21 Jun 2024
Match Pack: Round Fifteen
Tonight Leeds Rhinos will take on Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League at AMT Headingley, KO 8pm.
Ahead of the teams taking to the field, here is your snapshot preview of everything you need to know about the two teams:
21-man squad recap
Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos have made a number of changes to their 21 man squad for this Friday's game against Leigh with four players ruled out by the RFL’s concussion protocols.
The club have also brought in young Wigan forward Sam Eseh Jnr on loan.
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— Leeds Rhinos (@leedsrhinos) June 19, 2024
In brief
- The Rhinos have confirmed that four players will miss the game after being ruled out by the RFL’s concussion protocols following last Saturday’s game at Hull FC.
- Sam Eseh, a short term signing from Wigan, is one of three players that could make his Rhinos debut tonight along with Ben Littlewood and Toby Warren. Having come through Wakefield's academy system, Eseh was signed by Wigan for the 2024 season but supports the Leeds forward pack for the next four weeks.
- Littlewood and Warren have played most of their rugby in the Reserves this year, having both played for the club's Under-18s Academy previously.
- Rhyse Martin is three goals away from hitting 500 in his career, after adding one against Hull FC last time out.
- Harry Newman, Ash Handley, Tom Holroyd and Sam Lisone have all be stood down this week having displayed concussion symptoms post Hull FC. They join Andy Ackers and James Bentley as they recover from concussion, whilst Morgan Gannon has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2024 season.
Leopards
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Here are the picks for our Round 15 game against @leedsrhinos Friday night.
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— Leigh Leopards (@LeighLeopardsRL) June 20, 2024
In brief
- Leigh could hand a debut to Aaron Pene after the prop's arrival from Melbourne Storm a week ago. He is the only change to the Leopards side as Gareth O'Brien drops out.
- Former Leeds player Zak Hardaker could hit two milestones against his old club. The centre is three tries away from 150 tries for his career and 100 tries in Super League.
- Josh Charnley also needs a try to draw level with Maurice Richards (31st) in the all-time scorers in the British game.
Form
Rhinos
Round Ten - Won 46-8 vs London Broncos
Round Eleven - Lost 26-0 vs Catalans Dragons
Round Twelve - Lost 40-10 vs St Helens
Round Thirteen - Won 32-4 vs Castleford Tigers
Round Fourteen - Lost 18-10 vs Hull FC
Leopards
Round Ten - Drew 28-28 vs Castleford Tigers
Round Eleven - Won 40-12 vs Salford Red Devils
Round Twelve - Won 16-10 vs Huddersfield Giants
Round Thirteen - Lost 12-0 vs Hull KR
Round Fourteen - Won 10-2 vs Catalans Dragons
Head to head
Last time out
How to keep up with tonight's game
Last minute tickets
Fans can purchase tickets online at tickets.therhinos.co.uk until kick-off (subject to availability) and will be emailed to your smartphone to use at the turnstiles. Fans can only purchase any remaining tickets at the ground from the Ticket Office on St Michaels Lane. They are not available to purchase on the turnstiles.
TV Broadcasts
Sky Sports have the whole Super League season covered with every match available to watch live. The Rhinos' clash with Leigh is available on Main Event and Action from 7pm, which fans can access through either your Sky subscription or with a NOW day pass, which is priced at £14.99.
The game will be available to watch on SuperLeague+, but only after the game has finished.
Radio
BBC Radio Leeds are live from AMT Headingley from 7pm on DAB and online on BBC Sounds. Listen live here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/p...
BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra are also on air from 7.45pm, available on DAB and BBC Sounds. Listen here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/p...
Talksport 2 is covering the match as well with Craig Murdoch and Paul Cooke live from 7.45pm. Go to https://talksport.com/play/tal... to listen
Social Media
Keep up to date with events from AMT Headingley on the Rhinos official social channels too: