2020 Leeds Rhinos season

This article details the Leeds Rhinos's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

2020 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League Rank5
Challenge CupWinners
2020 recordWins: 11; Draws: 0; Losses: 5
Points scoredFor: 307; Against: 278
Team information
Chairman Paul Caddick
Head Coach Richard Agar
Captain
StadiumHeadingley
Leeds, United Kingdom
Avg. Attend.13,706
Agg. Attend.54,824
High. Attend.19,500 (v Hull FC)
Low. Attend.0
Top scorers
Tries Ash Handley (12)
Goals Rhyse Martin (40)
Points Rhys Martin (84)
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2020 Squad
Leeds Rhinos 2020 Squad
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach

Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice captain(s)

Updated: 6 December 2019
Source(s): 2020 Squad Numbers

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PP WPCT Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors 17 13 0 4 408 278 146.8 76.47 League Leaders Shield/Play-off semi-final 1
2 St Helens 17 12 0 5 469 195 240.5 70.59[upper-alpha 1] Play-off semi-final 2
3 Warrington Wolves 17 12[upper-alpha 2] 0 5 365 204 178.9 70.59 Elimination play-off
4 Catalans Dragons 13 8 0 5 376 259 145.2 61.54
5 Leeds Rhinos 17 10 0 7 369 390 94.6 58.82
6 Hull FC 17 9 0 8 405 436 92.9 52.94
7 Huddersfield Giants[upper-alpha 3] 18 7 0 11 318 367 86.6 38.89
8 Castleford Tigers 16 6 0 10 328 379 86.5 37.50
9 Salford Red Devils 18 8 0 10[upper-alpha 2] 354 469 75.50 27.78[upper-alpha 4]
10 Wakefield Trinity 19 5 0 13 324 503 64.4 26.32
11 Hull Kingston Rovers 17 3 0 14 290 526 55.1 17.65

Source:"Betfred Super League Table". BBC Sport. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.

Notes

  1. Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).[1]
  2. Salford forfeited a game against Warrington. Under RFL operational rules, the game is recorded as a 24–0 victory for Warrington and converse loss for Salford with the points scored/conceded applying to both teams.[2]
  3. Huddersfield were placed on standby to take the place of any of the four teams in the elimination finals should one be unable to fulfil their fixture.[3]
  4. Salford deducted three wins by the Rugby Football League for failing to meet the terms of a financial commitment agreed in 2013.[4]

Fixtures and Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Challenge Cup
Date and TimeRndVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendance
18 September, 20:15QF Hull KRNTotally Wicked StadiumW48–18Seumanufagai, Handley, L.Briscoe, Newman, Leeming (2), T.Briscoe, MartinMartin (8)N/A
3 October, 14:30SF Wigan WarriorsNTotally Wicked StadiumW26–12Martin, Handley (2), T. BriscoeMartin (5)N/A
17 October, 15:00F Salford Red DevilsNWembley StadiumW17–16T. Briscoe, Handley (2)Martin (2), Gale DGN/A

Regular season
Date and TimeRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAttendance
2 February, 19:451 Leeds Rhinos4-30 Hull FCHeadingleyHandley19,500
9 February, 15:00[lower-alpha 1]2 Huddersfield GiantsP-P Leeds RhinosJohn Smiths Stadium
14 February, 19:453 Leeds Rhinos52-10 Hull KRHeadingleyNewman (2), Smith (2), Walker, Handley, Hurrell, Donaldson, MylerGale (8)11,057
22 February, 14:004 Salford Red Devils8-22 Leeds RhinosAJ Bell StadiumGale, L. Briscoe, Oledzki, WalkerGale (3)4,757
28 February, 19:455 Leeds Rhinos36-0 Warrington WolvesHeadingleyWalker, Myler, Dwyer, Hurrell, Seumanufagai, HandleyMartin (6)12,124
5 March, 19:456 Leeds Rhinos66-12 Toronto WolfpackHeadingleyDwyer, Myler, Gale 2, Lui 2, Handley, Smith, Oledzki, Cuthbertson, HurrellMartin (11)12,143
14 March 17:00[lower-alpha 2]7 Catalans DragonsP-P Leeds RhinosStade Gilbert Brutus
20 March, 19:458 Leeds RhinosP-P St HelensHeadingley
26 March, 19:459 Castleford TigersP-P Leeds RhinosMend-A-Hose Jungle
9 April, 19:4510 Leeds Rhinos Wakefield TrinityHeadingley
17 May, 19:4511 Wigan Warriors Leeds RhinosDW Stadium
24 April, 19:4512 Warrington Wolves Leeds RhinosHalliwell Jones Stadium
28 April, 19:452 Huddersfield Giants Leeds RhinosJohn Smiths Stadium
1 May, 19:4513 Leeds Rhinos Salford Red DevilsHeadingley
15 May, 19:4514 Leeds Rhinos Huddersfield GiantsHeadingley
  1. Original Match on 9 February postponed, due to severe weather caused by Storm Ciara
  2. Game cancelled on 13 march, as Leeds decided that they won't be traveling to Perpignan, as one of the players had shown signs of pandemic of COVID-19 symptoms.[5]

2020 Transfers

Gains

playerClubContractDate
Ava SeumanufagaiCronulla Sharks2 1/2 YearsApril 2019[6]
Rhyse MartinCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs2 1/2 yearsJune 2019[7]
Robert LuiSalford Red Devils2 yearsJune 2019[8]
Alex MellorHuddersfield Giants3 yearsJune 2019[9]
Luke GaleCastleford Tigers3 yearsJune 2019[10]
Kruise LeemingHuddersfield Giants2 yearsNovember 2019[11]
Matt PriorCronulla Sharks2 yearsNovember 2019[12]

Losses

playerClubContractDate
Kallum WatkinsGold Coast Titans2 1/2 YearsJune 2019[14]
Tui LoloheaSalford Red Devils2 yearsJune 2019[8]
Shaun LuntReleasedN/AN/A
Jamie Jones-BuchananRetiredN/AN/A
Ashton GoldingHuddersfield Giants3 yearsOctober 2019[15]
Matt ParcellHull Kingston Rovers1 yearOctober 2019[16]
Sam MoorhouseDewsbury Rams1 yearOctober 2019[17]
Nathaniel PeteruReleasedN/AN/A
Brett FerresFeatherstone Rovers1 yearNovember 2019[18]
Brad SingletonToronto WolfpackN/ANovember 2019[19]
Owen TroutHuddersfield Giants4 yearsNovember 2019[20]
Trent MerrinSt. George Illawarra Dragons2 YearsNovember 2019[12]
Dan Waite-PullanBradford Bulls1 yearJanuary 2020

Player statistics
  • Updated to matches played on 5 March 2020

References
  1. "2020 Betfred Super League Competition Update". Rugby Football League. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. "Super League: Huddersfield v Castleford, and Warrington v Salford cancelled". BBC Sport. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "Huddersfield season officially over". www.giantsrl.com. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  4. "Salford Red Devils: Super League club deducted three wins over financial breach". BBC sport. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Coronavirus: Rhinos opt not to travel to Catalans". 13 March 2020 – via www.superleague.co.uk.
  6. "Ava Seumanufagai: Leeds Rhinos sign Cronulla Sharks forward". 10 April 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Rhyse Martin: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs back-rower joins Leeds Rhinos". 30 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Robert Lui & Tui Lolohea: Leeds Rhinos & Salford Red Devils agree swap". 26 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Alex Mellor: Leeds Rhinos to sign Huddersfield Giants back-rower in 2020". 5 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Leeds Rhinos sign Luke Gale but prepare to admit defeat in bid to keep Trent Merrin". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  11. "Kruise Leeming: Leeds Rhinos sign hooker from Huddersfield Giants". 27 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. "Matt Prior: Leeds Rhinos sign forward as captain Trent Merrin leaves on compassionate grounds". 29 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "Rhys Evans: Bradford Bulls loan centre to Leeds Rhinos in Super League". 2 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Kallum Watkins: Leeds Rhinos captain to join Australian NRL side Gold Coast Titans". 14 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. "Huddersfield Giants sign Ashton Golding from Leeds Rhinos". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  16. "Shaun Lunt and Matt Parcell switch clubs as Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR agree swap". 26 June 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. "Dewsbury sign Leeds Rhinos youngster". 16 October 2019.
  18. Darbyshire, Drew (6 November 2019). "Featherstone confirm signing of Brett Ferres". Love Rugby League.
  19. "Brad Singleton & James Cunningham: Toronto Wolfpack sign Leeds prop and London Broncos half-back". 22 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. Darbyshire, Drew (27 November 2019). "Leeds and Huddersfield complete Kruise Leeming and Owen Trout swap deal". Love Rugby League.
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