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The Leeds Rhinos are a professional
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club in
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,
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. The club play their home games at AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the
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, the top tier of British rugby league. Leeds Rhinos have won the League Championship 11 times,
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14 times and World Club Challenge three times. The club share big long-standing West Yorkshire Derby rivalries with
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and
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. Leeds' traditional home colours are blue and amber shirts with white shorts and blue socks.


History


1870–1895: Foundation and early years

In 1864, H. I. Jenkinson placed an advert in the ''Leeds Mercury'' inviting players to meet up at Woodhouse 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. 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, near
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, Leeds. 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 to
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. The city of Leeds had an abundance of
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clubs and although members of the Yorkshire RFU (which was in turn a constituent body of the RFU), 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 were Bramley,
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,
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, 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 defeating
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. The first game at Headingley was played on 20 September 1890, when Manningham 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 and Halifax at Headingley.


1895–1920: Northern Union breakaway

A special general meeting was held in 1895 that voted decisively to support the breakaway Northern Union as a founder member, resulting in two resignations from the club. Leeds' début in the Northern Union was a 6–3 success at
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on 7 September 1895, the inaugural day of the new competition. In 1901, the Leeds Parish Church team disbanded and put all of its players at Leeds' disposal. That same year saw the formation of the Northern 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 to
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. 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. 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 beat
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,
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,
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and then scraped through 11–10 against
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in the semifinal before meeting Hull 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 at Fartown,
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. 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 the
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; 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 to
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, 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 the
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Depot from
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in 1917. This was a precursor to the following
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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 on
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but proved equally adept at league recording a 24–3 win on 28 December.


1921–1942: Inter-war period

In 1921, Harold Buck became the game's first £1,000 transfer when he moved from
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to Leeds. On Saturday 27 October 1934, Leeds and
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met in the final of the Yorkshire Cup at Crown Flatt,
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. 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 forward Joe Thompson was the top point scorer for both the 1929–30 and 1927–28 seasons. In 1937, Leeds paid the stand-off Vic Hey a then-record £1,400 signing-on fee to lure him from
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. 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 played Swinton 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 neighbours
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in the final. The match was played at the
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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 beating Halifax both times at games held at Odsal.


1950–1960: Post-war

Following the
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, 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 prop Frank Whitcombe, who played for Bradford 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 and Dennis Goodwin to strengthen the forward pack. The recruitment paid off: the club was crowned Champions for the first time in 1961 with Lewis Jones leading them to a 25–10 victory over
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in the Championship Final at Odsal Stadium,
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.


1960–1980: First Championship titles

In the late 1960s, under the guidance of Roy 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, when Lance Todd trophy winner Don Fox had the easiest of conversions to win it for
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, 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 to St. Helens despite having taken an early lead. Tables were turned in December when the same teams met in the final of the BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, Leeds emerging victorious this time. Coached by Derek ''"Rocky"'' Turner, Leeds returned to Wembley in 1971 and 1972 but lost out both times – in 1971 losing 24–7 to rank outsiders
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and suffering the indignity of captain Syd Hynes being the first man to 'take an early bath' at Wembley. A third championship, in 1972, provided consolation.
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(former
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and Great Britain centre) coached Leeds for the 1973–74 season before leaving to coach St. Helens. 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. The
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versus Leeds league match was abandoned after 38 minutes when Chris 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 at
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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. However, these victories were the 'last hurrah' of the great 1960s, and 1970s sides and a barren spell followed in the 1980s.


1980–1996: Nearly Men

Leeds' only triumphs were the 1984 John Player Trophy (beating
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) under coach Maurice Bamford and the
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County Cup in 1980 (beating
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) and 1988(beating
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). Leeds were beaten finalists in the John 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 a
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Final appearance in 1994 against
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. Leeds returned to Wembley a year later, again to face Wigan again, but were beaten more easily.


