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| Full name | Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Rhinos The Loiners | ||
| Colours | Blue and Amber | ||
| Founded | 1870; 155 years ago (1870) (asLeeds St John's) | ||
| Website | therhinos.co.uk | ||
| Current details | |||
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| Chairman | Paul Caddick | ||
| Coach | Brad Arthur | ||
| Captain | Cameron Smith andAsh Handley | ||
| Competition | Super League | ||
| 2025 season | 4th | ||
 Current season | |||
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| Records | |||
| Championships | 11 (1961,1969,1972,2004,2007,2008,2009,2011,2012,2015,2017) | ||
| Challenge Cups | 14 (1910,1923,1932,1936,1941,1942,1957,1968,1977,1978,1999,2014,2015,2020) | ||
| World Club Challenges | 3 (2005,2008,2012) | ||
| Other honours | 37 | ||
| Most capped | 625 – John Holmes | ||
| Highest points scorer | 3,967 –Kevin Sinfield | ||
TheLeeds Rhinos are a professionalrugby league club inLeeds,West Yorkshire,England. The club play their home games atAMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in theSuper League, the top tier ofBritish rugby league.
Leeds Rhinos have won theLeague Championship 11 times,Challenge Cup 14 times andWorld Club Challenge three times.
The club share big long-standing West Yorkshire Derby rivalries withHuddersfield Giants andBradford Bulls. Leeds' traditional home colours are blue and amber shirts with white shorts and blue socks.
In 1864, H. I. Jenkinson placed an advert in theLeeds Mercury inviting players to meet up atWoodhouse Moor a few days a week from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. That advert attracted more than 500 members. From this interest several clubs were formed, including Leeds St John's.[1]
Leeds St John's was formed in 1870 and was originally known as the "Old Blue and Ambers". The club played at the Militia Barracks from 1870 to 1888 before moving to Cardigan Fields, nearHeadingley, Leeds.[2] Membership was originally confined to the church classes but was soon expanded. By 1887 St John's had reached its first cup final, the Yorkshire Cup losing toWakefield Trinity.
The city of Leeds had an abundance ofrugby football clubs and although members of the Yorkshire RFU (which was in turn a constituent body of theRFU), it was decided to form a 'more local' association. It was for this reason that the Leeds & District organisation was formalised when a meeting took place at the Green Dragon Hotel, Leeds on 27 September 1888. The foundation clubs wereBramley,Holbeck,Hunslet, Kirkstall,Leeds Parish Church, Leeds St John's and Wortley.
In 1888 the Cardigan Estate was sold at auction and Lot 17a was purchased by a group of Leeds citizens, who intended to form the city's leading sports club. Lot 17a became what is now Headingley Stadium.
Leeds St John's played its final season under that name in 1889–90, before becoming the football section of Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Co Ltd the following season. With Headingley still being completed, Leeds' first game was staged at Cardigan Fields, the home side defeatingOtley. The first game at Headingley was played on 20 September 1890, whenManningham were beaten by one try and one dropped goal to nil.
After the 1890–91 season, Leeds along with other Yorkshire Senior clubs Batley, Bradford, Brighouse, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunslet, Leeds, Liversedge, Manningham and Wakefield decided that they wanted their own county league starting in 1891 along the lines of a similar competition that had been played in Lancashire. The clubs wanted full control of the league but the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union would not sanction the competition as it meant giving up control of rugby football to the senior clubs.
In 1892, 27,654 spectators, a then record in British rugby, attended the third round showdown between Leeds andHalifax at Headingley.
A special general meeting was held in 1895 that voted decisively to support the breakawayNorthern Union as a founder member, resulting in two resignations from the club. Leeds' début in the Northern Union was a 6–3 success atLeigh on 7 September 1895, the inaugural day of the new competition.[3]
In 1901, theLeeds Parish Church team disbanded and put all of its players at Leeds' disposal. That same year saw the formation of theNorthern Rugby League, with a number of leading clubs leaving the Yorkshire League and the Lancashire League and joining the new competition. Leeds was not admitted until the following year when it was placed in the newly formed second division and quickly gained promotion as runners-up toKeighley.
