Super League Champions Leeds Rhinos were helping to spread Christmas cheer yesterday afternoon when they visited children and their parents at St James's hospital in Leeds. The Rhinos squad gave out presents and talked to children on the wards. The club also presented a cheque for £8,300 to Sally Amos, Administrator for the Candelighters Trust, a charity which supports the work of oncology unit and fund research into children's cancer. Sally said, "I would like to say thank you to Willie Poching and members of the Leeds Rugby Foundation community team who canoed from Leeds to Liverpool over the summer. This is a fantastic donation and it will help us to purchase equipment and facilities it will also help to ensure the research and treatment for young people on the ward can be continued." Willie Poching commenting on the day said, "This has been a great day and the children were pleased to see the players. We are thrilled to be handing over the cheque to the Candelighters. Thank you to everyone who supported the canoe challenge. We were overwhelmed with the level of support we received from our fans."