup last month, have been 

rewarded for their efforts 

with contracts. Local side 

Stanningley, who have 

regularly seen players 

rise through the ranks 

at the Rhinos, are also 

represented by Elliott Fox 

and Lore Jones-Buchanan. 

Finally Dewsbury Celtic’s 

Harley Thomas and Joe 

Diskin, son of four-time 

Grand Final winner Matt 

Diskin, have both earned 

the opportunity to continue 

their development with 

the club, having scored 

six tries each this year. 

John Bastian, Leeds Rhinos 

Head of Youth, said: “It is 

fantastic to see so many 

talented young players 

making the next step in 

their Rugby League journey 

with us. We want every one 

of these players to have a 

purpose at Leeds Rhinos 

and challenge themselves 

to be a first-grade player. 

“The club has always 

been a huge advocate of 

youth development going 

back thirty, forty or fifty 

years. I think investing 

in homegrown players is 

important for the game 

in this country and the 

supporters recognise and 

connect with these local 

players and have pride in 

our youth development.” 

Mark Butterill, Leeds Rhinos 

Scholarship Head Coach, 

added: “We have a really 

strong cohort. That’s 

testimony to John Bastian, 

Simon Bell and Barry Eaton 

because they’ve done the 

spade work and been out 

there on a Sunday morning 

at junior matches looking 

out for players to join our 

pathway. I’m excited to see 

where this group can go.” 

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MEET THE 

SIGNINGS 

We asked Scholarship 

Head Coach Mark Butterill 

to tell us more about 

each of the fifteen new 

Academy signings for 2024 

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JOE 

BUTTERFIELD 

PROP 

COMMUNITY CLUB: 

LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: TADCASTER 

GRAMMAR 

“A big prop that has 

come back from 

twelve months out of 

the game with injury. 

Looking at some of 

the performances 

he’s put in this year, 

I think with a good 

pre-season he will 

push forward in 

the Academy.” 

PRESLEY 

CASSELL 

LOOSE FORWARD 


WEST BOWLING 

SCHOOL: TRINITY 

ACADEMY 

“Presley is multitalented, 

highly 

durable and as 

captain this year, 

he has led from the 

front. His acceleration 

as a player in the last 

couple of years has 

been phenomenal. 

Definitely one 

to watch out for 

moving forward.” 

ALEX 

COWLEY 

HOOKER 


LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: CASTLEFORD 

ACADEMY 

“Alex is probably one 

of the fittest players 

in the Scholarship. 

He’s fiercely 

competitive, and his 

understanding of 

the game has come 

on over the last 

couple of years. He’ll 

continue to grow 

as he gets bigger 

and stronger.” 

JOE 

DISKIN 

FULL BACK 


DEWSBURY CELTIC 

SCHOOL: SPEN VALLEY 

“Joe has played a 

variety of positions in 

the Scholarship but 

he’s mainly worked 

on his understanding 

of a full back. 

With the way he’s 

developing and 

physically growing, 

he could move onto 

the next step quite 

comfortably.” 


ELLIOTT 

FOX 

HOOKER 


STANNINGLEY 

SCHOOL: CARDINAL 

HEENAN 

“Elliott is a running 

hooker. He’s got 

aggression in his 

game and gives 

100% in everything 

he does. Sometimes 

we’ve needed to 

tell him to take his 

foot off the gas, but 

he likes a run and 

is full of energy.” 

DYLAN 

HUTCHINSON 

HALF BACK 


LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: CASTLEFORD 

ACADEMY 

“Dylan is multifaceted. 

He has 

pace to burn, is calm 

under pressure, 

hard-working and 

puts the team first. 

He’s a good player 

to have and build 

a team around 

moving forwards.” 

LORE 

JONES-BUCHANAN 

PROP 


STANNINGLEY 

SCHOOL: PRIESTHORPE 

“Lore is a big-boned 

front rower. He’s 

deceptively quick and 

has developed really 

well over the last 

few years. We should 

see him become a 

strong front rower.” 

DAX 

MILLINGTON 

OUTSIDE BACK 


LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: HILL HOUSE 

“Dax has played 

in the centres but 

has the potential to 

play back row too. 

He is just starting 

his journey in Rugby 

League, having 

played Rugby Union 

mostly, but we’ve 

seen enough to give 

him the opportunity 

to move up.”


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JAYEMM 

OLADIPUPO 

PROP 


WEST BOWLING 

SCHOOL: ST BEDE’S 

AND ST JOSEPH’S 

MARCUS 

QAREQARE 

OUTSIDE BACK 


LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: 

SHERBURN HIGH 

HARRY 

SMITH 

SCRUM HALF 


WEST BOWLING 

SCHOOL: 

BUTTERSHAW BBEC 

JACOB 

STEAD 

SECOND ROW 


WEST BOWLING 

SCHOOL: LIGHTCLIFFE 

ACADEMY 


“On the field, I’ve 

never seen Jayemm 

have a bad game. I 

think he’s in the top 

three front rowers in 

the country for his 

age. He carries tough 

and is a big unit 

with good footwork 

and pace, which you 

need as a prop in 

the modern game. 

“Marcus is quick, 

strong and tough. 

He’s played a lot at 

centre this season, 

which I think has 

accelerated his 

development because 

he has been able to 

tackle more as well 

as improve his talk 

and leadership.” 

“I don’t think I’ve seen 

a scrum half as good 

as Harry for a long 

while. I’ve watched 

him quite a lot this 

year in his community 

games and he leads 

his side around the 

field, much like he 

does at Leeds.” 

“Jacob is an oldfashioned, 

hardrunning 

back rower. 

Nothing fazes him, 

he just gets on 

with the job. He 

hits and carries 

hard and that’s 

what you want.” 

HARLEY 

THOMAS 

CENTRE 


DEWSBURY CELTIC 

SCHOOL: SPEN VALLEY 

“Harley can play 

anywhere in the 

backline. He is 

multi-talented, 

multi-skilled, and 

has a great attitude 

towards training and 

playing. He’s one to 

watch in the future.” 

CALLUM 

WEBSTER 

WING 


LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: TEMPLE 

MOOR 

“Callum played in 

the forwards but 

we thought his 

contribution would 

be better on the 

wing. With plenty of 

speed, he’s come up 

with some fantastic 

moments, not only for 

the Scholarship but 

also at Lock Lane.” 

