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Leeds Rhinos
Club information
Full name
Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club
Current details
Ground(s)
Headingley Carnegie Stadium (20,500)
Coach
Brian McDermott
Competition
Super League
Uniforms
Home colours
Away colours
Leeds Rhinos will play in the 2012 Super League season, alongside Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers, Catalans Dragons, Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC, Hull K.R, London Broncos, Salford City Reds, St. Helens, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Warrington Wolves. Widnes Vikings, Wigan Warriors
16 June 2011 – Leeds Rhinos announce that props Luke Burgess (signed for South Sydney Rabbitohs) and Ben Cross (signed for Wigan Warriors 2011 and Widnes Vikings 2012) will leave the club.
7 July 2011 – After 13 years at the club, Keith Senior announced that he would be joining Crusaders.
27 July 2011 – Following the Super League licensing announcement, which saw Crusaders withdraw their licence, so Keith Senior was left without a club.
10 August 2011 – Wakefield Trinity Wildcats announce the signing of Ali Lauitiiti ending an 8-year stay at the club.
12 August 2011Leeds Rhinos announce the signing of prop Richard Moore from Crusaders on a 3-year contract.
22 September 2011Leeds announce the signing of Hull F.C. youngster Luke Briscoe.
28 September 2011Leeds announce that hookers Paul McShane and Liam Hood signed 4-year contracts in anticipation of Danny Buderus leaving.
30 September 2011Leeds Rhinos reach the Super League Grand Final for the 4th time in 5 years, they take on St. Helens.
30 September 2011 – Danny Buderus reveals that the Grand Final will be his farewell from the club, announcing that he will be joining Newcastle Knights for a second stint, to end his career. Buderus made 220 appearances for the Knights before joining Leeds in 2009, he was man of the match in the game that got Leeds to the final vs Warrington Wolves
October[]
3 October 2011 – Leeds announce that Kyle Amor will join Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a 3-year contract. However the Rhinos have the option of getting him back after a year.
8 October 2011 – Rhinos youngster George Elliott will join York City Knights in 2012, he made one first team appearance this season.
8 October 2011 – Leeds Rhinos are crowned Super League Champions beating St. Helens 32–16 in front of 69,107 people, Leeds scrum half Rob Burrow won the Harry Sunderland Trophy. Leeds are the first team to win from 5th place in the Super League history. Leeds will now face Manly Sea Eagles in the World Club Challenge.
10 October 2011 - 9 Rhinos were called up for England duty. Kevin Sinfield, Ryan Hall, Ben Jones Bishop, Ryan Bailey, Jamie Jones Buchanan, Carl Ablett and captaining England is prop Jamie Peacock. Zak Hardaker and Chris Clarkson have been called up for England Knights duty.
11 October 2011 - Danny McGuire was added to the England squad after St. HelensJonny Lomax pulled out through injury.
13 October 2011 - Leeds Rhinos announce the signing of Huddersfield Giants prop Darrell Griffin on a 3-year contract.
17 October 2011 - Leeds Rhinos youngsters James Duckworth and new signing Luke Briscoe added to the England Academy squad alongside Stevie Ward and Jordan Baldwinson in the squad to face the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) at Leigh Sports Village, Leigh on Sunday 4 December 2011.
19 October 2011 - Leeds Rhinos players Ryan Hall, Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and player of the season Jamie Jones Buchanan are selected in the 17 to take on France in an international friendly, Peacock will captain the side.
21 October 2011 - England defeat France 32–18 with Ryan Hall scoring inside the first minute, and Kevin Sinfield contributing with the conversions.
24 October 2011 - It is announced that the World Club Challenge clash vs Manly Sea Eagles will be played at either Headingley Stadium or Elland Road despite suggestions that it may be played in Australia or Dubai
25 October 2011 - Leeds announce that youngsters Paul McShane, Zak Hardaker, Kallum Watkins, Ben Jones Bishop and Chris Clarkson will be in the 25-man squad and will be at the heart of the club for the 2012 season.
26 October 2011 - Ryan Hall, Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock and Jamie Jones Buchanan are called up for England duty again in the first Four Nations game against Wales on Saturday 29 October.
29 October 2011 - England defeated Wales 42–4. Wigan Warriors full back Sam Tomkins scored 4 tries, and Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield kicked 5 out of 8 goals (10 points).
November 2011[]
3 November 2011 - Rhinos quartet Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock (c), Ryan Hall and Jamie Jones Buchanan are included in the England team to take on Australia at Wembley on Saturday 5 November.
