Good Friday's double header matchup kicks off as two unbeaten sides in the Under-18s Academy Championship, Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants, face off at AMT Headingley in the first game of the day, kick off 3pm.

A confident performance against Castleford saw Chev Walker's side run riot at The Jungle to complement their first round win in a tussle with Wigan Warriors. This Friday sees the young Rhinos face a Huddersfield side who have only won once in the last five meetings against Leeds. That win came in 2023 when a late fightback from Leeds couldn't repair the first half damage done by the Giants, but the Rhinos bounced back later that year to score 12 tries at Laund Hill.

Under the stewardship of Steve Fox, Huddersfield Giants Under-18s have made a confident start to the 2025 Academy season as they sit top of the table as the highest-scoring side after two games.

Since finishing fourth and reaching the semi-finals in the 2018 season, the club have missed the play offs in each of the last five years. This year looks to be different though as they have come out of the blocks firing on all cylinders to be one of five teams with two wins from two.

A 66-14 triumph over Salford back at the end of March gave the Giants the best possible start to a campaign as Alex Chippendale, Harvey Barker, Roman Sharma and Sam Beety all scored two tries each as part of the 12-try drubbing. A fortnight later, a stern task against St Helens saw the Giants come out on top again with a 26-16 result against the 2024 Academy Grand Finalists. Chippendale was amongst the scorers again as he added another two tries to his name for the season, whilst Beety's try and three goals puts him as the leading points scorer in the Giants Academy camp in 2025

Last Time Out

Take a look at what happened when the Giants visited AMT Headingley during the 2024 season as the Rhinos started to put a winning run together.

Round Three Fixtures

Bradford Bulls vs Salford Red Devils - Thursday 17th April

Wigan Warriors vs St Helens - Friday 18th April

Castleford Tigers vs Wakefield Trinity - Friday 18th April

Warrington Wolves vs Leigh Leopards - Friday 18th April

Leeds Rhinos vs Huddersfield Giants - Friday 18th April

Hull FC vs Hull KR - Saturday 19th April

More information

For fans wanting to watch the Academy game, please be aware that stadium gates open at 2.30pm, 30 minutes before the Academy game kicks off.

The game is included in all tickets for the men's Betfred Super League match, kick off 5.30pm, but be aware that there is no option to purchase a ticket to watch the U18s game only – fans must purchase a full-price ticket. To get your tickets, visit tickets.therhinos.co.uk or give us a call on 0371 423 1315 (Open Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm excluding Bank Holidays).