NOAH 

WHITTINGHAM 

SECOND ROW 


LOCK LANE 

SCHOOL: BOSTON SPA 

“Noah’s tackle and 

carry rates are 

always up there. 

He just needs 

some fine-tuning 

because he’s got 

the quality to punch 

holes in attack and 

defend aggressively 

on an edge.”

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IN MEMORIAM 


Barry Gregory was a Member of the Headingley 

Taverners’ Club for over 40 years and his 

father, George was a Founding Member back 

in 1965 and used to host parties at his home 

for the Leeds RL players and Directors after 

Saturday afternoon games at Headingley 

in the 1950s and 60s. This was a good 

introduction for Barry as a young boy and he 

was to become a fervent fan thereafter. 

Prior to our last home game, we 

learned of the passing of Hall of Fame 

member Bev Risman OBE, aged 85. 

Born in Salford on 23rd November 1937 

into a famous Rugby League family but 

brought up in Cumbria, Augustus Beverley 

Walter Risman, or Bev to all who knew him, 

first made his name in Rugby Union when 

he made his debut for England in 1959 

before earning a place in the British and 

Irish Lions tour squad to New Zealand. 

In March 1961 despite the advances of 

Leeds, Risman opted for Leigh where he 

gained legendary status before arriving 

at Headingley five years later. 

His input to success at the start of the second 

Leeds golden era was key, not least with his 

exceptional goal kicking – the leading exponent in 

the game from 1967-69, with a high of 165 goals. 

Selected as skipper of the 1968 Great Britain 

World Cup squad, he appeared five times 

for his country and once for England 

Roy Berwick celebrated his 90th birthday 

recently after touring the Rhinos heritage 

imagery at Headingley which he really 

enjoyed. It brought back many memories 

for Roy from his first visit in the 1930s. He 

was in the record 40,167 crowd in 1947 when 

Leeds v Bradford Northern fought out a 

2-all draw and he had been a Member and 

Season Ticket holder for over 70-years. 

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Hundreds of young people 

and coaches have taken 

part in rugby competitions 

and workshops with Leeds 

Rhinos Foundation over the 

last three months through 

the charity’s Rugby League 

Development Plan. 

104 girls competed 

in Secondary School 

competitions and 227 girls at 

Primary School have taken 

part in either Tag Qualifiers 

and Finals or the new RugBees 

programme for young players 

starting out. At Secondary 

School, 645 boys also took 

part in the Rhinos 9s Finals. 

As well as the participation 

of players, the charity has 

also focussed on upskilling 

coaches, with 82 coaches 

attending workshops and a 

further 41 coaches receiving 

outreach CPD provision. 30 

coaches have completed their 

level one qualifications and 38 

have received their level two, 

plus there has been further 

opportunities to get bespoke 

coaching development on the 

North vs South programme. 

The Rhinos Talent Pathway 

(RTP) continues to go from 

strength to strength, with over 

500 players from year 7 to 9 

taking part in RTP activity. 

Darren Higgins, Rugby League 

Development Manager at 

Leeds Rhinos Foundation, 

said: “It has been a strong 

end to the Academic year 

for the Rugby League 

Development Plan delivery 

and we are pleased with the 

number of players coming 

through and engaging 

with our programmes. 

The initiatives we have 

in place now are a good 

foundation for us to support 

the game at grassroots 

level, not only through the 

development of players 

by offering opportunities 

for them to play and be 

coached, but it also shows 

our commitment to helping 

coaches upskill and progress 

their coaching ambitions. 

“We have an exciting summer 

of rugby coming up, with 

more RTP sessions and the 

North vs South games. Plus 

we have camps for young 

children to give the sport 

a try. I would like to thank 

clubs and schools for their 

buy-in with the Rugby League 

Development Plan. It is great 

to see all areas of the game 

coming together and working 

towards the same goals, 

which can only help strengthen 

the sport in our city.” 

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TERRY WEBB 

Following the lifting of the international 

ban prior to the 1983-84 season, on the 

recommendation of Queensland great Arthur 

Beetson and Kangaroo coach Frank Stanton, 

Leeds signed Redcliffe back rower Terry Webb. 

It soon became obvious that the Brisbane 

representative’s work rate was not only going 

to make him an extremely popular teammate 

who would lift the overall standard but that 

he would also rally the crowd. He came off the 

bench in a loss at Hull but was instrumental 

on the road to winning the John Player trophy, 

playing 24 times and scoring ten tries in his 

first season. Initially signed on a one year 

deal, he was quickly offered an extension. 

The following season he helped lead the side 

to semi finals in both the John Player and 

Premiership, appearing 33 times. Heartbreak 

came in his final year when the Loiners were 

so close to Wembley after initially drawing 

24-all in the semi final against Hull KR at 

Elland Road, in which he dropped a goal, 

but they lost the replay 17-0. In all, he pulled 

on the blue and amber 80 times, scoring 

19 tries and landing three one-pointers. 

With David Ward retiring and moving on 

to be the coach at Hunslet, Webb delayed 

returning home and followed him across the 

city, was appointed captain and led the side 

to the second division title and the Divisional 

Premiership final at Old Trafford where they 

went down to Swinton, although he was 

out injured. Tempted to stay on for a further 

year after promotion, he made another 25 

appearances and scored his first two tries 

for the club in a high scoring draw with 

Swinton. He returned to Redcliffe, coached 

there for a spell and joined the board in 1994. 

He oversaw the winning of three State 

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ADRIAN MORLEY 

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Leeds knew they had signed a tyro 

from Salford junior rugby when Adrian 

Morley joined their academy ranks, but 

not the incredible impact he would go 

on to have on both sides of the world. 

Making his debut as a teenage second 

rower in 1995 in a win over Hull as the 

club was about to enter a rebuilding 

phase, he came of age under head 

coach Graham Murray, appearing 

in the 1998 Grand Final and winning 

the Challenge Cup the following year. 

His aggressive, uncompromising style 

was best summed up by a running 

battle he had with Mick Cassidy in a 

memorable win at Central Park. 