Leeds City FC joined football's Second Division in 1905–06, and finished sixth out of 20 clubs in the club's first season. Rugby's monopoly with the locals seemed to have been broken, with Leeds Rugby League's average gate numbers falling by nearly 50% in that first league season.[4]
In 1910, Leeds came of age with the team finishing in sixth place in the league, but that was just a warm-up for the Challenge Cup campaign. Leeds beatHull Kingston Rovers,Rochdale Hornets,Keighley and then scraped through 11–10 againstWarrington in the semifinal before meetingHull F.C. in the final. Rain on the morning of the game meant conditions were against flowing rugby. The scores were level at 7–7 with fifteen minutes left. However, neither team could break the deadlock, and the final went to a replay two days later, again atFartown,Huddersfield. Leeds made no mistake this time and ran out convincing 26–12 winners having led 16–0 at half-time.
The club lost many players to theFirst World War; of a total of fifty-one players who served in the military, fifteen were killed. The usual league programme was interrupted during 1914–18. During this period, Leeds played a number of "guest players" in the Emergency League competition. The Headingley club reached the Championship final for the first time in 1915, but lost 35–2 toHuddersfield, then a record score. The Emergency League was then suspended. Leeds reverted to rugby union during the First World War to play a one-off challenge game against theRoyal Navy Depot fromPlymouth in 1917. This was a precursor to the followingChristmas when two Challenge games were organised between the two sides but this time with one of each code. The Navy won the union game 9–3 onChristmas Eve but proved equally adept at league recording a 24–3 win on 28 December.
In 1921,Harold Buck became the game's first £1,000 transfer when he moved fromHunslet to Leeds.[5]
On Saturday 27 October 1934, Leeds andWakefield Trinity met in the final of the Yorkshire Cup atCrown Flatt,Dewsbury. The match was played in front of a crowd of 22,598 and ended in a 5–5 draw. Four days later the two clubs drew again, with Leeds eventually lifting the trophy after a second replay, the only occasion it took three attempts to settle a Yorkshire Cup Final. A total of 52,402 spectators watched the three games.
Leeds forwardJoe Thompson was the top point scorer for both the1929–30 and1927–28 seasons.
In 1937, Leeds paid the stand-offVic Hey a then-record £1,400 signing-on fee to lure him fromAustralia. Vic was regarded as a major loss to the Australian game and this contributed to the RFL imposing a ban on international transfers, which lasted until 1940.
In 1938, Leeds playedSwinton in the Rugby Football League Championship semi-final. Leeds won the match 5 points to 2 to set up a history-making all-Leeds clash with neighboursHunslet in the final. The match was played at theElland Road football ground, to accommodate a huge demand from the city's rugby league supporters. Over 54,000 people watched the game, a then record for a match in England. Hunslet triumphed 8–2 to take the title.
Leeds won the Challenge Cup in 1941 and 1942[6] beating Halifax both times at games held at Odsal.
Following theSecond World War, Leeds club struggled to make a serious impact in rugby league despite having a financial advantage over the majority of other teams.Arthur Clues was the first Australian to come and play in Britain after the war and the great Australian second rower was signed by Leeds. His rivalry with the Great Britain and Wales propFrank Whitcombe, who played forBradford Northern was legendary. Their confrontations on the field during the Leeds v Bradford Northern local derby games are part of rugby league folklore.
It was not until the late 1950s, when in 1957 the club secured its first post-war Challenge Cup victory, that the young side being built began to show signs of what was to come.Joe Warham came to Leeds as coach in 1958 and a Yorkshire Cup triumph followed, but the side still lacked enough quality to compete at the top of the Lancashire section of the competition in which it was then playing.
