2015 Leeds Rhinos season

This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2015 season. This was the Rhinos 20th season in the Super League. Leeds Rhinos were reigning Challenge Cup winners and became only the third team in the Super League era to win the treble, winning the Challenge Cup, Super League Leaders' Shield and the 2015 Super League Grand Final.

2015 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League Rank1st - Winners
Play-off resultWinners
Challenge CupWinners
2015 recordWins: 26; draws: 1; losses: 9
Points scoredFor: 1132; against: 719
Team information
ChairmanEngland Paul Caddick
Head CoachEngland Brian McDermott
Captain
StadiumHeadingley Stadium
High attendance18,514 (v St Helens)
Top scorers
TriesEngland Ryan Hall (22)
GoalsEngland Kevin Sinfield (137)
PointsEngland Kevin Sinfield (289)
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Players

Squad

  • Appearances and points include (Super League, Challenge Cup and Play-offs) as of 10 October 2015.
No Player Position Previous Club Apps Tries Goals DG Points
1 England Zak Hardaker Fullback Featherstone Rovers 31 13 9 1 71
2 England Tom Briscoe Winger Hull F.C. 17 15 0 0 60
3 England Kallum Watkins Centre Academy 32 20 0 0 80
4 Australia Joel Moon Centre Salford Red Devils 32 15 0 0 60
5 England Ryan Hall Wing Academy 31 22 0 0 88
6 England Danny McGuire Stand Off Academy 34 17 0 0 68
7 England Rob Burrow Scrum-half Academy 30 12 0 0 48
8 New Zealand Kylie Leuluai Prop Manly Sea Eagles 22 2 0 0 8
9 Papua New Guinea Paul Aiton Hooker Wakefield Trinity 27 3 0 0 12
10 England Jamie Peacock Prop Bradford Bulls 34 3 0 0 12
11 England Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second Row Academy 11 0 0 0 0
12 England Carl Ablett Second Row Academy 36 12 0 0 48
13 England Kevin Sinfield Loose forward Academy 30 3 137 3 289
14 England Stevie Ward Loose forward Academy 28 5 0 0 20
15 Australia Brett Delaney Second Row Gold Coast Titans 26 4 0 0 16
16 Australia Mitch Achurch Prop Penrith Panthers 20 3 0 0 12
17 Australia Adam Cuthbertson Prop Newcastle Knights 34 9 0 0 36
18 England Liam Sutcliffe Stand-off Academy 15 6 25 0 74
19 Republic of Ireland Brad Singleton Prop Academy 34 9 0 0 36
20 Germany Jimmy Keinhorst Centre Academy 17 6 0 0 24
21 England Josh Walters Second Row Academy 12 2 0 0 8
22 England Andy Yates Prop Academy 10 1 0 0 4
23 England Elliott Minchella Loose forward Academy 0 0 0 0 0
24 England Robbie Ward Hooker Academy 3 0 0 0 0
26 Jamaica Ashton Golding Fullback Academy 4 0 0 0 0
27 England Ash Handley Wing Academy 20 13 0 0 52
28 England Rob Mulhern Prop Academy 2 0 0 0 0
29 England Jordan Lilley Prop Academy 6 0 1 0 2
30 Australia Mitch Garbutt Prop Brisbane Broncos 14 1 0 0 4

Transfers

In

Nat Name Signed from Contract Date
Australia Beau Falloon Gold Coast Titans 1 Year November 2015
Australia Adam Cuthbertson Newcastle Knights 4 Years May 2014
England Jordan Baldwinson New Zealand Warriors 3 Years June 2014
England Mason Tonks New Zealand Warriors 3 Years June 2014
England James Duckworth London Broncos Loan Return August 2014
Germany Jimmy Keinhorst Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Loan Return September 2014

Out

Nat Name Sold To Contract Date
England Ben Jones-Bishop Salford Red Devils 3 Years June 2014
England Brad England Salford Red Devils 1 Year September 2014
England Chris Clarkson Widnes Vikings 1 Year Loan September 2014
England Ryan Bailey Hull Kingston Rovers 2 Years October 2014
England Ian Kirke Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 1 Year November 2014
England Alex Foster Featherstone Rovers 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Thomas Minns Featherstone Rovers 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Jordan Baldwinson Featherstone Rovers 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Mason Tonks Featherstone Rovers 1 Year Loan November 2014
England Luke Briscoe Hunslet Hawks dual registration January 2015
England Robbie Ward Hunslet Hawks dual registration January 2015
England Rob Mulhern Hunslet Hawks dual registration January 2015
England James Duckworth Hunslet Hawks dual registration January 2015

Competitions

Super League

Table

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6 758 477 33 Super 8s
2 St. Helens 23 16 0 7 598 436 32
3 Wigan Warriors 23 15 1 7 589 413 31
4 Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8 538 394 28
5 Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547 505 26
6 Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552 456 24
7 Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 452 484 22
8 Catalans Dragons 23 9 2 12 561 574 20
9 Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518 565 19 Qualifiers
10 Hull Kingston Rovers 23 9 0 14 534 646 18
11 Salford Red Devils 23 8 1 14 447 617 17
12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20 402 929 6