He was on the losing side for Leeds at 

Murrayfield in 2000 before following 

Murray to the NRL, winning a Grand 

Final with Sydney Roosters and coming 

back to become the first player in 

the Super League era to claim rings 

in both professional competitions 

when guesting for Bradford against 

Leeds at Old Trafford in 2005. 

Moving back to play with Warrington, 

he added another three Challenge 

Cup winners’ medals, having become 

a world class prop, although he was 

on the losing side to the Rhinos in the 

2012 Grand Final, ending his career full 

circle at Salford. His reputation was 

further enhanced internationally as 

one of the few players the Kangaroos 

genuinely feared. He was selected for 

either England or Great Britain on 53 

occasions, earning him a golden cap. 

Morley's most notorious on-field 

incident was a sending off just 12 

seconds into a 2003 Ashes Test against 

the Kangaroos, for a high tackle on 

Robbie Kearns. He retired at the end of 

2015 but had a swan song in front of 

a full house at Headingley as a guest 

player when the treble-winning Rhinos 

took on the New Zealand tourists. 

At Leeds he played 149 matches and 

scored 35 tries, coming back for a 

season as academy coach in 2017. 

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ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY! 


On 12th August, Leeds Rhinos Women 

will make history alongside St Helens 

as the first Women’s teams to compete 

in the Betfred Women’s Challenge 

Cup Final at Wembley Stadium. 

This will be the fourth time the Rhinos have 

made it through to the Final and they will be 

aiming to get their hands on the trophy they 

last won in 2019. The Wembley showdown 

is a replay of last year’s Final when Saints 

secured the silverware at Elland Road. 

For Rhinos player Amy Hardcastle, who 

was part of that winning St Helens 

side, the chance to play at the national 

stadium will be extra special. 

“It’s emotional thinking what it means to 

get to Wembley, especially with it being 

Saints and us to be the first women’s 

Super League teams to play there,” said 

the England international. “For me at 

34 to say I have played at Wembley will 

be amazing. I’m not sure it’s quite sunk 

in yet, but I think when I am there that’s 

when it will hit me and feel real.” 

Rhinos head coach Lois Forsell said it is a 

significant milestone for the game to have 

a Wembley Final and a big achievement 

for some of the players who have worked 

hard over the years to grow the game. 

“During the semi final, we did it tough 

against Wigan and you could see after half 

time what it meant to the girls to have 

the chance to make it to Wembley as we 

had to regroup to get the job done,” she 

said. “We want to be history makers and 

winners and are looking forward to the 

opportunity to play at that famous stadium. 

“I think it’s great for young players coming 

through to see what it means to be at 

that elite level, but for players like Amy and 

Hanna Butcher and Shona Hoyle and Jodie 

Cunningham at St Helens, this is just reward 

for paving that way, so it’s well deserved that 

they will be part of this historic occasion.” 

Rhinos half back, Caitlin Casey will be 

one of the young stars looking to play in 

her first Cup Final in her debut season. 

“We have worked really hard towards this 

goal and to book our place is just great,” 

she said. “Last year when I was playing in 

the Championship I didn’t really imagine 

I would be playing at Wembley this year. 

I know a lot of the girls who have been 

around the game a while are still really 

excited. To have the Final held on the 

same day as the men’s shows the women’s 

game is heading in the right direction 

and it means the sport is growing.” 

Tickets and travel are on sale for the 

fixture from tickets.therhinos.co.uk. 

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ON THIS DAY 

6 th August 

On this day in years gone by, Leeds sides 

have faced local opposition, competed in 

their first ever Qualifiers match and held 

on to defeat Warrington on home soil. 


1999 

LEEDS RHINOS 34 WARRINGTON WOLVES 30 

Only four points separated the Rhinos 

and Wolves as the 1999 Super League 

campaign approached its climax, but a 

Paul Sterling inspired display helped the 

home side to victory. The winger recorded 

his second hat trick in four games when 

Warrington came to town, whilst Andy 

Hay’s two tries and a score from Marc 

Glanville helped Leeds over the line. 

2016 

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS 6 LEEDS RHINOS 62 

Leeds’ first-ever fixture in the Qualifiers 

came on this day as Brian McDermott’s 

side convincingly beat Featherstone 

Rovers with eleven tries. Kallum Watkins 

was the ringleader as the centre crossed 

four times to take his total for the 

season to 14, plus Liam Sutcliffe and Joel 

Moon scored twice each. Tom Briscoe, 

Carl Ablett and Mitch Achurch added 

further tries in the resounding 62-6 

win as the Rhinos went on to secure 

their Super League status for 2017. 

2021 

LEEDS RHINOS 18 CASTLEFORD TIGERS 32 

Two years ago at Headingley, the Rhinos 

suffered back-to-back home losses in the 

league with a 32-18 defeat to local rivals 

Castleford Tigers. Even though the away 

side established a 14-0 lead early on, the sin 

binning of Peter Mata’utia for a dangerous 

tackle on Ash Handley saw Leeds quickly 

close the scoreline either side of half time, 

thanks to tries from Rob Lui and Handley. 

Jordan Turner and Greg Eden responded 

for the Fords but even though 

Brad Dwyer’s try gave 

the home side hope, 

former Rhino Jimmy 

Keinhorst rounded 

off the scoring 

in the corner to 

give the Tigers 

the points.

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CLASSIC CLASH LEIGH LEOPARDS 

In each edition of Blue and 

Amber this season, we’ve dug 

into the archives to highlight 

a memorable classic clash. 

For tonight’s opponents Leigh 

Leopards, we are rewinding 

the clock to the first Super 

League meeting between 

the two sides in 2005… 

Having run out 60-4 winners 

against Leigh only seven days 

prior, Leeds Rhinos were in action 

against the same opposition 

at Headingley in a 42-24 win, 

thanks to an outstanding first 

half. The Champions were 

given a fright though when 

the visitors started to mount a 

comeback in the second period. 

After nine minutes, Richard 

Mathers created the extra man 

out wide to touch down in the 

corner, before Willie Poching 

broke the line straight from the 

restart to feed Danny McGuire 

to score under the posts. 

Kevin Sinfield’s conversions 

took the early score to 12-0. 

