Five return for Rhinos for York clash

Leeds Rhinos Head Coach Brad Arthur has named his 21 man squad to face York Knights this Friday at AMT Headingley, kick off 8pm in Round 2 of the Betfred Super League. 

Arthur welcomes back five players from injury with two players set to make their Rhinos debut. Over a year since moving to AMT Headingley, Fijian superstar Maika Sivo will make his debut on the wing having recovered from an ACL injury suffered in pre-season in 2025. New signing Jeremiah Mata'utia is also included having recovered from a knee injury picked up in training in January. 

Cameron Smith returns having missed last week whilst Man of Steel Jake Connor and forward Keenan Palasia will make their first appearances of the season on Friday. The Rhinos are still without captain Ash Handley, who is nearly full fitness, and England international Mikolaj Oledzki, who is set to be sidelined for 4-6 weeks with a rib injury. 

Don't miss the Rhinos' first home match of the 2026 Betfred Super League season as they take on York Knights on Friday night.

Ticket prices start at £26 for adults, £21 for concessions and £14 for juniors, with prices rising by £3 on matchdays.

To buy tickets go to tickets.therhinos.co.uk or call the ticket office on 0371 423 1315.

The squad in full is:

1 Lachie Miller sponsored by Nexa

2 Maika Sivo sponsored by Digital X Raid

3 Harry Newman sponsored by Warners Fish Merchants

5 Ryan Hall sponsored by Apache

6 Brodie Croft sponsored by Axis Group

7 Jake Connor sponsored by Bartercard

9 Jarrod O'Connor sponsored by Horbury Dental Laboratory and Clinic

10 Tom Holroyd sponsored by West Riding Paper Services

11 Kallum Watkins (C) sponsored by Industruct Limited

12 James McDonnell sponsored by So Trak

13 Keenan Palasia sponsored by Tetley’s

14 Chris Hankinson Available to sponsor

15 Cooper Jenkins sponsored by BKS Groundworks

16 Ethan O'Neill Available to sponsor

17 Cameron Smith sponsored by Warners Fish Merchants

19 Jeremiah Mata’utia Available to sponsor

23 Danny Levi Available to sponsor

24 Ned McCormack sponsored by Fastsigns

25 Ben Littlewood sponsored by GTD Painting & Property Maintenance Ltd

26 Tom Nicholson-Watton sponsored by Pickups Self Storage

27 George Brown sponsored by Simon Baynes