However,"the Loiners" (their historical nickname) were to establish themselves as a dominant force by the end of the coming decade. In 1960 Dai Prosser was appointed to assist Joe Warham with the coaching duties and the club signed a new back three of Jack Fairbank,Brian Shaw andDennis Goodwin to strengthen the forward pack. The recruitment paid off: the club was crowned Champions for the first time in 1961 withLewis Jones leading them to a 25–10 victory overWarrington in the Championship Final atOdsal Stadium,Bradford.[7]
In the late 1960s, under the guidance ofRoy Francis, Leeds repeatedly finished top of the league. The club contested perhaps the most memorable of all Wembley occasions, the "watersplash final" of 1968, which was played despite a downpour that saturated the pitch. It produced the most dramatic of finishes, whenLance Todd trophy winnerDon Fox had the easiest of conversions to win it forWakefield Trinity, but missed it to leave Leeds 11–10 winners.
Francis then quit the club to take up a coaching position in Australia, and Joe Warham again took charge as coach, on an interim basis, midway through the 1969 campaign. The Championship trophy duly returned to Headingley for the second time after a tough final against Castleford at Odsal Stadium.
In 1970 Leeds returned to the Championship final, and Odsal, but lost toSt. Helens despite having taken an early lead. Tables were turned in December when the same teams met in the final of theBBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Leeds emerging victorious this time.
Coached byDerek"Rocky" Turner, Leeds returned to Wembley in 1971 and 1972 but lost out both times – in 1971 losing 24–7 to rank outsidersLeigh and suffering the indignity of captainSyd Hynes being the first man to 'take an early bath' at Wembley.[8][9] A third championship, in 1972, provided consolation.
Eric Ashton (formerWigan and Great Britain centre) coached Leeds for the 1973–74 season before leaving to coachSt. Helens.[10]
Leeds continued to collect silverware: the Regal Trophy in 1973 and the Premiership (the then-current form of the championship playoff) in 1975. The team held the Yorkshire Cup seven times between 1969 and 1980.
1976–77 was a season of mixed emotions. TheSalford versus Leeds league match was abandoned after 38 minutes whenChris Sanderson of Leeds suffered a fatal injury. Leeds led 5–2, but the game was declared null and void and not replayed. The club recovered to win the Challenge Cup at the end of the season. This success was repeated in 1978, in a classic final against St Helens atWembley Stadium with Leeds completing what was then a record comeback, from 10–0 down. Former captain Syd Hynes was coach on both occasions.
This was followed up with another Premiership win, in 1979.[11] However, these victories were the 'last hurrah' of the great 1960s, and 1970s sides and a barren spell followed in the 1980s.
Leeds' only triumphs were the 1984John Player Trophy (beatingWidnes) under coachMaurice Bamford and theYorkshireCounty Cup in 1980 (beatingHull Kingston Rovers) and 1988(beatingCastleford). Leeds were beaten finalists in theJohn Player Trophy four times in the 1980s, and 1990s.
Between December 1986 and April 1988,Maurice Bamford was coach of Leeds.
Leeds eventually returned to Wembley for aChallenge Cup Final appearance in 1994 againstWigan. Leeds returned to Wembley a year later, again to face Wigan again, but were beaten more easily.
In 1996Gary Hetherington sold his controlling interest inSheffield Eagles and joinedPaul Caddick to take over the ailing Leeds C F & A Co Ltd, owners and operators of Headingley Stadium and Leeds Rugby League Club. 1996 marked the beginning of summer rugby as the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inauguralSuper League season and changed from a winter to a summer season.[12]
In 1997, the club renamed itselfLeeds Rhinos.Dean Bell took over as head coach following his retirement as a player at Auckland Warriors.Iestyn Harris joined Leeds that year for a record-breaking £350,000 transfer and was appointed captain in his first full season at the age of only 21. Leeds experienced great financial difficulty and even flirted with relegation as they won only six matches all year and finished third from bottom in Super League, above only Oldham and Paris.