1996–2003: Start of the Super League era

In 1996 Gary Hetherington sold his controlling interest in Sheffield Eagles and joined Paul 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 inaugural
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season and changed from a winter to a summer season. In 1997, the club renamed itself Leeds 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 1998 Graham Murray replaced Bell and joined the Leeds Rhinos as head coach and the team reached the inaugural
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, at
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, being beaten by Wigan. In 1999 Leeds finally landed their first silverware in a decade, and their first
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for more than 20 years, with a convincing 52–16 win over
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at Wembley. In 2000, Leeds reached the Challenge Cup Final but finished runners up to Yorkshire rivals
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at
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,
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. Daryl Powell became coach of Leeds after he retired from playing in 2001. In 2003, despite being top of the table at the time, Leeds announced Tony Smith would replace Darryl Powell as head coach for the 2004 season. Leeds returned to the Challenge Cup final in
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, again to face Bradford, this time at the
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,
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where they were beaten 22–20.


2004–2017: Golden Era

The Rhinos ended their 32-year wait for a league championship by winning the 2004 Super League Grand Final This marked the start of more than a decade of on-field success. As champions of the previous year, Leeds played in the 2005 World Club Challenge beating the 2004 Australian premiers
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. Leeds next trophy was the 2007 Grand Final, which marked the final game as coach of the club for Tony Smith. He was replaced by former
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international team coach
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. Further success followed in 2008 when Leeds again beat Australian opposition in the
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,
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the defeated opponents on this occasion. Leeds then retained the Super League championship by winning the
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. This marked the first time the club had won consecutive titles. A third consecutive league title followed in 2009, when Leeds won the 2009 Super League Grand Final, and thus became the first club ever to win the trophy three times in a row. 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 the 2011 Super League Grand Final. They reached the
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Final in 2012, as they had the previous year, but again finished runners up. The Rhinos did however, successfully defend their Super League title by winning the 2012 Super League Grand Final. Success in the Grand Final earned them another World Club Challenge match against
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, in which they were defeated. Leeds would ultimately fail to win any silverware in 2013, however they did end their long run without a Challenge Cup final win by beating
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at
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in the 2014 final. In March 2014, it was announced that Leeds would share a partnership with the Atlanta Rhinos, who play in the
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. Leeds stated they would help bring a professional approach to the Atlanta club by sharing information and playing talent.


The Treble

Leeds had a highly successful season in 2015, winning the
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, League Leaders Shield and the
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, completing the modern day rugby league treble and becoming only the third team in the Super League era to achieve this after
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in 2003 and St. 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, as Jamie Peacock &
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retired at the end of the season and Kevin Sinfield joined Leeds' sister club in
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, Yorkshire Carnegie. 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 in
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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.


2018–present: Struggles and rebuild

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 the
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on points difference. For the 2019 season the club appointed former player David Furner as head coach to rebuild the team. After an unsuccessful start to the season Furner was sacked and replaced with Richard Agar as caretaker coach. Agars first game in charge was a loss in the
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to second division
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. 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 the 2020 Super League season although their season was disrupted due to the
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. Despite the postponed season the club made it to their first Challenge Cup final in five years where they beat
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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 to Catalans Dragons 26–14. In the
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, Leeds finished in 5th place on the table and qualified for the playoffs. In the elimination playoff, they defeated
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8–0 at the DW Stadium to book a semi-final match against St Helens. Leeds started the 2022 Super League season poorly winning only one match in their opening 10 games. Before Leeds round 10 match against
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, Leeds were sat 11th on the table. Following the clubs round 11 victory over
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, 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 the 2022 Super League Grand Final. Along the way, the club upset both Catalans Dragons and
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in the playoffs to reach the decider. In the grand final, Leeds were defeated 24–12 against St Helens RFC. 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. 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 coach Brad Arthur.


Colours and badge

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 of
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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.


Stadium

Leeds have played at Headingley since 1890 and the ground is owned by Leeds. The rugby ground is also on the same site as the cricket ground operated by
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. 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 with
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. 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.


Kit sponsors and manufacturers

Leeds have had four shirt sponsors since 1981. In April 1994, they signed a 10-year sponsorship deal with Tetley's Brewery worth a record £2.3 million. 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 company
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.


Mascot

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. Former "Ronnie" Daniel Duffy stood for
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in the 1997 general election, obtaining 232 votes.