Mark Leafa’s try for the visitors 

was short-lived as the Rhinos 

hit back; McGuire found Chris 

McKenna who cut in from the 

wing to score and then Gareth 

Ellis was rewarded for his 

work with a deserved try as he 

brilliantly jinked his way to the line 

to make the half time score 24-6. 

To the surprise of the home 

crowd, Leigh came roaring out 

of the traps at the start of 

the second half, scoring two 

tries in four minutes through 

Phil Jones and Dom Feaunati. 

The nightmare continued for 

Leeds when Leigh full back 

John Wilshere broke through 

the Rhinos’ cover defence to 

level to game at 24-all. 

McGuire’s second try of the game 

woke Leeds from their slumber 

as the half back supported an 

interception from Poching to 

give Tony Smith’s side breathing 

room, but Mark Calderwood, 

who scored a hat trick at 

Hilton Park the week before, 

wasn’t going to leave the field 

without any tries. Two scores 

from the winger in five minutes 

was enough to seal an eighth 

straight win in all competitions 

for Tony Smith’s side, who 

continued their battle with St 

Helens at the top of the table. 

What happened next? 

The reigning Grand Final and 

World Champions met Leigh 

for a third time that season in 

August as Ashley Gibson scored 

four tries in a more convincing 

74-0 win. The Rhinos’ momentum 

continued as the club reached 

its second consecutive Grand 

Final, where they lost out in 

a rematch with Bradford. 

For Leigh, the loss at Headingley 

started a winless run that lasted 

until the end of the season. 

During the 17-game losing streak, 

the club changed coaches three 

times with Tommy Martyn 

replacing Darren Abram before 

Heath Cruckshank took charge of 

the last three games of the year. 

Teams 

Leeds: 

1. Mathers, 

2. Calderwood, 

3. Walker, 

12. McKenna, 5. Bai, 

13. Sinfield (C), 

6. McGuire, 

18. Jones-Buchanan, 

14. Dunemann, 

10. McDermott, 

11. Lauitiiti, 

16. Poching, 20. Ellis, 

Subs: 22. Scruton, 

15. Ward, 21. Botham, 

24. Murrell 

Tries: Mathers, 

McGuire (2), McKenna, 

Ellis, Calderwood (2) 

Goals: Sinfield 7/7 

Leigh: 

24. Wilshere, 

14. Magden, 1. Cooper, 

8. Jackson, 

27. Feaunati, 

9. Jones, 10. Kent, 

4. Fleary (C), 

32. Mears, 

20. Stapleton, 

16. McCurrie, 11. King, 

13. Leafa 

Subs: 31. Stevens, 

18. Rowley, 15. 

Marshall, 21. Sturm 

Tries: Leafa, Jones, 

Feaunati, Wilshere 

Goals: Jones 4/4 

Referee: Ashley Klein 

Attendance: 14,026 


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SUPER LEAGUE RECORD 

GAMES PLAYED: 8 

RHINOS WINS: 7 

LEIGH WINS: 1 

DRAWS: 0 

RHINOS POINTS 

SCORED: 315 

LEIGH POINTS 

SCORED: 104 

HEAD TO HEAD 

AT HEADINGLEY 

GAMES PLAYED: 3 

RHINOS WINS: 3 

LEIGH WINS: 0 

DRAWS: 0 

RHINOS POINTS 

SCORED: 112 

LEIGH POINTS 

SCORED: 56 

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LAST TEN MEETINGS 

LEIGH 20 RHINOS 6 

(A) R10, 21st April 2023 


(A) R19, 13th August 2021 

RHINOS 48 LEIGH 18 

(H) R12, 1st July 2021 


(H) R17, 2nd June 2017 


(A) R11, 17th February 2017 


(H) Q R7, 22nd Sept 2016 


(A) R23,7th August 2005 


(H) R14, 20th May 2005 


(A) R13, 13th May 2005 

FIRST SL MEETING 

The first time the two clubs met in the 

summer era was in 2005 after Leigh 

were promoted out of the second tier 

and Leeds celebrated becoming World 

Champions for the first time. Tony 

Smith’s Rhinos had only lost once since 

February and a meeting with Leigh in 

May saw Mark Calderwood take home 

the man of the match award with three 

tries in a 60-4 result. 

LAST MEETING AT HEADINGLEY 

During the 2021 season, the Rhinos 

picked up their third win on the bounce 

as Leigh were defeated 48-18. Jack 

Broadbent’s four tries propelled Leeds 

to success on home soil, alongside 

further tries from Liam Sutcliffe, Tom 

Holroyd, Kruise Leeming, Sam Walters 

and James Donaldson. 

LAST TIME OUT 

When the two sides met earlier this 

season at Leigh Sports Village, Leigh ran 

out 20-6 winners as they continued their 

rise up the league table. After falling 

three tries behind inside 20 minutes, the 

Rhinos were given a break when James 

Bentley crashed over, but a close-knit 

second half saw the Leopards walk 

away with the win as Ben Reynolds 

converted two penalty goals. 

MARK CALDERWOOD 

KEY 

STATS 

4 

Leigh have four former 

Leeds players included in 

their 30-man squad this 

year. Members of the 2015 

Treble-winning side Zak 

Hardaker and Tom Briscoe 

made the move to the 

Leopards for this season, 

along with Robbie Mulhern 

from Warrington, whilst 

Leeds’ 2020 Challenge 

Cup-winning prop Ava 

Seumanufagai was signed 

from NRL side Canterbury. 

7 

Winger Mark Calderwood 

had an excellent try-scoring 

record against Leigh in 

Super League. During 

the 2005 season, he 

tormented the opposition 

with three tries in the first 

meeting at Hilton Park 

and two in the round 14 

and 23 that same year. 

2 

Only two drop goals have 

ever been kicked by the 

Rhinos against Leigh during 

the summer era. After 

Joel Moon’s one pointer in 

2016’s Qualifiers meeting, 

Liam Sutcliffe added the 

second at the start of 

the 2017 season to aid 

Leeds to a 17-14 result. 

22 

Even with six rounds to 

go, Josh Charnley has 

set the Leigh record for 

most tries scored during 

a Super League season. 