Bell became head of the academy team. In 1998Graham Murray replaced Bell and joined the Leeds Rhinos as head coach and the team reached the inauguralGrand Final, atOld Trafford, being beaten by Wigan. In 1999 Leeds finally landed their first silverware in a decade, and their firstChallenge Cup for more than 20 years, with a convincing 52–16 win overLondon at Wembley.[13]
In 2000, Leeds reached theChallenge Cup Final but finished runners up to Yorkshire rivalsBradford atMurrayfield,Edinburgh.[14]Daryl Powell became coach of Leeds after he retired from playing in 2001.[15]In 2003, despite being top of the table at the time, Leeds announcedTony Smith would replace Darryl Powell as head coach for the 2004 season.[16] Leeds returned to the Challenge Cup final in2003, again to face Bradford, this time at theMillennium Stadium,Cardiff where they were beaten 22–20.[17]
The Rhinos ended their 32-year wait for a league championship by winning the2004 Super League Grand Final[18] This marked the start of more than a decade of on-field success.[19] As champions of the previous year, Leeds played in the2005 World Club Challenge beating the 2004 Australian premiersCanterbury Bulldogs. Leeds next trophy was the2007 Grand Final, which marked the final game as coach of the club forTony Smith.[20] He was replaced by formerNew Zealand international team coachBrian McClennan.[21] Further success followed in 2008 when Leeds again beat Australian opposition in the2008 World Club Challenge,Melbourne Storm the defeated opponents on this occasion.[22][23] Leeds then retained the Super League championship by winning theGrand final.[24] This marked the first time the club had won consecutive titles.[25] A third consecutive league title followed in 2009, when Leeds won the2009 Super League Grand Final, and thus became the first club ever to win the trophy three times in a row.[26]
After failing to win a trophy in 2010, Leeds started the 2011 season in mixed form, and by July appeared to be in danger of missing out on the play-offs completely. They ultimately did finish in a play-off spot and went on to win the2011 Super League Grand Final.[27] They reached theChallenge Cup Final in 2012, as they had theprevious year, but again finished runners up. The Rhinos did however, successfully defend their Super League title by winning the2012 Super League Grand Final.[28] Success in the Grand Final earned them anotherWorld Club Challenge match againstMelbourne Storm, in which they were defeated.[29] Leeds would ultimately fail to win any silverware in 2013,[30] however they did end their long run without a Challenge Cup final win by beatingCastleford Tigers atWembley in the2014 final.[31]
In March 2014, it was announced that Leeds would share a partnership with theAtlanta Rhinos, who play in theUSA Rugby League. Leeds stated they would help bring a professional approach to the Atlanta club by sharing information and playing talent.[32]
Leeds had a highly successful season in 2015, winning theChallenge Cup,League Leaders Shield and theGrand Final, completing the modern day rugby league treble[19] and becoming only the third team in the Super League era to achieve this afterBradford in 2003 andSt. Helens in 2006.
Leeds' victory in the 2015 Grand Final was the final competitive game of Rugby League for three long serving players of the game, asJamie Peacock &Kylie Leuluai retired at the end of the season andKevin Sinfield joined Leeds' sister club inRugby Union,Yorkshire Carnegie.[33]
Leeds struggled in the season following their best ever season in 2015. they spent most of the regular season in the bottom two league positions before finding form and just missing out on 8th place to Widnes therefore being confined to fight to keep their Super League status inThe Qualifiers for the first time. The club comfortably finished first in the Qualifiers only losing to Huddersfield.
The following season was a return to form, finishing second to Castleford and only a point off of their 2015 treble winning season tally. They went on to play Castleford in the Grand Final winning 24–6, the club's 11th title and 8th of the Super League era.
After the successful 2017 season, the 2016 season was written off as an anomaly, however 2018 was to be another bad year for the club. They finished 9th in the regular season and finished second in the Qualifiers narrowly avoiding theMillion Pound Game on points difference.[34]
For the 2019 season the club appointed former playerDavid Furner as head coach to rebuild the team. After an unsuccessful start to the season Furner was sacked and replaced withRichard Agar as caretaker coach. Agars first game in charge was a loss in theChallenge Cup to second divisionBradford Bulls. Agar was given the job permanently at the end of the season after keeping the club in Super League.
