Veezu, the fast-growing leading private hire operator in the UK, has become the official ride partner for Leeds Rhinos. Through this new partnership, Veezu, formerly known as Amber Cars, will provide fans with safe and reliable travel to and from the home ground of AMT Headingley Stadium for the best match day experience possible. Leeds Rhinos Business Development Manager Ben Turnbull said: “We are delighted to welcome Veezu into our family of partners here at Leeds Rhinos. They have been a...
Coach Rohan Smith will need to make changes on one wing, at stand-off and possibly among the substitutes as Leeds chase a third successive victory. Teenage back Jack Smith and hooker/half-back Corey Johnson have been drafted into Rhinos’ 21 to replace Riley Lumb and Brodie Croft. Matt Frawley, Tom Nicholson-Watton, Ned McCormack and Ben Littlewood retain their place in the squad after not featuring in last week’s 17. Here’s how Rhinos could line up.
The luckiest Jury member was Iain Sharp, who had his view of the action at Stade Gilbert Brutus blocked by a floodlight pylon. The rest didn’t enjoy what they saw, as they explain here. IAIN SHARP In what might have been a blessing in disguise last Saturday night in Perpignan, my view of the pitch from the Puig-Aubert Tribune (otherwise known as the Chris Bonnington Stand, after the Everest climber - as it’s one of the steepest on the circuit) was severely restricted thanks to the convenient...
Perpignan newspaper L’Independant this week named Handley as a possible target for Catalans. Sydney Roosters’ Daniel Tupou and Dallin Watene Zelezniak, of New Zealand Warriors, have also been linked as the French side look to replace current wingers Tom Johnstone and Tom Davies. Johnstone, who played youth rugby at Leeds side Stanningley, is expected to rejoin his first professional club Wakefield Trinity next year and Davies has been linked strongly with Hull KR. Rhinos chief executive Gary...
Catalans are set to lose both first-choice wingers at the end of this season, with Tom Johnstone returning to Wakefield Trinity and Tom Davies set to sign for Hull KR. Perpignan newspaper L’Independant claims Catalans - who Rhinos visit on Saturday - see Handley as a possible replacement, though it says Sydney Roosters’ Daniel Tupou and Dallin Watene Zelezniak, of New Zealand Warriors, are also being considered. Leeds-born Handley made his Rhinos debut in 2014 and is the club’s longest-serving...
The 76-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine details the wealth of the 350 richest people in Britain, revealing the largest fall in the billionaire count in the guide’s 36-year history, from a peak of 177 in 2022 to 165 this year. The minimum entry for the list of 350 this year is £350 million. Robert Watts, compiler of the Sunday Times Rich List, said: “This year’s Sunday Times Rich List suggests Britain’s billionaire boom has come to an end. Many of our home-grown entrepreneurs...
The 30-year-old Scotland international’s initial deal lasts until July 11, the day before Rhinos visit Warrington in Betfred Super League. He has not played for Warrington this season, but featured twice on loan with Hull FC before suffering a torn pectoral muscle in a game at Catalans Dragons on March 9. Russell has an impressive strike rate of 151 tries in 212 career games. He could make his debut in Rhinos’ next game, away to St Helens a week on Friday and will be available for fixtures...
Rhinos’ 26-0 defeat was an improvement on the 61-0 thrashing at Stade Gilbert Brutus last September, but it’s hard to get excited about being well-beaten rather than humiliated. Approaching the half-way point, Rhinos’ season is still alive, but in need of resuscitation.Here’s five talking points. Going nowhere. The result in France led to more calls from fans on social media for Rohan Smith to step down or be sacked. Things can quickly change, but at the moment there's no indication the coach s...
Rhinos failed to score for the second time in successive visits to Perpignan, but trailed only 8-0 at half-time and were 14-0 behind until Catalans scored two converted tries in the final three minutes. Rhinos were missing a host of first-choice players, including star stand-off Brodie Croft and the game was played in sapping 28 degree heat. Smith said: “I thought it was a really spirited performance. "We played hard against a really professional, experienced team on their own patch in their...
Rhinos’ previous appearance at Stade Gilbert Brutus ended in a disastrous 61-0 defeat last September, but they have also won twice there in Smith’s two years as coach. One of his best wins came when 12-man Leeds rallied from 28-6 down to triumph 36-32 after extra-time in July, 2022 and they achieved a shock 20-10 victory there in that season’s play-offs. Like last year, Rhinos have travelled to France with an injury-hit side which is missing eight players who have featured in the first team this...
Hooker Corey Johnson is in contention for his first Rhinos appearance this year, having joined Bradford Bulls on what was described as a “season-long loan” in February. He played just once for Bradford, but featured in Rhinos’ reserves last weekend and has been linked with a loan move to Halifax Panthers. Teenage back Jack Smith has been included in Rhinos’ initial squad for the first time, but centre Harry Newman will miss a third successive game. He has trained this week following a back...
Hosts Catalans Dragons say around 700 Rhinos fans have bought tickets for the big Betfred Super League showdown at Stade Gilbert Brutus. It is the earliest in the season Leeds have visited France since 2019 and Rhinos will be aiming for a home and away double following a hard-fought 18-10 win at AMT Headingley in March. The healthy ticket sales are despite last year’s disastrous trip when Rhinos were hammered 61-0 and some fans were stranded for an extra day in the south of France after their...