5 November 2011 - Ryan Hall scored two tries for England vs Australia despite losing 36–20.
10 November 2011 - Rhinos announced their 30-man squad for the 2012 season which involved no less than 13 changes to the squad numbers which are shown in the team section above, the likes of Zak Hardaker, Ben Jones Bishop, Kallum Watkins and Paul McShane were moved up into the first 13-man squad.
12 November 2011 - England defeat New Zealand 28-6 to reach the Four Nations Final, thanks to a try from Ryan Hall and Kevin Sinfield kicking 6 out of 6 goals, he also received the Man of the Match award. Jamie Peacock captained the side and Jamie Jones Buchanan was also part of the 17-man squad.
14 November 2011 - The Rhinos announced their new home shirt for the 2012 season, the kit is the traditional blue and amber, dark blue base with a yellow band across the middle.
19 November 2011 - Rhinos stars Ryan Hall, Kevin Sinfield, Jamie Peacock (c) and Jamie Jones Buchanan featured for England against Australia in the Four Nations Final at Elland Road. Ryan Hall scored England's only try with Kevin Sinfield kicking the conversion and a penalty, however England lost 30–8.
22 November 2011 - The Heinz Big Soup World Club Challenge will take place at Headingley Stadium between the Rhinos and Manly Sea Eagles on Friday 17 February 2012.
25 November 2011 The Super League fixtures were announced, and the Rhinos will take on Hull K.R at Headingley Stadium. It was also announced that Leeds Rhinos will take on Bradford Bulls over the Manchester Magic weekend at Etihad Stadium on the weekend of 26/27 May. Leeds will finish the season against Huddersfield Giants at Galpharm Stadium.
28 November 2011 The 2013 Rugby League World Cup venues were revealed, it was announced that Headingley Stadium would be hosting a quarter-final and a group match, and Leeds as a city would be hosting two teams, providing facilities for both.
30 November 2011 - Leeds Rhinos announced a development in their partnership with Whitehaven, part of the latest agreement see the Rhinos take on Whitehaven in a friendly on 29 January 2012.
December 2011[]
7 December 2011 - Rhinos head coach Brian McDermott was announced to be one of the top 5 personalities of the year in the Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011/2012 alongside Wigan WarriorsSam Tomkins, Man of Steel and Castleford TigersRangi Chase, Featherstone Rovers Head Coach Daryl Powell and recently retired Australia legend Darren Lockyer.[1]
9 December 2011 - Leeds Rhinos player of the season Jamie Jones Buchanan confirmed that he would be a Rhinos for life by signing a new 3-year contract with the club.[2]
19 December 2011Rhinos announce their team for the game vs Wakefield Trinity on Boxing Day, the squad is as follows:[3]
1. Lee Smith
2. Jimmy Watson
3. Kallum Watkins
4. Zak Hardaker
5. Jamel Chisholm
6. Stevie Ward
7. Rob Burrow
8. Darrell Griffin
9. Paul McShane
10. Ian Kirke
11. Jay Pitts
12. Weller Hauraki
13. Chris Clarkson
14. Liam Hood
15. Richard Moore
16. Brad Singleton
17. Luke Briscoe
23 December 2011 - Chris Clarkson signs a new five-year contract with the club.
26 December - Leeds Rhinos beat Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the traditional Boxing Day clash at Headingley Stadium The final score was 26-10 thanks to tries for Chris Clarkson, Liam Hood, Kallum Watkins, Rob Burrow and Zak Hardaker, the Rhinos man of the match was announced as Weller Hauraki, new signings Darrell Griffin and Richard Moore made their debuts for the club.
January[]
5 January - The Rhinos flew out to Cyprus for a pre season warm weather training camp.
13 January 2012 - It was announced that the South Stand would be closed for the upcoming Rob Burrow testimonial match vs Featherstone Rovers on Friday 20 January due to planned maintenance work.
17 January 2012 - Leeds Rhinos star winger Ryan Hall signed a new 5-year contract with the club to keep him at the club until the end of the 2016 season.
19 January 2012 - The Rhinos announced a strong lineup for Rob Burrow's testimonial match vs Featherstone Rovers. The squad is a follows: 1 Brent Webb, 14 Lee Smith, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 6 Danny McGuire, 7 Rob Burrow, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 9 Paul McShane, 16 Ryan Bailey, 11 Jamie Jones Buchanan, 14 Brett Delaney, 12 Carl AblettSubs: 19 Weller Hauraki, 24 Liam Hood, 20 Darrell Griffin, 21 Richard Moore, 18 Chris Clarkson
20 January 2012 - The Rhinos beat Featherstone Rovers 66–0 in Rob Burrow's testimonial, tries came from Danny McGuire (4), Zak Hardaker (2), Rob Burrow, Ryan Hall, Paul McShane, Kallum Watkins and Liam Hood. Man of the match was the pocket rocket himself Rob Burrow.