Leeds made a bright start to the2020 Super League season although their season was disrupted due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Despite the postponed season the club made it totheir first Challenge Cup final in five years where they beatSalford 17–16. It was their first major trophy after the 'Golden Era'. Leeds reached the first week of the playoffs but were eliminated after losing toCatalans Dragons 26–14.[35]
In the2021 Super League season, Leeds finished in 5th place on the table and qualified for the playoffs. In the elimination playoff, they defeatedWigan 8–0 at theDW Stadium to book a semi-final match against St Helens.[36]Leeds started the 2022 Super League season poorly winning only one match in their opening 10 games. Before Leeds round 10 match againstToulouse Olympique, Leeds were sat 11th on the table. Following the clubs round 11 victory overHull Kingston Rovers, Agar resigned as head coach of the club. He was later replaced by Rohan Smith. Under Smith, Leeds won 13 of their next 18 games to reach the2022 Super League Grand Final. Along the way, the club upset bothCatalans Dragons andWigan in the playoffs to reach the decider. In the grand final, Leeds were defeated 24–12 againstSt Helens RFC.[37]Leeds finished the 2023 Super League season in 8th place and could not replicate what happened in 2022. The club also suffered heavy losses throughout the year including a 61–0 loss against the Catalans Dragons and a 50–0 defeat by Wigan.[38]Leeds finished the 2024 Super League season in the same position they finished a year earlier. Midway through the season, head coach Rohan Smith stepped down from his role and was replaced by former Parramatta head coachBrad Arthur.[39]
In the 2025 Super League season, Leeds finished fourth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. In the elimination playoff game against St Helens, Leeds lead late in the second half but conceded two tries in the last five minutes, one of which came after the full-time siren as they lost the match 16-14 in the most heart breaking of circumstances.[40]
Colours
Leeds play in traditional Leeds colours blue and amber (home). Their home kits are famously blue with an amber band around the chest and on the arms. Between 2011 and 2013 Leeds wore pink away kits with proceeds of shirt sales going to breast cancer charities.
Badge
Between the club's foundation in 1865 and the formation ofSuper League in 1996 Leeds used the city's crest on their kits as they were just known as Leeds RLFC or Leeds Loiners. In 1996, the formation of Super League saw Leeds change their name to Leeds Rhinos. The new badge is mainly blue and has a rhino with the word rhino above it in a semi circle and Leeds at the top of the badge.
Leeds have played at Headingley since 1890 and the ground is owned by Leeds. Therugby ground is also on the same site as thecricket ground operated byYorkshire County Cricket Club. The North Stand of the rugby ground backs onto the cricket ground. The Carnegie Stand was built in 2006 to replace the old, uncovered, Eastern Terrace and also expanded the capacity to 21,000, adding extra seating on the top tier and terracing on the bottom.
Between 2017 and 2019 the stadium was extensively redeveloped with both the South and North Stands being demolished and replaced by modern constructions, the latter in co-operation withYorkshire CCC. Seating was added in the upper level of the new South Stand and a large corporate suite, originally called the Emerald Suite, is located within the North Stand overlooking both cricket and rugby pitches. Any significant redevelopment or expansion of the Western Terrace would require the demolition of housing and rerouting of a public right of way.
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Leeds have had four shirt sponsors since 1981. In April 1994, they signed a 10-year sponsorship deal withTetley's Brewery worth a record £2.3 million.[41] The Rhinos' current main shirt sponsors,Leeds Building Society, are currently the longest sponsorship deal the club have had. In 2023 the club signed a three-year extension with Leeds Building Society, making it the longest shirt sponsorship deal of any English rugby team in both codes. Since 2020 the club's kits have been made by UK-based companyOxen.
| Years | Kit Manufacturer | Main Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 1968–1981 | Umbro | none |
| 1981–1990 | Younger's | |
| 1990–1994 | Carling | |
| 1994–1995 | Ellgren | Tetley's |
| 1995–2003 | Asics | |
| 2004–2006 | Patrick | |
| 2007 | Leeds Building Society | |
| 2008–2020 | ISC | |
| 2021–2026 | Oxen |
Ronnie the Rhino is the mascot of Leeds Rhinos. He gets the crowd going before the match and at half time he normally gets children involved by playing some sort of game. Ronnie the Rhino visits schools as part of the Leeds Rhinos Community project, with the intention of promoting sports and healthy living.[42] Former "Ronnie" Daniel Duffy stood forLeeds North West in the1997 general election, obtaining 232 votes.[43][44]
During the early part of the Super League era, Leeds' main local rivals wereBradford Bulls, who they played in two Grand Finals and beat in 2004 to win their firstSuper League title. However the Bulls have since slipped down to the lower leagues and competitive games are rare. Leeds also have a cross-city rivalry withHunslet, who they play annually in theHarry Jepson OBE Memorial Cup. Leeds andHunslet F.C. played against each other in the 'all Leeds' 1938 Championship Final atElland Road, won by Hunslet, which attracted a still-record Rugby League attendance for the city of 54,112.[45] Since the 1970s, however, Hunslet have largely played in lower leagues so competitive fixtures are rare.
