The game completes Betfred Super League round nine and, like all other top-flight fixtures, will be broadcast live on Sky Sports. Because it is not one of Sky’s two main matches, live coverage will also be available on the competition’s streaming service SuperLeague+. Here’s where and when to watch all the latest Super League action. Thursday, April 25: St Helens v Huddersfield Giants, Sky Sports Action (from 7.30pm, 8pm kick-off). Friday, April 26: Castleford Tigers v London Broncos, Sky Sports...
Sky will provide the only live coverage of Friday’s clash between Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants at AMT Headingley, as well as Leigh Leopards’ trip to Warrington Wolves the following afternoon. The weekend’s four other Super League matches will be broadcast live on SuperLeague+ - the competition’s own streaming service - as well as Sky Sports. Here’s where to find all this weekend’s live Betfred Super League action, with kick-off times and when coverage begins. Friday, April 19: Leeds Rhinos v...
Chris Kendall will referee Leeds Rhinos for the fourth time in nine competitive matches when they take on Huddersfield Giants at AMT Headingley on Friday. Marcus Griffiths is the video referee. Kendall is one of only three referees to take charge of a Rhinos game this season, alongside Aaron Moore (three times) and Jack Smith (twice). Other appointments for this weekend’s Betfred Super League fixtures are: Friday, April 19: Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers - James Vella (video Aaron Moore); St...
A couple of teams tipped to fall short this season are giving the leaders a run for their money, while several others - including one of 2023’s trophy winners - have yet to click into gear. There’s still a lot of rugby to be played and, for most sides, the campaign could yet go either way, but - taking into account last year’s performance and pre-season expectations - here’s how the YEP thinks the 12 clubs rate over the opening seven rounds, plus the Betfred Challenge Cup.
Rhinos have eight players ruled out or in doubt for Sunday’s game at Hull FC, who are second from bottom in the table and are currently without a head-coach. Leeds boss Rohan Smith has until noon on Friday to name a 21-man squad and will hope at least some of the injury victims could be back in contention for Rhinos’ rare weekend fixture. Here’s who is currently on the casualty roster.
The 36-year-old winger announced today (Sunday) he will leave Hull KR at the end of this season after four years with the East Yorkshire side. Hall is the fifth-highest try scorer in Leeds’ history and is three away from equalling former Rhinos and Hull KR teammate Danny McGuire’s all-time Super League record of 247. Rhinos have not confirmed a report from Rugby League Live which says Hall will rejoin them next season on a one-year contract before taking up an off-field role with the club....
Rhinos are without both first-choice wingers, a centre, one of their two leading props and a pair of second-rowers and seven of the 21-man squad have fewer than 10 first team appeareances to their name. With two of the starting team in last week’s defeat by Huddersfield Giants unavailable, coach Rohan Smith will have to make changes and teenagers Riley Lumb and Ben Littlewood have come into the initial group. Hull also have key men missing ahead of what is a crunch game for both teams. Here’s...
Winger Ash Handley and prop Tom Holroyd – who both started the last game, against Warrington Wolves two weeks ago – both miss out through injury, but Leeds have a specialist back in contention for both those roles. They have also recalled two players from loan at Betfred Championship clubs, boosting Smith’s options on the bench. After three successive home defeats – and a trio of losses in their last four league games – it’s a must-win match. Here’s how Rhinos could line up.
A run of four successive home defeats has left Rhinos out of the Betfred Challenge Cup and eighth in Betfred Super League with almost a third of the regular season completed. There were boos from the stands after last Friday’s 30-24 defeat to Huddersfield Giants at AMT Headingley and some fans have called for a change of coach. But speaking ahead of Sunday’s game at second-bottom Hull FC, Smith, who took charge two years ago and masterminded a turnaround which led Rhinos to the 2022 Grand Final,...
Grix’ younger brother Simon Grix was placed in caretaker charge of Hull - alongside ex-Rhinos player Francis Cummins - following team boss Tony Smith’s departure two weeks ago. Smith, who had a hugely successful spell as Leeds’ coach from 2004-2007, is the uncle of current Rhinos boss Rohan Smith, so this Sunday’s clash was always set to be a family affair. But Rhinos began Betfred Super League round nine in eighth place on the table, two points outside the play-offs and with four defeats in...
Leon Ruan and Tom Nicholson-Watton are included after being recalled from loan spells in the Betfred Championship - with Doncaster and York Knights respectively - and fellow forward Justin Sangare is back in the squad following a one-match ban. Ex-New Zealand and Tonga Test winger David Fusitu’a has recovered from knee surgery and is set for his first appearance of 2024. Half-back Jack Sinfield and full-back Alfie Edgell both retain their squad place despite not featuring in the 21 against...
The 21-year-old made a brief appearance off the bench in the second half, after being recalled from a spell on loan at Betfred Championship club York Knights. He is regarded by Rhinos’ management as a player with a potentially bright future and Nicholson-Watton reflected: “It was nice to get on and get some Super League minutes under my belt. “I’ve been going quite well in the Championship and doing my bit there and it was nice to know I can come straight in. I trained well through the week and...