22 January 2012 - A young Leeds side mixed with a majority of U20's and some first team players beat Hunslet Hawks 22–20 at South Leeds Stadium, tries came from Ben Jones Bishop, Sean Casey, Daniel Smith and Stevie Ward.
26 January 2012 - Kallum Watkins signed a new 5-year contract with the club.
26 January 2012 - The Manchester Magic weekend schedule was announced, the Rhinos will play on Sunday 27 May vs Bradford Bulls at 4pm, all the matches will be played at Manchester City'sEtihad Stadium. The full schedule is as follows:
Saturday 26 May
1pm Castleford Tigers vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
27 January 2012 The Rhinos announced a strong squad to play Whitehaven, the squad is as follows: 1 Jimmy Watson, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Jack Pring, 4 Jake Normington, 5 Jamel Chisholm, 6 Stevie Ward, 7 Ollie Olds, 8 Luke Ambler, 9 Sean Casey, 10 Daniel Smith, 11 Clayton Scott, 12 Jay Pitts, 13 Brad Singleton Subs: 14 Danny Bravo, 15 Matthew Syron, 16 Matthew Nicholson, 17 Kyle Quinlan, 18 Jay Leary
29 January 2012Leeds Rhinos lost 34-32 vs Whitehaven.
February[]
1 February 2012 - The Rhinos announced their squad for the first game of the Super League season vs Hull K.R, the squad is as follows:
1 February 2012 - Leeds also announced that the South Stand would be sponsored by Tetley's, with the North Stand sponsored by Leeds Building Society
3 February 2012 - The StobartSuper League kicked off in style for the Rhinos who beat Hull K.R 34–16 at Headingley Stadium. The game marked Kevin Sinfield's 400 appearance for the club. Kallum Watkins scored a hat trick and won the man of the match award. Other tries came from Brett Delaney, Brent Webb and Danny McGuire, Kevin Sinfield kicked 5 out of 6 goals.
8 February 2012 - Brett Delaney signed a new 3-year contract with the club.
9 February 2012 The Rhinos announced an unchanged 19-man squad to play Wigan Warriors:
11 February 2012 - Leeds Rhinos lost 20-6 to Wigan Warriors in a rematch after the Wembley matchup in the Challenge Cup Final last year. However the game saw Darrell Griffin score his first Rhinos try.
15 February 2012 - The Rhinos announced their squad for the Heinz Big Soup World Club Challenge, the squad is as follows: 1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 6 Danny McGuire, 7 Rob Burrow, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Jamie Peacock, 11 Jamie Jones Buchanan, 12 Carl Ablett, 13 Kevin Sinfield (c), 15 Brett Delaney, 16 Ryan Bailey, 17 Ian Kirke, 18 Chris Clarkson, 19 Weller Hauraki, 20 Darrell Griffin
17 February 2012 - Leeds Rhinos were crowned World Club Champions after a 26–12 victory against Manly Sea Eagles. Ryan Hall was given man of the match after scoring two tries, tries also came from Kallum Watkins, Ben Jones Bishop and Carl Ablett.
26 February 2012 - Leeds Rhinos beat struggling Super League new boys Widnes Vikings 44–16 at the Stobart Stadium, tries came from Ben Jones Bishop (2), Rob Burrow (2), Ryan Hall (2), Zak Hardaker and Kallum Watkins, Kevin Sinfield kicked 6/8 goals.
March[]
2 March 2012 - The Rhinos beat Castleford Tigers 36–14. Tries came from Ryan Hall (3) and Kallum Watkins. Danny McGuire scored his customary try against the Tigers and hooker Liam Hood scored a try on his debut.
6 March 2012 - 11 Leeds Rhinos players were announced in the England Elite train on squad, they are as follows: Jamie Peacock, Kevin Sinfield, Ryan Hall, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow, Zak Hardaker, Ben Jones Bishop, Carl Ablett, Jamie Jones Buchanan, Ryan Bailey and Kallum Watkins. Chris Clarkson was added to the England Knights squad.
23 March 2012 - Jamie Peacock MBE signed a new 2-year contract which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2014 season. He also confirmed that these will be his last 2 seasons before he retires.
