Two of the panel are now calling for coach Rohan Smith to go, with another two feeling it could be curtains if Rhinos lose Sunday’s game at Hull FC and the other is undecided. All agree last weekend’s 30-24 loss to Huddersfield Giants was a self-inflicted disaster which should not have happened. Here’s their latest thoughts on Rhinos’ recent poor form. GAVIN MILLER A good team doesn’t lose that game on Friday night and I’m afraid to say Leeds are not a good team. Incidentally, neither are the...
Smith guided Rhinos to the 2022 Betfred Super League Grand Final just four months after taking charge, but Leeds failed to qualify last season’s play-offs and the coach has been under increasing pressure from the terraces this season. There were chants of “get out of our club” at the end of last Sunday’s game at Hull FC - despite Rhinos’ 18-12 win - and Smith was questioned about that at his weekly preview press conference today (Tuesday). Asked if he was confident of getting the fans back...
Rhinos legend Ryan Hall has confirmed he will leave Hull KR at the conclusion of the 2024 season to end his career with one final hurrah back at AMT Headingley. And today (Tuesday) former Leeds winger Tom Briscoe moved from Leigh Leopards to Hull FC, while two ex-Rhinos backs, Jack Broadbent and Corey Hall, were involved in a swap deal between top-flight rivals Castleford Tigers and Hull KR. Twenty eight players who have made a first team appearance for Leeds are now on the books at one of their...
Rhinos remain eighth in Betfred Super League, but are just two points behind the teams from third to sixth place. The result ended a two-match losing run, but while Smith insisted his side “ got what we needed” some fans were less than impressed. There were chants of “get out of our club” aimed at the coach following the final hooter, but asked in his post-match press conference about the fans’ reaction, Smith opted to focus on the number of Leeds followers who made the trip. Smith said:...
Rhinos, who beat Wigan Warriors 21-8 in last year’s final at Salford Stadium, will need to top their group at Warrington’s Victoria Park on Sunday, May 4, to qualify automatically for finals day. That will be held on Saturday, July 27, at a venue yet to be decided. Next month’s festival includes all eight Betfred Women’s Super League sides, plus teams from the regional Championships, with the four group winners and two best runners-up going through. Midlands Women’s Championship sides Telford...
Before that, negativity surrounding the team may not have accurately reflected what has happened this year, but a horrible defeat - during which Rhinos twice squandered a 12-point lead in spectacular fashion - has heaped pressure on coach Rohan Smith. Since then, Rhinos have announced Leeds legend Ryan Hall will be back at the club next year for one final playing season, at the age of 37. Here’s five talking points. In it for the long Hall Commenting on Ryan Hall’s impending return, Smith said...
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Hull are also understood to be close to signing former Leeds Rhinos winger Tom Briscoe from the same club, with back Derrell Olpherts going the other way. Briscoe played for Hull from 2008-2013 and then had nine seasons with Leeds before joining Leigh ahead of the 2023 campaign. He is a former Rhinos teammate of Hull’s new director of rugby Richie Myler. Chamberlain, who can operate in the outside-backs and back-row, has also played for Salford Red Devils and London Broncos. The 28-year-old made...
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