Rivalries

During the early part of the Super League era, Leeds' main local rivals were
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, who they played in two Grand Finals and beat in 2004 to win their first
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title. However the Bulls have since slipped down to the lower leagues and competitive games are rare. Leeds also have a cross-city rivalry with
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, who they play annually in the Harry Jepson OBE Memorial Cup. Leeds and Hunslet F.C. played against each other in the 'all Leeds' 1938 Championship Final at
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, won by Hunslet, which attracted a still-record Rugby League attendance for the city of 54,112. Since the 1970s, however, Hunslet have largely played in lower leagues so competitive fixtures are rare. Leeds also have West Yorkshire derbies with
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and with
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, who they play every Boxing Day in the annual Festive Challenge. Since the formation of
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there has been a major rivalry with St. 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 against
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, whom they have played in big games and beat in a final for the first time in 2015, and against
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, who they have played in
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and Grand Finals.


2025 squad

''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.''


2025 transfers


Players In


Players Out


Loans Out


Players Released


Players


Internationals


Harry Sunderland Trophy winners

The Harry Sunderland Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Super League Grand Final by the Rugby League Writers' Association.


Lance Todd Trophy winners

The Lance Todd Trophy is awarded to the Man-of-the-Match in the Challenge Cup Final. Introduced in 1946, the trophy was named in memory of Lance Todd, the
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-born player and administrator, who was killed in a road accident during the
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. † = Won Lance Todd Trophy whilst on losing side


Man of Steel winners

The
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(latterly the Steve Prescott Man of Steel Award) is an annual honour, awarded by the
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to the most outstanding player in the British game for that year.


Golden Boot winners

The Golden Boot Award is a
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award handed out annually for achievements in rugby league by Rugby 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. It was decided by the judges that Garry 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 is Kevin Sinfield, who won in 2012 at the age of 32.


Testimonials


Players with honours


Captains


Hall of Fame

The Rhinos instigated a
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in 2017. Up to four players will be inducted each year. The qualifications for inductees are that they have: * made at least 150 appearances for the club, * made an exceptional contribution to rugby in Leeds, * achieved representative honours, and * been retired for at least five years (apart from in exceptional circumstances, as was the case with Rob Burrow in 2020).


Staff


First Team coaching staff


Club officials

Club President Andrew Thirkill


Seasons


Honours


League

First Division / Super League: *Winners (11): 1960–61, 1968–69, 1971–72, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 *Runners up (12): 1914–15, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1937–38, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998, 2005, 2022 Second Division / Championship: *Runners up (1): 1902–03 Premiership: *Winners (2): 1974–75, 1978–79 *Runners up (1): 1994–95 RFL Yorkshire League: *Winners (15): 1901–02, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1950–51, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70


Cups

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: *Winners (14): 1909–10, 1922–23, 1931–32, 1935–36, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1956–57, 1967–68, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2020 *Runners up (12): 1942–43, 1946–47, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012 League Cup: *Winners (2): 1972–73, 1983–84 *Runners up (3): 1982–83, 1987–88, 1991–92 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy: *Winners (1): 1970–71 Yorkshire Cup: *Winners (17): 1921–22, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1958–59, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89 *Runners up (4): 1919–20, 1947–48, 1961–62, 1964–65,


International

World Club Challenge: *Winners (3): 2005, 2008, 2012 *Runners up (5): 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018


Records


Club Records

*Biggest win: ::102-0 ''v.''
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(at
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, 1913) *Biggest loss: ::74-0 ''v.'' New Zealand (at
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, 8 October 2022) *Highest all-time attendance: ::40,175 ''v.''
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, 21 May 1947) *Highest Super League attendance: ::23,246 ''v.''
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, 23 March 2018)


Player Records

Most appearances


Notable supporters


Actors

* Matthew Lewis *
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* Mark Smith


Presenters

* Gabby Logan * Chris Hollins * Sue Barker * Clare Balding (TV)


Athletes

* Wayne Rooney *
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*
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* Danyl Johnson * Nicky Campbell * Sean Morley (better known as Val Venis, Canadian Wrestler on WWE) *
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* Steve Walford * Alistair Brownlee * Jonathan Brownlee * Alex Brooker *
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* Ben Darwin * Peter Wright


Other teams

Since 2017, Leeds Rhinos have operated a women's rugby league team and a netball team. Both teams compete in the top tier of their respective competitions, the
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and the
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. 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 the
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.


References


External links

*
Principal fan site and forumSuper League SiteLeeds Rhinos Dedicated section on RugbyLeague.comLeeds Rhinos HistoryLeeds Rhinos News
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