He’s stormed passed 

Matty Dawson-Jones’ 

total of 12 in 2017 and is 

closing in on the 24 tries 

scored by both Krisnan 

Inu and Nene Macdonald 

for the Leopards in the 

Championship last year. 


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IT'S QUIZ TIME! 

OPPOSITION 

How well do you know today’s 

opposition? 

1. When did Leigh enter Super 

League for the first time? 

2. Which Leopards winger is the 

second-highest try scorer in Super 

League this season? 

3. Who is the Leigh captain? 

4. Who did Leigh beat in the 

Championship Grand Final in 

2022? 

5. How many players have featured 

in every game for Leigh this 

season? 

6. With a Challenge Cup Final 

coming up next week, when was 

the last time Leigh played in the 

Final? 

ANAGRAMS 

Can you rearrange the letters to 

make the names of Rhinos Women 

players? 

A: A Thinned Baton 

B: The Woodblock 

C: A Crazy Merit 

D: A Nasty Icicle 

WHO AM I? 

Can you name these players that 

have previously played for Leeds and 

Leigh? 

1. 2. 


3. 

MISSING PLAYERS 

Can you fill in the starting Rhinos 

squad that beat Leigh in the 

Qualifiers in 2016? 

4. 5. 

FB: 

PR: SINGELTON 

W: T BRISCOE HK: 

C: WATKINS PR: 

C: KEINHORST SR: FERRES 

W: HALL SR: WARD 

SO: SUTCLIFFE 

SH: MOON 

LF: 

*For a bonus point, can you circle the 

player who was captain for this game. 

ANSWERS: 

Opponents: 1. 2005, 2. Josh Charnley, 3. John 

Asiata, 4. Batley Bulldogs, 5. Five, 6. 1971 

Missing Players: FB = Ashton Golding, 

PR = Jamie Jones-Buchanan, HK = James 

Segeyaro, LF = Adam Cuthbertson 

Anagrams: A. Bethan Dainton, B. Beth 

Lockwood, C. Mayzi Carter, D. Caitlin Casey 

Who am I?: 1. Tom Briscoe, 2. Darren Fleary, 

3. Richard Moore, 4. Liam Hood, 5. Nene Macdonald

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LEIGH LEOPARDS 

SEASON REVIEW 

Wigan head coach Matt Peet summed it up 

perfectly when he said: “Leigh are the story 

of the season,” prior to the second 'Battle 

of the Borough' last week. There is little 

doubt that the Leopards have captured 

hearts and minds with their sensational 

performances, confounding those who 

predicted they would be in a relegation 

struggle on their return to Super League, 

having dominated the Championship last 

season, to become the best performing 

promoted side of the summer era. Coming 

into this round they sit joint second in the 

table and looked nailed on for a play off 

place, but next week they step further 

into the national spotlight when they face 

Hull KR at Wembley after dramatically 

beating St Helens in the semi-final. It will 

be their first visit to the national stadium 

for 52 years, when Leeds fans won’t need 

reminding Alex Murphy’s men defeated 

the Loiners in a major upset. The on-field 

success, built around the recruitment of a 

core of vastly experienced and successful 

players who have been rejuvenated, has 

been on the back of an image overhaul 

with the former Centurions rebranded as 

the Leopards, which despite some initial 

scepticism from the outside has been a 

resounding success. The brainchild, drive 

and resource behind it has been owner 

Derek Beaumont, who is set to paint the 

capital in Leopard print. Leigh will go 

into the game and the remainder of the 

season without star centre Ricky Leutele 

who has been in outstanding form this 

year and provider of a significant number 

of Josh Charnley’s tries, the ex-Wigan 

and Warrington flyer second in the charts 

with 22 touchdowns. Earlier this week, the 

club received a boost with the signing of 

former Wigan player Oliver Gildart on a 

deal until the end of the season. On his 

signing, Head of Rugby Chris Chester said: 

"Having received the bad news about Ricky 

it was important that we quickly brought in 

someone else of quality into the club before 

the signing deadline. Oliver is a top-class 

English centre who has represented his 

country and although contracted elsewhere 

for 2024 he is fully committed to helping 

Leigh achieve their goals this season."

THE COACH 

Moving across from Wigan, where he 

played and took them to within a fingernail 

of winning the 2020 Grand Final as coach, 

Adrian Lam did the double with Leigh last 

season, securing promotion and winning 

the 1895 Cup at Tottenham. They were the 

latest triumphs in a career full of them that 

includes the Papua New Guinean playing 

eleven times for his county, including 

captaining them in the 2000 World Cup, 

and on 14 occasions for Queensland. A 

fearless scrum half, he was part of the 

Sydney Roosters side that made the Grand 

Final, and is the current assistant coach of 

the reigning World Champion Kangaroos 

under Mal Meninga. He played and scored 

in the Wigan Warriors side that got to Old 

Trafford in 2001. He has earned plaudits 

this year for his handling of a squad that is 

not as deep as others. Restricting training 

to little and intense sessions to preserve his 

resources has proved to be a masterstroke 

as his side have the highest number of 

ever-presents this season. 


LEADER 

Head coach Adrian Lam called for the sport to “move 

on” after the controversy surrounding Leigh skipper John 

Asiata’s legal tackling technique following their Cup 

semi final triumph at Warrington against St Helens. 

“John’s character is second to none,” Lam said of the 

30-year-old who has represented both Tonga and 

Samoa. “I’ve watched him as a player, person and family 

man. There is no better person in this world than him 

in terms of his morals and the way he plays the game. 

He has no intention to ever hurt anyone. He’s a great 

leader, he’s what this club is all about and he has taken 

us forward into the future with his leadership.” The back 

rower won an NRL Grand Final with North Queensland 

in 2015 and was on the bench when the Cowboys 

came to Headingley in the World Club Challenge that 

followed. Director of rugby Chris Chester said of his 

capture last season: “It is not often that such a quality 

player becomes available on the market. Adrian and I 

found out about John’s availability and acted quickly. 

There were lots of clubs in the Super League and 

Championship chasing his signature and so to persuade 

John that his future lay at Leigh was a real team effort.”


