Issue 44:

Rhinos vs. Harlequins - Tickets Now on Sale

Leeds Rhinos game at Harlequins on Saturday 12th June has been moved back to a 5pm kick off and tickets and travel are on sale now from the Headingley Carnegie ticket office.

We have tickets for the North Stand behind the posts only for this match. It is a seated stand but is unreserved seating; they are priced at £15.00 for Adults, £10.00 for Students (with a valid student card) and Senior Citizens (Over 60 years of age) and £5.00 for Juniors under 16.

Junior season ticket holders can exchange their away voucher at Headingley Carnegie ticket sales office. Disabled fans need to book via Harlequins Ticket Office on 020 8410 6000.

Official coach for this match is priced at £25.00 with 5% discount for Season Ticket Holders, Bronze members and Rhinos 2000 members, the coach will depart from Car Park F on St Michaels Lane at 8am which will allow for an afternoon in Richmond prior to the match.

To book either tickets or travel please call the ticket office hotline on 0871 423 13 15 (calls are charged at 10pence per minute) or book online at www.therhinos.co.uk/buytickets

Carnegie

Leeds Carnegie star Hendre Fourie has been included in the England squad for this summers tour to Australia and New Zealand.

The Senior England squad will be taking part in a five match tour of Australia and New Zealand and the Saxons will be participating in the Churchill CFourie, who has been in outstanding form for Leeds Carnegie this season, believes the call up is a signal that players do not have to leave Yorkshire to fulfil their international ambitions. The back row commented, “I was delighted to get the call from Martin Johnson last night to say congratulations and welcome me into the squad. I know most of the guys now as I was training with the full squad as cover during the Six Nations and I can not wait to join up with the guys.up in June.

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Issue 42:

Kevin Sinfield believes in victory at next month’s Gillete World Club Challenge

After being beaten 28-20 by Manly, Leeds went off the boil by losing five of their next 10 games before recovering in time to complete an unprecedented hat-trick of Engage Super League titles.

“To get beat by Manly last year was a real disappointment for all of us so to have another crack at Melbourne is fantastic,” said Sinfield.

“That defeat to Manly hurt us a lot, probably more than we envisaged at the time. We went on a losing run and our form was poor for eight weeks after that but thankfully it came good in the end and we’ve got another crack now.”

Next month’s clash of the Engage Super League and NRL champions is a repeat of the 2008 World Club Challenge which saw the Rhinos run out 11-4 victors and Sinfield is hoping the British public get behind him and his team-mates to spur them on to victory at Elland Road.

“The talk between the boys has been all about Melbourne since we won the Grand Final,” said Sinfield.

“I’m sure it will be another bruising encounter and hopefully the Leeds public and British Super League will get behind us and we can put on a show.”

Sinfield is not underestimating a Melbourne team that contains the likes of Gillette Four Nations winners Greg Inglis, Billy Slater, Ryan Hoffmann and Cameron Smith, and believes that the four Engage Super League matches prior to meeting the NRL champions will prove pivotal to the destination of the Gillette World Club Challenge trophy.

“I’ve heard some of the talk from their camp recently and they’re certainly up for it which is great because we are as well,” said the 29-year old, who was one of England’s shining lights in last year’s Gillette Four Nations.

“The games before them in Super League are really important for us to get some combinations together and get back playing well together. It’s going to be a massive challenge.”

Sinfield is hoping for a change of fortunes when he returns to Elland Road for the first time since England’s Gillette Four Nations defeat. The England International said: “I really enjoyed the Four Nations and obviously the disappointment is that you don’t get to share some celebrations with a group of guys that worked really hard in an international arena.

“But it wasn’t to be, and to be back at Elland Road does hold some special memories for most of this group and hopefully we can create some more.”

Tickets for the Gillette World Club Challenge at Elland Road on Sunday February 28 (6.30) are now available with prices starting from £20, or £10 concessions.

To purchase tickets from the RFL Ticket Office:
please visit www.rugbyleaguetickets.co.uk or call 0844 856 11 13.

Tickets are also available from the Leeds Rhinos Ticket Office at:
Headingley Carnegie Stadium or by calling 0871 423 13 15

Issue 41:

Christmas with the Rhinos:

Rhinos fans in for a treat this Christmas at Headingley Carnegie...

Leeds Rhinos fans are in for a treat this Boxing Day with a host of Rhinos stars running out for the Champions in the Cravendale Festive Challenge against Wakefield at Headingley Carnegie, kick off 11.30am. The fact that only four Rhinos are on duty with England during the Gillette Four Nations and Kylie Leuluai away with Samoa means that coach Brian McClennan will have the majority of the Grand Final winning squad to pick from for the annual clash with Wakefield.

New signing Brett Delaney will make his first appearance for the Rhinos whilst the likes of Rob Burrow, Carl Ablett, Ryan Bailey, Danny Buderus, Brent Webb, Scott Donald, Ali Lauitiiti, Luke Burgess and Ian Kirke could all feature on Boxing Day. For Rob Burrow it will mean his first festive outing since 2004 and the scrum half admits he is looking forward to it. “Boxing Day is a great occasion and I am looking forward to playing in it this year. The last few years I have been sat in the stand supporting the guys but it will be good to be involved this year. For a lot of us, Boxing Day was our first chance to show what we can do in the first team when we were youngsters and it is amazing to think what we have gone on to achieve as a group since then. I am looking forward to playing alongside Brett Delaney, it is always hard for a player when he comes into a new environment but hopefully getting a game under his belt early will help him settle in.”

This will be the sixth consecutive year that Leeds have met Wakefield in the Cravendale Festive Challenge with the Rhinos winning the first three and the Wildcats looking to level the series this year after back to back wins. Commenting on the game, Chief Executive Gary Hetherington said: “Unlike last year with the World Cup, there are only a handful of players who will miss the start of pre-season this year. Everyone else will begin pre-season at the end of the month and be available for Boxing Day with the exception of Keith Senior and Jamie Jones-Buchanan who had operations at the end of last season. Brian McClennan will have to assess the fitness of his players nearer the time but it certainly looks like an exciting line up at this stage.

“There will also be an opportunity for players like Jay Pitts, Kyle Amor and Michael Coady to show what they can do as they look to press their claims for a first team spot. Jay has won the last two Cravendale Festive Challenge games but with Wakefield so hopefully he will be lucky for us this time!” added Hetherington.

Tickets for the Cravendale Festive Challenge Please enquire on 0871 423 1315 or for more info on the Rhinos visit www.therhinos.co.uk

Issue 40:

Leeds Rhinos 2009 Champions

Leeds made history at Old Trafford with a historic third Championship in a row with a 18-10 win over St Helens in the engage Super League Grand Final to become the only Super League team ever to become Champions three years in a row.

Try scorers were Lee Smith (2) and Matt Diskin with a drop goal from Rob Burrow. Captain, Kevin Sinfield added two conversions and a drop goal and was awarded the Harry Sunderland Man of the Match.

Issue 39:

Leeds Rhinos 18
St Helens 10

The Rhinos have put themselves in pole position to win the League Leaders Shield after a titanic battle with St Helens at Headingley Carnegie.

Leeds won with a score of 18 points to 10. Leeds Rhinos face Salford away at the Willows on Friday 11th September when a win or a draw will see the Rhinos presented with the League Leaders Shield after the game.

Fans will have to wait until the first play off game to see the Rhinos back in action at Headingley Carnegie with this the final home game of the regular season.

At the end of the game the players said thanks to the fans for their support over the season with a traditional post match parade. Head Coach, Brian McClennan and skipper Kevin Sinfield said a few words to the crowd as did Ryan Hall, currently the leading try scorer in Super League and Jamie Jones Buchanan who has been celebrating his testimonial year with the club.

Leeds Carnegie
National Divison One Champions 2008-09

Next up: Leeds Carnegie v London Irish, Sunday 20th September, KO 3:00PM Headingley Carnegie Stadium.

Issue 38:

Never Say Die Attitude has been Key to Rhinos Successes!

Jamie Jones-Buchanan has described a never say die attitude in the Rhinos team as one of the reasons why they have been able to come from behind in their last games to secure victory. You can watch Leeds Rhinos live at Headingley Carnegie Stadium on Saturday 1st August Kick off 6.30pm. Tickets are £20 for adults and £12 for juniors. Contact the Box Office on 0871 423 1315 or visit www.therhinos.co.uk.

