Rhinos hoping for twin city Wembley joy

Leeds Rhinos Women are hoping that there will be double joy at Wembley Stadium this week for Leeds and their twin city in Germany, Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund are at Wembley this Saturday in the Champions League Final up against Real Madrid whilst Leeds Rhinos Women will take to field at the national stadium seven days later in the Challenge Cup Final on Saturday 8^th June.

Stadt Dortmund (Germany) has been twinned with Leeds for over 50 years. After World War II, cities all over Europe, particularly in Germany, France and the UK, started twinnings to nurture international understanding on a people to people level and to build peace between the nations of Europe.

The friendship between Leeds and Dortmund dates back to 1969 and has developed into a strategic partnership which encourages cooperation around key city challenges, such as climate change, economic development and health and well-being.

Leeds Rhinos Women's players Liv Whitehead, Lucy Murray, Bella Sykes and Keara Bennett were joined by the club’s mascot Ronnie the Rhino in Dortmund Square in the Leeds City Centre alongside the Dortmund Drayman, a statue produced by artist Arthur Schulze-Engels and is a replica of the same statue in Dortmund.