Bethan Dainton

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Bethan Dainton

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  • Position: Back Row
  • Heritage No. 52
  • DOB: 12/04/1988
  • Height: 167 CM
  • Honours: Wales

Heritage Number: 52

Debut: Vs York Valkyrie 09/04/2023

Honours -

Grand Final: Finalist 2023

Challenge Cup: Finalist 2023, 2024


Bethan Dainton made the switch from Rugby Union to Rugby League to join the Rhinos ahead of the 2023 season and made her Betfred Women's Super League debut in the opening match of the season against York in the back row. 

A memorable first season for the forward saw her play 14 out of 17 games for head coach Lois Forsell, plus she added six tries in all competitions. Five of her tries came in the Challenge Cup as she helped Leeds become one of the first Women's sides to play at Wembley Stadium in the Final, plus she also started her first Grand Final in the defeat to York.

Dainton previously played for Rugby Union side Harlequins, where she won the Premier 15 title in 2021 and became the first service woman to play for the Barbarians. She is a dual code international too, who won eight caps in Rugby Union for Wales in both the forwards and the backs, before representing Wales Rugby League in 2022. 2023 saw her awarded the captaincy of the national side as she led Wales out against France, but was unavailable for the test against England a week later.

Away from Rugby, Dainton is a full time solider in the British Army, and has played both Rugby codes for the Army teams. In 2022, she scored two tries for the Army when they beat the Royal Navy at Twickenham and was awarded MVP of the International Defence Rugby competition in New Zealand.


Rhinos Career

Appears

29

Tries

15

Goals

0

D. Goals

0

Sin Bin

0

Dismissal

0

Points

36

By Season

Season Competition Appears Tries Goals D. Goals Sin Bin Dismissal Points
2024 9 4 0 0 0 0 16
22/09/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 10-12 York Valkyrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/09/2024 Wigan Warriors 4-24 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
01/09/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 6-32 York Valkyrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 28-8 Wigan Warriors 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
04/08/2024 Featherstone Rovers 6-68 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
14/07/2024 Warrington Wolves 4-50 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 6-16 St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/05/2024 York Valkyrie 10-16 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/04/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 66-4 Huddersfield Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 6 5 0 0 0 0 16
08/06/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 0-22 St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/05/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 34-20 Wigan Warriors 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/04/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 70-10 Warrington Wolves 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
07/04/2024 Leeds Rhinos Women 54-10 Huddersfield Giants 1 2 0 0 0 0 8
24/03/2024 Hull KR 0-90 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/03/2024 Leigh Leopards 4-52 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
Season Competition Appears Tries Goals D. Goals Sin Bin Dismissal Points
2023 9 1 0 0 0 0 4
08/10/2023 York Valkyrie 16-6 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/09/2023 St Helens 16-20 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 24-0 Wigan Warriors 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/09/2023 St Helens 22-34 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/08/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 58-10 Warrington Wolves 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/07/2023 York Valkyrie 12-12 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2023 Wigan Warriors 0-52 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
26/05/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 18-38 St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 12-34 York Valkyrie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
12/08/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 8-22 St Helens 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/07/2023 Wigan Warriors 4-16 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/06/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 54-0 Leigh Leopards Ladies 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/05/2023 Huddersfield Giants 0-52 Leeds Rhinos Women 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/04/2023 Leeds Rhinos Women 72-0 Bradford Bulls 1 2 0 0 0 0 0

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