Leeds also have West Yorkshire derbies withCastleford Tigers and withWakefield Trinity, who they play every Boxing Day in the annualFestive Challenge.
Since the formation ofSuper League there has been a major rivalry withSt. Helens, who lost five consecutive Grand Finals between 2007 and 2011, four of which were against Leeds. The two sides have been the most successful during the Super League era. There are also other cross-Pennine rivalries againstWigan Warriors, whom they have played in big games and beat in a final for the first time in 2015, and againstWarrington Wolves, who they have played inChallenge Cup and Grand Finals.
Where a player has played internationally for more than one country, the nations are indicated with the most recently represented first. A slash (/) indicates an uncapped player of dual nationality.
| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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| Head coach Assistant coaches
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| Player | From | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremiah Mata'utia |  North Queensland Cowboys | 1 year | 11 November 2025 |
 Ethan O'Neill |  Leigh Leopards | 3 years | 12 November 2025 |
| Chris Hankinson |  Salford Red Devils | 1 year | 14 November 2025 |
 Danny Levi |  Canberra Raiders | 2 years | 24 November 2025 |
| Player | To | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Gannon |  New Zealand Warriors | 3 years | 26 April 2025 |
| Sam Lisone |  Hull FC | 2 years | 9 July 2025 |
| Ethan Clark-Wood | 25 September 2025 | ||
| Andy Ackers |  Bradford Bulls | 2 years | 13 October 2025 |
| Jack Smith |  York Knights | 15 October 2025 | |
 James Bentley |  Warrington Wolves | 1 year | 30 October 2025 |
| Jack Sinfield |  Wakefield Trinity | 3 years |
| Player | Date |
|---|---|
| Matt Frawley | 11 September 2025 |
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TheHarry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in theSuper League Grand Final by theRugby League Writers' Association.
TheLance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in theChallenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory ofLance Todd, theNew Zealand-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during theSecond World War.
† = Won Lance Todd Trophy whilst on losing side
TheMan of Steel Award (latterly theSteve Prescott Man of Steel Award) is an annual honour, awarded by theSuper League to the most outstanding player in the British game for that year.
| Year | Winner | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | David Ward | Hooker |
| 1991 | Garry Schofield | Stand-off |
| 1998 |  Iestyn Harris | Stand-off |
| 2015 | Zak Hardaker | Full-Back |
| 2025 | Jake Connor | Scrum-half |
TheGolden Boot Award is arugby league award handed out annually for achievements in rugby league byRugby League World magazine. The Golden Boot is given, usually in December after the conclusion of all the year's matches, to the player adjudged to be the best in the world, as determined by a ballot of international media representatives.[46]
It was decided by the judges thatGarry Schofield should be the winner in 1990, but unfortunately the sponsors of the Golden Boot backed out and the award was shelved. After a nine-year hiatus, League Publications Ltd, having bought Rugby League World, brought back the award in 1999. In 2011 they decided to give Schofield his Golden Boot and he is now included in the roll call of winners of the prestigious award.