April[]
May[]
June[]
July[]
August[]
September[]
October[]
Previous season results[]
Super League[]
Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
vs
Home/Away
N
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
H
H
A
H
A
H
A
A
H
A
H
A
H
A
Win/Draw/Loss
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
D
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
Result
32–28
32–18
26–36
24–40
46–12
16–30
28–8
22–22
28–38
6–38
30–22
34–16
48–6
30–6
6–42
16–42
44–14
12–7
12–18
24–26
18–38
20–0
30–22
56–0
22–32
64–20
31–24
Play-off results[]
Round
PO1
PO2
POSF
GF
vs
Home/Away
H
A
A
N
Win/Draw/Loss
W
W
W
W
Result
42–10
34–28
26–24
32–16
Challenge Cup results[]
Round
CCR4
CCR5
CCQF
CCSF
CCF
vs
Home/Away
H
H
A
N
N
Win/Draw/Loss
W
W
W
W
L
Result
30–20
40–20
38–22
10–8
18–28
Key:
W=Win D=Draw L=Loss
H=Home A=Away N=Neutral
P01 = Play Off 1 PO2 = Play Off 2 POSF = Play Off Semi Final GF = Grand Final
CCR4/5/QF/SF/F = Challenge Cup Round 4/5/Quarter Final/Semi Final/Final
1 Lee Smith, 2 Jimmy Watson, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Jamel Chisholm, 6 Stevie Ward, 7 Rob Burrow (c), 8 Darrell Griffin, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Ian Kirke, 11 Jay Pitts, 12 Weller Hauraki, 13 Chris ClarksonSubs 14 Liam Hood, 15 Richard Moore, 16 Brad Singleton, 17 Jared Stewart, 18 Luke Ambler, 19 Daniel Smith
Wakefield Squad
1 Richard Mathers, 24 Dale Morton, 3 Dean Collis, 4 Vince Mellars, 5 Ben Cockayne, 6 Isaac John, 20 Tim Smith, 8 Oliver Wilkes, 9 Andy Ellis, 16 Paul Johnson, 10 Andy Raleigh 22 Kyle Trout, 12 Steve Southern (c) Subs 7 Kyle Wood, 15 Kyle Amor, 18 Matt James, 19 Frankie Mariano, 22 Matt Wildie, 33 Lucas Walshaw
Leeds Tries
Chris Clarkson, Liam Hood, Kallum Watkins, Rob Burrow, Zak Hardaker
Wakefield Tries
Andy Ellis, Dean Collis
Leeds Goals
Lee Smith (2/3), Rob Burrow (1/1), Paul McShane (0/1),
1 Jimmy Watson, 2 Mo Agoro, 3 Jimmy Keinhorst, 4 Jake Normington, 5 Jamal Chisholm, 6 Stevie Ward, 7 Sean Casey, 8 Daniel Smith, 9 Liam Hood, 10 Matthew Syron, 11 Danny Bravo, 12 Clayton Scott, 13 Brad Singleton Subs 14 Aaron Brown, 15 Ollie Olds, 16 Colten Roche, 17 Gareth Morgan, 18 Jack Pring, 19 Ryan Smith, 20 Matthew Nicholson
York Squad
1 James Hayne, 2 Waine Pryce, 3 James Ford, 4 George Elliott, 5 Dave Sutton, 6 Brett Turner, 7 Lee Williams, 8 Adam Sullivan, 9 Jack Lee, 10 Alex Benton, 11 Rhys Clarke, 12 James Houston, 13 Jack Aldous Subs: 14 Ben Hellwell, 15 Jordan Tansey, 16 Brooke Broughton, 17 Adam Howard, 18 Jon Gay, 19 Ed Smith, 20 Davey Burn
Leeds Tries
Jamel Chisholm, Jimmy Watson, Aaron Brown
York Tries
Dave Sutton (2), Jack Lee, Adam Howard, Adam Sullivan
Jimmy Watson, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, Jimmy Keinhorst, Jack Pring, 28 Jamel Chisholm, 25 Stevie Ward, Sean Casey, Brad Singleton, Arron Brown, 26 Luke Ambler, Danny Bravo, 17 Ian Kirke, 22 Jay PittsSubs: Ollie Olds, 30 Daniel Smith, Colton Roche, James Davies
Hunslet Squad
Leeds Tries
Ben Jones Bishop, Sean Casey, Daniel Smith, Stevie Ward
1 Jimmy Watson, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Jack Pring, 4 Jake Normington, 5 Jamel Chisholm, 6 Stevie Ward, 7 Ollie Olds, 8 Luke Ambler, 9 Sean Casey, 10 Daniel Smith, 11 Clayton Scott, 12 Jay Pitts, 13 Brad Singleton
Subs: 14 Danny Bravo, 15 Matthew Syron, 16 Matthew Nicholson, 17 Kyle Quinlan, 18 Jay Leary