STAR MAN 

There are many who would endorse the 

contention that if the Steve Prescott 

Man of Steel award was to be given 

out now, the prime candidate would 

be Lachlan Lam. His form has been 

sensational this year dictating play 

in the middle of the field and, not 

surprisingly, there are many suitors for 

his services, not least back in the NRL 

where he played for Sydney Roosters, 

like his father. Leigh are hoping that, 

in a further boost in their run up to 

Wembley, that the 25-year-old will 

sign a new deal when his current one 

expires at the end of the season, having 

played in all of their 23 matches to 

date. He has made seven appearances 

for Papua New Guinea, including in two 

World Cups, scoring six tries, and can 

also cover at hooker. He has crossed 

for seven tries this season and last 

year was instrumental in helping the 

Leopards to promotion, scoring a try in 

the final against Batley. 

RISING STAR 

Although hardly a youngster, 28-year-old 

Robbie Mulhern is delivering the promise 

seen in him in the Rhinos academy 

system. Leeds-born, he made five senior 

appearances in the blue and amber in 

2014-15, all of them as a replacement, 

making his debut in a big home win 

over London, and also going out on 

loan to Hunslet. He moved to Hull KR 

to help them regain their Super League 

status and was voted their Young Player 

of the Year in 2018. After 110 games, 

an exchange deal saw him move to 

Warrington with Luis Johnson going 

the other way. His two seasons with the 

Wolves saw him make 47 appearances 

but he has had a new lease of life at Leigh 

this season, scoring his third try for the 

club last week in their 44-18 loss to Wigan. 

He has appeared six times for Ireland, his 

last off the bench against Lebanon in the 

2021 World Cup at Leigh Sports Village.

TACKLE BUSTS 

70 

ZAK HARDAKER 

IN THE 2023 SUPER LEAGUE SEASON 

(10TH IN THE COMPETITION) 

POSITIVE 

POINT’S 

DIFFERENCE 

2022 

SEASON 


CARRIES 

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JOHN ASIATA 

1ST IN THE 2023 SUPER LEAGUE 

LEOPARDS SET OF SIX 

TRY ASSISTS 

20 

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IN THE 2023 SUPER LEAGUE SEASON 

(2ND IN THE COMPETITION) 

METRES MADE 

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IN 2023 SUPER LEAGUE (1ST IN THE COMPETITION) 

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CLEAN BREAKS 

IN THE 2023 SUPER 

LEAGUE SEASON (1ST IN 

THE COMPETITION)

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DOWN THE DECADES... 1993 

The second season of Doug 

Laughton’s stewardship 

saw more wholesale change 

leading to inconsistency and 

Challenge Cup humiliation. 

Part of the reason for 

a shocking run up to 

Christmas was the 

newcomers arrived 

late with the Lions 

being on tour. 

There was a huge blow 

when David Creasser 

announced his retirement 

because of persistent 

shoulder injuries at the 

age of 27 after eight 

seasons. Bath and 

England ‘B’ winger Jim 

Fallon signed a five-year 

deal but an incident at a 

pre-season training camp 

saw Alan Tait arrive as 

part of a swap deal with 

Bobbie Goulding. Kiwi 

Gary Mercer was signed 

from Warrington which 

saw Dave Heron end his 

long association with 

a move to Bradford. 

A proposed deal for Karl 

Fairbank failed as did a 

bid for Featherstone’s 

international scrum 

half Deryck Fox. Halifax 

signed Gary Divorty and 

John Bentley, as Seamus 

McCallion arrived in part 

exchange. Andy Gregory 

rejected terms with 

Wigan and Laughton was 

reunited with the player 

he had signed as a junior. 

Cavill Heugh moved to 

Rochdale and Neil James 

Sheffield, while Phil Ford 

was swapped for Mick 

Worrall and Andy Goodway 

also captured, but there 

was frustration in Australia 

when Mark Geyer was 

injured in a car crash 

and negotiations were 

protracted for Bob Lindner. 

That suited Leeds when 

Kevin Iro became available 

at Manly. In the final 

season of the Yorkshire 

Cup, Fallon scored his 

first try as Hunslet were 

dispatched, James 

Lowes playing so well 

that he was snapped up. 

That saw Featherstone 

swoop for Richard Gunn 

and Francis Maloney. 

A first league win came at 

home to Hull KR, but the 

county cup run ended at 

the Boulevard. Relegation 

fears surfaced but Iro’s 

debut heralded a change 

in fortune, although there 

was more consternation 

after a hammering at 

Sheffield, their first-ever 

win over the Loiners. 

Leeds hit form when 

coming back to Headingley 

after six weeks away, 

winning nine consecutive 

matches – Hanley the 

key, scoring 12 tries in 

seven games. Graham 

Middleton debuted at 

the Willows and Leeds 

moved up to fourth. By 

the time the Challenge 

Cup came around, 

confidence was gaining. 

Third Division Barrow 

were easily accounted 

for, Gregory scoring his 

only tries, Rochdale were 

dispatched as Paul Cook 

became the game’s first 

apprentice to play, and a 

third consecutive home 

draw saw Castleford 

just edged out. 

The winning sequence 

came to an end at home 

to Wigan with 20,000 

in attendance, despite it 

being midweek. Two more 

youngsters debuted at 

home to Sheffield, Graham 

Holroyd marking his with 

two tries and Lee Harland 

coming off the bench. 

There was confidence 

going into the Challenge 

Cup semi final with 

Widnes but, with Goulding 

superb, they cantered to 

an embarrassingly easy 

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GUARD OF HONOUR FOR WOMEN’S GAME: 

Whinmoor U14s, Oulton U12s, West Leeds. 