The oldest winner of the award isKevin Sinfield, who won in 2012 at the age of 32.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Garry Schofield |
| 2012 | Kevin Sinfield |
The Rhinos instigated ahall of fame in 2017. Up to four players will be inducted each year. The qualifications for inductees are that they have:[47]
| Year | Name | Years | Apps | Tries | Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Keith McLellan[47] | 1951–1958 | 215 | 69 | 5 | 217 |
| Lewis Jones[47] | 1952–1964 | 385 | 144 | 1244 | 2920 | |
| John Holmes[47] | 1968–1990 | 625 | 153 | 539 | 1554 | |
| David Ward[47] | 1971–1986 | 482 | 40 | 2 | 143 | |
| 2018 | Joe Thompson | 1923–1933 | 390 | 53 | 862 | 1883 |
| Bev Risman | 1966–1970 | 164 | 611 | |||
| Jeff Stevenson | 1952–1959 | 228 | 67 | |||
| Garry Schofield | 1987–1996 | 251 | 147 | 64 | 746 | |
| 2019 |  Barrie McDermott[48] | 1996–2005 | 283 | 40 | 0 | 160 |
| Eric Harris | 1930–1939 | 383 | 391 | 16 | 1208 | |
| Syd Hynes | 1965–1975 | 366 | 158 | 156 | 850 | |
| John Atkinson | 1966–1982 | 518 | 340 | 0 | 1020 | |
| 2020 | Arthur Clues[49] | 1947–1954 | 238 | 74 | 0 | 222 |
| Fred Webster[50] | 1902–1920 | 543 | 76 | 4 | 236 | |
| Les Dyl[51] | 1970–1985 | 434 | 193 | 11 | 604 | |
| Rob Burrow[52] | 2004–2017 | 493 | 198 | 157 | 1111 | |
| 2021 | Jim Brough[53] | 1925–1944 | 442 | 34 | 82 | 266 |
| Don Robinson[54] | 1956–64 | 296 | 63 | 189 | ||
| Alan Smith[55] | 1962–1983 | 469 | 283 | 849 | ||
| Kevin Sinfield[56] | 1997–2015 | 521 | 86 | 1792 + 39 drop goals | 3967 |
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| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| First Team Coach | Brad Arthur |
| Assistant Coach | Jamie Langley |
| Assistant Coach | Scott Grix |
| Assistant Coach | Chev Walker |
| Rugby General Manager | Matt Cook |
| Performance Director | Rich Hunwicks |
| Head of Analysis | James Bletsoe |
| Kit Manager | Glynn Bell |
| Leeds CF&A Co Ltd Owner and Chairman | Paul Caddick |
| Chief Executive | Jamie Jones-Buchanan |
| Commercial Director | Rob Oates |
| Finance Director | Peter Hirst |
| Legal Director | Chris Ross |
| Non-Executive Director | Jeffery Walton |
| Rugby League Impact and Growth Manager | Danny McGuire |
First Division / Super League:
Second Division / Championship:
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Bradford (atHeadingley, 21 May 1947)
Castleford (atElland Road, 23 March 2018)[59]Most appearances
| # | Name | Career | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Holmes | 1968–1989 | 625 |
| 2 | Fred Webster | 1902–1920 | 543 |
| 3 | Kevin Sinfield | 1997–2015 | 521 |
| 4 | John Atkinson | 1965–1982 | 518 |
| 5 | Rob Burrow | 2001–2017 | 492 |
| 6 | David Ward | 1971–1987 | 482 |
| 7 | Alan Smith | 1962–1983 | 479 |
| 8 | Danny McGuire | 2001–2017 | 468 |
| 9 | Jim Brough | 1925–1944 | 442 |
| 10 | Ray Batten | 1963–1976 | 434 |
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Since 2017, Leeds Rhinos have operated awomen's rugby league team and anetball team. Both teams compete in the top tier of their respective competitions, theRFL Women's Super League and theNetball Superleague.Since 2018, they have also operated a Physical Disability Team as well as a Learning Disability Team from 2019. They also have a wheelchair team that competes in theRFL Wheelchair Super League.
Leeds overcame bitter Yorkshire rivals Bradford in a hard-fought Grand Final at Old Trafford to end their 32-year wait for a league championship.
Saturday's 22–20 win against Wigan in the 2015 Grand Final completed a treble of trophies in the final season for three players who have become synonymous with the blue and amber and ensured their legendary status
Leeds Rhinos ensured Tony Smith's last game as coach ended with a Grand Final victory over defending champions St Helens at Old Trafford
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Ryan Hall was the match-winner as Leeds ended their long run without a Challenge Cup final win by beating Castleford at Wembley