1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield (c), 6 Danny McGuire, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 7 Rob Burrow, 20 Darrell Griffin, 15 Brett Delaney, 19 Weller Hauraki, 12 Carl AblettSubs: 9 Paul McShane, 17 Ian Kirke, 21 Richard Moore, 22 Jay Pitts
Widnes Squad
1 Shaun Briscoe, 2 Paddy Flynn, 20 Stefan Marsh, 4 Willie Isa, 5 Patrick Ah Van, 6 Lloyd White, 7 Rhys Hanbury, 8 Ben Cross, 13 Jon Clarke, 10 Ben Davies, 11 Frank Winterstein, 21 Dave Allen, 12 Hep CahillSubs: 15 Simon Finnigan, 17 Steve Pickersgill, 25 Danny Craven, 26 Anthony Mullally
Leeds Tries
Ben Jones Bishop (16,29), Rob Burrow (18,21), Ryan Hall (50,75), Zak Hardaker (60), Kallum Watkins (73)
Widnes Tries
Patrick Ah Van (24), Rhys Hanbury (27), Paddy Flynn (70)
14 Lee Smith, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield (c), 7 Rob Burrow, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Jamie Peacock, 18 Chris Clarkson, 15 Brett Delaney, 12 Carl AblettSubs 17 Ian Kirke, 20 Darrell Griffin, 21 Richard Moore, 25 Steve Ward
1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield, 25 Stevie Ward, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Jamie Peacock, 18 Chris Clarkson, 15 Brett Delaney, 12 Carl AblettSubs: 14 Lee Smith, 17 Ian Kirke, 20 Darrell Griffin, 21 Richard Moore
1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 3 Kallum Watkins, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield, 25 Stevie Ward, 20 Darrell Griffin, 9 Paul McShane, 10 Jamie Peacock, 15 Brett Delaney, 18 Chris Clarkson, 12 Carl AblettSubs 8 Kylie Leuluai, 14 Lee Smith, 16 Ryan Bailey 17 Ian Kirke
1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 12 Carl Ablett, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield, 14 Lee Smith, 20 Darrell Griffin, 7 Rob Burrow, 10 Jamie Peacock, 18 Chris Clarkson, 15 Brett Delaney, 16 Ryan BaileySubs: 8 Kylie Leuluai, 9 Paul McShane, 17 Ian Kirke, 23 Brad Singleton
1 Richie Mathers, 2 Peter Fox, 34 Paul Sykes, 3 Dean Collis, 5 Ben Cockayne, 13 Danny Washbrook, 20 Tim Smith, 10 Andy Raleigh, 7 Kyle Wood, 15 Kyle Amor, 17 Danny Kirmond, 33 Lucas Walshaw, 14 Paul AitonSubs 4 Vince Mellars, 6 Isaac John, 8 Oliver Wilkes, 25 Matt James
1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 12 Carl Ablett, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield 9c), 6 Danny McGuire, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 31 Shaun Lunt, 10 Jamie Peacock, 18 Chris Clarkson, 11 Jamie Jones BuchananSubs 14 Lee Smith, 17 Ian Kirke, 20 Darrell Griffin, 21 Richard Moore
1 Brent Webb, 2 Ben Jones Bishop, 14 Lee Smith, 4 Zak Hardaker, 5 Ryan Hall, 13 Kevin Sinfield (c), 6 Danny McGuire, 8 Kylie Leuluai, 7 Rob Burrow, 17 Ian Kirke, 19 Weller Hauraki, 11 Jamie Jones Buchanan, 18 Chris ClarksonSubs: 9 Paul McShane, 16 Ryan Bailey, 21 Richard Moore, 31 Shaun Lunt
Danny McGuire (12), Brent Webb (20), Ben Jones Bishop (31), Ryan Hall (35,79), Rob Burrow (48), Shaun Lunt (55), Kevin Sinfield (58,74), Lee Smith (71)
1 Paul Wellens, 21 Thomas Makinson, 3 Michael Shenton, 17 Gary Wheeler, 5 Francis Meli, 6 Lance Hohaia, 7 Jonny Lomax, 8 Josh Perry, 9 James Roby, 14 Anthony Laffranchi, 4 Sia Soliola, 12 Jon Wilkin, 13 Chris FlannerySubs 10 Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11 Tony Puletua, 15 Mark Flanagan, 16 Paul Clough