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2023 SEASON LEEDS CAREER 

# Player's Name Age H.No P RP T G DG Pts P RP T G DG Pts Last Leeds Try 

1 Richie Myler 33 1436 20 0 6 0 0 24 129 5 52 6 2 222 v Warrington 29/06/23 

2 David Fusitu’a 28 1473 12 0 5 0 0 20 26 0 10 0 0 40 v Huddersfield 23/06/23 

3 Harry Newman 23 1432 10 1 6 0 0 24 67 2 25 2 0 104 v Wigan 20/05/23 

4 Nene Macdonald 29 1483 18 0 2 0 0 8 18 0 2 0 0 8 v St Helens 28/07/32 

5 Ash Handley 27 1414 17 0 10 0 0 40 184 4 112 2 0 452 v Hull KR 14/07/23 

7 Aidan Sezer 32 1474 17 0 0 2 0 4 34 0 4 4 0 24 v Castleford 03/09/22 

8 Mikolaj Oledzki 24 1430 13 2 2 0 0 8 87 41 15 0 0 60 v Castleford 03/06/23 

10 Zane Tetevano 32 1468 10 1 0 0 0 0 41 6 3 0 0 12 v Warrington 19/08/22 

11 James Bentley 25 1472 10 4 3 0 0 12 31 5 9 0 0 36 v Castleford 03/06/23 

12 Rhyse Martin 30 1452 21 0 10 62 0 164 94 3 30 333 0 786 v St Helens 28/07/32 

13 Cameron Smith 24 1424 20 1 7 0 0 28 62 60 18 1 0 74 v Salford 09/07/23 

14 Jarrod O’Connor 21 1464 19 2 2 0 0 8 41 21 3 2 0 16 v Hull KR 14/07/23 

15 Sam Lisone 29 1479 5 12 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 

16 Derrell Olpherts 31 1480 9 1 3 0 0 12 9 1 3 0 0 12 v Castleford 03/06/23 

17 Justin Sangare 25 1482 0 17 1 0 0 4 0 17 1 0 0 4 v Warrington 16/02/23 

18 Thomas Holroyd 22 1439 10 8 5 0 0 20 17 30 7 0 0 28 v Wigan 20/05/23 

19 James McDonnell 23 1484 18 0 4 0 0 16 18 0 4 0 0 16 v Huddersfield 23/06/23 

20 Morgan Gannon 19 1469 4 2 0 0 0 0 23 21 7 0 0 28 v Warrington 19/08/22 

21 Luke Hooley 24 1485 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 

22 Sam Walters 22 1466 9 3 4 0 0 16 20 17 7 0 0 28 v St Helens 28/07/23 

23 Liam Tindall 22 1465 3 3 1 0 0 4 18 5 2 0 0 8 v Wigan 20/05/23 

24 Luis Roberts 21 1481 4 2 1 0 0 4 4 2 1 0 0 4 v Hull KR 31/03/23 

25 James Donaldson 31 1442 1 10 0 0 0 0 23 76 8 0 0 32 v Warrington 03/06/22 

26 Corey Johnson 22 1453 1 12 1 0 0 4 4 16 1 0 0 4 v Hull KR 14/07/23 

27 Toby Warren 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

28 Max Simpson 18 1476 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 

29 Jack Sinfield 18 1477 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 

31 Leon Ruan 20 1486 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 v Wakefield 11/06/23 

33 Joe Gibbons 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

34 Alfie Edgell 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

35 Riley Lumb 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

38 Jack Smith 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


RHINOS 

SEASON RECORD 2023 

Date Opposition H/A KO TV Res Att FB RW RC LC 

THU 16 FEB Warrington Wolves A 20:00 10-42 11,082 Myler Roberts Fusitu'a Handley 

FRI 24 FEB Hull FC H 20:00 18-22 16,140 Myler Fusitu'a T Macdonald Handley 

FRI 03 MAR St Helens A 20:00 25-24 15,148 Myler Fusitu'a Macdonald Handley T 

FRI 10 MAR Wakefield Trinity H 20:00 26-0 11,717 Myler Fusitu'a 2T Handley Macdonald T 

THU 16 MAR Castleford Tigers A 20:00 8-14 7,458 Myler T Olpherts Macdonald Newman 

SAT 25 MAR Catalan Dragons H 13:00 32-22 14,331 Myler T Fusitu’a Newman 2T Martin T,G 

FRI 31 MAR Hull KR A 20:00 12-20 Hooley Fusitu’a Newman Martin 2G 

SUN 09 APR Huddersfield Giants H 18:00 18-17 13,234 Myler Macdonald Newman Martin T,G 

FRI 14 APR Hull FC H 20:00 34-10 12,644 Myler Macdonald Newman Martin T,5G 

FRI 21 APR Leigh Leopards A 20:00 6-20 6,686 Myler Macdonald Newman Martin G 

FRI 05 MAY Salford Red Devils H 20:00 12-22 13,007 Myler T Macdonald Newman Martin 2G 

FRI 12 MAY Wigan Warriors A 20:00 40-18 12,167 Handley Macdonald Newman 2T Martin T,6G 

SAT 20 MAY Wigan Warriors (CCR6) H 14:30 14-18 7,103 Myler Olpherts Newman T Macdonald 

FRI 26 MAY St Helens H 20:00 12-13 14,161 Myler Handley T Newman Macdonald 

SAT 03 JUN Castleford Tigers N 18:00 24-26 36,943 Handley Macdonald Roberts Martin T 4G 

SUN 11 JUN Wakefield Trinity A 15:00 14-24 4,710 Handley Macdonald Roberts Martin G 

FRI 23 JUN Huddersfield Giants H 20:00 54-0 14,590 Myler T Fusitu'a 2T Martin 2T 9G Roberts 

THU 29 JUN Warrington Wolves A 20:00 22-6 8,981 Myler T Fusitu'a Martin 3G Macdonald 

SUN 09 JUL Salford Red Devils A 15:00 16-14 5,157 Myler Fusitu'a Martin 4G Macdonald 

FRI 14 JUL Hull KR H 20:00 18-19 13,728 Myler Fusitu'a Martin 3G Macdonald 

FRI 28 JUL St Helens A 20:00 18-22 12,108 Myler Fusitu'a Martin T,3G Macdonald T 

SUN 06 AUG Leigh Leopards H 15:00 

SUN 20 AUG Warrington Wolves H 15:00 

SUN 27 AUG Huddersfield Giants A 15:00 

SAT 02 SEP Hull FC A 15:00 

FRI 08 SEP Wigan Warriors H 20:00 

SAT 16 SEP Catalan Dragons A 18:00* 

FRI 22 SEP Castleford Tigers H 20:00 

SAT 4 NOV England Women vs Wales H 12:00 

SAT 4 NOV England vs Tonga H 14:30

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LW SO SH PR HK PR SR SR LF RP RP RP RP 