The Rhinos star believes this philosophy amongst the players has helped them in recent games and will give them strength when they face similar situations throughout the season.
Speaking to Rhinos TV at www.therhinos.co.uk Jamie said, “The spirit in the team is very good at the minute. That’s always part of our philosophy as a group, we’ve all grown up together from young kids and we all love each other. We blow up at each other on the pitch sometimes and it looks like we are all fighting and angry but that just adds to the passion. We’re all desperate to win and really keen. We’re greedy for it in a way, which is a good thing that has been proved in the last couple of games when we’ve probably not started or played most of the game the way we wanted to and we have had to scramble and work hard for it at the end. You know sometimes that happens in finals and in important games and if you know you’ve got the spirit to come back and score two tries in the dying minutes then that always carries you through and you get that never say die attitude.”

At the time of writing Leeds are yet to travel to the JJB stadium to face Wigan Warriors on Friday 24th July but they go off the back of a 24 – 14 win over Hull KR that at points in the game looked like it could go the other way, and after a last minute try secured them victory over Wakefield Wildcats at Belle Vue stadium. Leeds came back in the last 20 minutes of the game from a 30 – 16 deficit to Wakefield Wildcats with tries from Ali Lauitiiti and rob Burrow converted by skipper Kevin Sinfield and Lee Smith respectively, the Rhinos still trailed 30 – 28 in the final minutes of the game before a try from Scott Donald with less than a minute left of the game saw them secure a 30 – 32 victory.

Nearly 60,000 fans enjoyed yet another superb spectacle as engage Super League’s Magic Weekend rolled in to Edinburgh delivering seven superb games and an action packed two days of fun for the whole family. An aggregate attendance of 59,749 watched the full round of engage Super League matches which were played at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

Nigel Wood, the RFL’s Chief Executive, said: “Once again Rugby League fans have turned out in force to support their game and hopefully had a great weekend all round in the Scottish capital. I am sure they will have left a lasting impression on our hosts who have been extremely welcoming. Rugby League supporters are extremely passionate about their sport and they should be proud that very few sports could put on an event like this where 14 sets of supporters can mix together over one weekend whilst watching the sport they all love.

“The Magic Weekend is all about putting on a great showcase for supporters in a destination city and our partners in Scotland have been extremely supportive in putting on this great event enabling us to provide far more entertainment for the fans then ever before. Planning for next year’s Magic Weekend in Edinburgh will start straight away and the starting point will be to seek feedback from clubs and supporters so that in 2010 this event is even bigger and better.”
Scottish Rugby Chief Executive Gordon McKie praised the event’s success and announced he was looking forward to welcoming back the ‘Magic Weekend’ to Murrayfield in 12 month’s time.

McKie said: “We were extremely pleased to be able to host such a colourful and entertaining event with nearly 60,000 people enjoying the Scottish sunshine and a memorable weekend of Rugby League. We consider Murrayfield to be a premier European venue and it is encouraging to see so many newcomers to the stadium enjoy the facilities over the two days. We are proud of our blossoming relationship with RFL and our partners, EventScotland, VisitScotland and City of Edinburgh Council we look forward to building upon this year’s success when the event takes place here in 2010.”

It is estimated that one in 10 Magic Weekend attendees were from Scotland, a figure that the RFL’s Nigel Wood believes shows there is a real appetite north of the border for Rugby League.

Wood said: “Scotland’s performance in last year’s World Cup did a lot to raise awareness of Rugby League in this country and the fact that more than 6,000 Scots have attended this event will add to the momentum.

The media coverage in Scotland covering the Magic Weekend has been excellent and we are expanding our development team up here to turn the increased interest in the sport into more participants. And, who knows in years to come we may see a Scottish team playing in the Championship or Super League as a result of what we’ve started this year?”

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Shadow Home Secretary visits Headingley

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling has visited West Yorkshire. As part of the day, he went to Headingley Carnegie Stadium to see a project aimed at diverting young people from anti-social behaviour. Leeds Rugby Chief Executive Gary Hetherington and Leeds Rugby Foundation Chairman David Oxley explained about the importance of the Re-engage Project and heard about how it worked from those involved.

Chris Grayling said: “Anti-social behaviour is one of the issues that has a real impact on people’s lives. I was pleased to be able to hear about the great work being done by the Leeds Rugby Foundation.
“Initiatives like the Re-engage Project can help both those who suffer because of anti-social behaviour and those who, without this project, would be those causing problems.”

Chris Grayling was accompanied by Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Leeds North West, Julia Mulligan. She added: “Projects like this can have a positive impact on lives right across Leeds and I am committed to supporting it now and in the future.”