Olpherts T Sezer Austin Holroyd Leeming Lisone Gannon Martin G Tetevano O'Connor Donaldson Sangare T Smith 

Olpherts Austin Sezer Holroyd Leeming T Tetevano Gannon Martin 3G Smith T Lisone Sangare O'Connor Donaldson 

Olpherts Austin DG Sezer Holroyd O'Connor Tetevano McDonnell Martin 2T,4G Smith T Sangare Donaldson Walters Leeming 

Olpherts Austin Sezer G Holroyd T O'Connor Tetevano McDonnell Martin 2G Smith Lisone Walters Newman T Bentley 

Fusitu'a Austin Sezer Holroyd O'Connor Tetevano McDonnell Martin G Smith Bentley Sangare Lisone Roberts 

Macdonald Austin Sezer G Holroyd T O’Connor T Walters McDonnell Tetevano Smith Johnson Sangare Lisone Olpherts T 

Olpherts Austin Sezer Holroyd O’Connor Tetevano McDonnell T Bentley Smith Oledzki Sangare Lisone Roberts T 

Handley T Austin Sezer Oledzki O'Connor Holroyd Bentley McDonnell T Smith T Johnson Lisone Tetevano Sangare 

Handley 2T Austin Sezer Oledzki T O'Connor Lisone McDonnell T Tetevano Smith Holroyd T Johnson Tindall Sangare 

Handley Sezer Austin Oledzki O'Connor Lisone McDonnell Tetevano Smith Bentley T Tindall Holroyd Sangare 

Handley Austin Sinfield Oledzki O'Connor Lisone Bentley T McDonnell Smith Holroyd Johnson Walters Gannon 

Tindall T Austin Myler T Oledzki O'Connor Lisone Tetevano Bentley Smith T Donaldson Holroyd T Gannon Sangare 

Tindall Gannon Sezer Oledzki O'Connor Holroyd T McDonnell Martin 3G Smith Donaldson Lisone Johnson Sangare 

Olpherts Gannon Sezer Walters O’Connor Holroyd McDonnell Martin 2G Smith T Oledzki Donaldson Johnson Sangare 

Olpherts T Austin Myler Oledzki T O’Connor Walters McDonnell Donaldson Smith Bentley T Johnson Tindall Sangare 

Tindall Austin T Myler Oledzki O’Connor Walters McDonnell Bentley Smith T Johnson Donaldson Ruan T Sangare 

Handley T Austin Sezer Oledzki O'Connor Walters 2T Bentley McDonnell T Smith Johnson Lisone Donaldson Sangare 

Handley 2T Austin Sezer Oledzki O'Connor Walters T Bentley McDonnell Smith Lisone Holroyd Johnson Donaldson 

Handley T Johnson Sezer Oledzki O'Connor Walters Bentley McDonnell Smith T Lisone Holroyd Donaldson Roberts† 

Handley T Sezer Austin Oledzki O'Connor T Walters Bentley McDonnell Smith Lisone Holroyd Sangare Johnson T 

Handley Austin Sezer Oledzki O'Connor Walters T Bentley McDonnell Smith Johnson Lisone Holroyd Sangare

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SUPER LEAGUE 2023 TABLE 

P W L D PF PA PD PTS 

1 Catalans Dragons 20 15 5 0 546 318 228 30 

2 Wigan Warriors 20 13 7 0 477 322 155 26 

3 Leigh Leopards 20 13 7 0 476 353 123 26 

4 St Helens 19 12 7 0 399 277 122 24 

5 Hull KR 20 11 9 0 405 348 57 22 

6 Warrington Wolves 20 11 9 0 435 392 43 22 

7 Salford Red Devils 20 10 10 0 387 409 -22 20 

8 Leeds Rhinos 20 9 11 0 419 355 64 18 

9 Hull FC 20 9 11 0 362 480 -118 18 

10 Huddersfield Giants 19 8 11 0 304 376 -72 16 

11 Castleford Tigers 20 4 16 0 244 528 -284 8 

12 Wakefield Trinity 20 4 16 0 230 526 -296 8 


SUPER LEAGUE 2023 STATS ROUND-UP 

TOP 3 TRY SCORERS 

Tom Johnstone 24 

Josh Charnley 22 

Liam Marshall 17 

TOP 3 TRY ASSISTERS 

Jack Welsby 21 

Lachlan Lam 20 

Bevan French 19 

TOP 3 METRE MAKERS 

Tom Johnstone 2689 

Josh Charnley 2671 

Paul Vaughan 2583 

TOP 3 OFFLOADERS 

Jack Welsby 36 

Toby King 36 

Joe Westerman 31 

TOP 3 TACKLERS 

Luke Yates 817 

Cameron Smith 775 

Morgan Smithies 760 

TOP 3 CARRIERS 

John Asiata 460 

Marc Sneyd 400 

Brodie Croft 393


LINE-UPS 

LEEDS RHINOS 

Nene Macdonald 4 

Ash Handley 5 

Aidan Sezer 7 

Mikolaj Oledzki 8 

James Bentley 11 

Rhyse Martin 12 

Cameron Smith 13 

Jarrod O’Connor 14 

Sam Lisone 15 

Derrell Olpherts 16 

Justin Sangare 17 

Thomas Holroyd 18 

James McDonnell 19 

Luke Hooley 21 

Sam Walters 22 

Liam Tindall 23 

Luis Roberts 24 

James Donaldson 25 

Corey Johnson 26 

Jack Sinfield 29 

Alfie Edgell 34 

MATCH 

OFFICIALS 

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TOUCH JUDGE 1: 

RICHARD THOMPSON 

TOUCH JUDGE 2: 

AARON MOORE 

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LEIGH LEOPARDS 

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2 Tom Briscoe 

3 Ed Chamberlain 

5 Josh Charnley 

6 Joe Mellor 

7 Lachlan Lam 

8 Tom Amone 

9 Edwin Ipape 

10 Rob Mulhern 

11 Joe Wardle 

12 Jack Hughes 

13 John Asiata 

14 Ben Nakubuwai 

15 Ben Reynolds 

16 Oliver Holmes 

17 Gareth O’Brien 

18 Matt Davis 

19 Aaron Smith 

25 Nathan Wilde 

27 Ava Seumanufagai 

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