Results

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
8/2/151 Hull Kingston Rovers30-40 Leeds RhinosCraven ParkBriscoe, Sinfield, McGuire (2), Watkins, Hardaker, SingletonSinfield 6/711,811
13/2/152 Leeds Rhinos38-6 WidnesHeadingley StadiumHardaker, Hall, Cuthbertson, Briscoe, McGuire, Watkins, SinfieldSinfield 5/714,132
26/2/153 Leeds Rhinos28-24 HuddersfieldHeadingley StadiumAblett, Cuthbertson, Hall, Briscoe, AitonSinfield 4/512,878
5/3/154 Hull FC12-43 Leeds RhinosKC StadiumMcGuire (2), Singleton, Watkins, Leuluai, Burrow (2)Sinfield 7/7, Sinfield 1 DG10,887
13/3/155 Warrington18-6 Leeds RhinosHalliwell Jones StadiumBriscoeSinfield 1/110,075
20/3/156 Leeds Rhinos26-14 WiganHeadingley StadiumCuthbertson, Handley, Singleton, Sutcliffe, BurrowSutcliffe 3/618,350
28/3/157Catalans Dragons22-38 Leeds RhinosStade Gilbert BrutusAblett, S.Ward, Singleton, McGuire, Sutcliffe, Watkins, HardakerSutcliffe 5/78,876
3/4/158Castleford12-26 Leeds RhinosThe JungleMoon, Hall (2), S.Ward, CuthbertsonSutcliffe 3/511,323
6/4/159 Leeds Rhinos48-22Wakefield TrinityHeadingley StadiumHall, Hardaker, Burrow (2), Watkins (2), Handley, YatesSinfield 8/817,608
12/4/1510Salford18-28 Leeds RhinosAJ Bell StadiumPeacock (2), Handley, Burrow, HardakerSinfield 4/54,000
17/4/1511St. Helens16-41 Leeds RhinosLangtree ParkHandley (3), Hardaker, McGuire, Sutcliffe, MoonSutcliffe 3/4, Sinfield 3/3, Sinfield 1 DG12,640
24/4/1512 Leeds Rhinos10-29WarringtonHeadingley StadiumWatkins, AchurchSutcliffe 0/1, Sinfield 1/117,430
30/4/1513Huddersfield24-24 Leeds RhinosGalpharm StadiumDelaney, Ablett, Moon, WatkinsSutcliffe 4/56,381
10/5/1514Widnes38-24 Leeds RhinosHalton StadiumS.Ward, Moon, Watkins (2), KeinhorstSutcliffe 2/56,113
22/5/1515 Leeds Rhinos36-16Hull Kingston RoversHeadingley StadiumS.Ward, Achurch, Hall (2), Singleton, SinfieldSinfield 6/615,206
30/5/1516Wigan27-12 Leeds RhinosSt James' ParkCuthbertson, MoonSinfield 2/240,871
7/6/1517Wakefield Trinity26-58 Leeds RhinosBelle VueSutcliffe (3), McGuire, Burrow, Ablett, Handley (2), Keinhorst, Singleton (2)Sinfield 5/7, Sutcliffe 2/44,000
11/6/1518 Leeds Rhinos24-31CastlefordHeadingley StadiumAblett, Hall, Cuthbertson, KeinhorstSutcliffe 2/3, Sinfield 2/215,089
21/6/1519 Leeds Rhinos32-20Hull FCHeadingley StadiumMcGuire, Moon (2), Keinhorst, AblettSutcliffe 1/2, Sinfield 5/516,203
3/7/1520 Leeds Rhinos46-18St. HelensHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Leuluai, Hall (2), Handley (3), AblettSinfield 7/818,514
9/7/1521Wigan26-24 Leeds RhinosDW StadiumAiton, Singleton, Handley, BurrowSinfield 4/415,009
17/7/1522 Leeds Rhinos70-6SalfordHeadingley StadiumMcGuire, Cuthbertson, Watkins, Delaney, Hardaker (2), Hall (2), Moon, Keinhorst, Walters, AblettHardaker 9/1314,190
26/7/1523 Leeds Rhinos36-22Catalans DragonsHeadingley StadiumBriscoe (3), Garbutt, Watkins, DelaneySinfield 6/615,534

Super 8s

Position Club Played Won Drawn Lost Pts for Pts agst Points Qualification
1 Leeds Rhinos 30 20 1 9 944 650 41 Playoffs
2 Wigan Warriors 30 20 1 9 798 530 41
3 Huddersfield Giants 30 18 2 10 750 534 38
4 St. Helens 30 19 0 11 766 624 38
5 Castleford Tigers 30 16 0 14 731 746 32
6 Warrington Wolves 30 15 0 15 714 636 30
7 Catalans Dragons 30 13 2 15 739 770 28
8 Hull F.C. 30 12 0 18 620 716 24
DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
7/8/1524 Leeds Rhinos49-10WarringtonHeadingley StadiumWatkins, Briscoe, Hardaker (2), McGuire, Moon, Burrow, AblettSinfield 8/8, Sinfield 1 DG13,118
14/8/1525 Leeds Rhinos25-18WiganHeadingley StadiumMcGuire, Moon, Hall, WatkinsSinfield 4/4, Hardaker 1 DG15,026
21/8/1526Hull FC36-22 Leeds RhinosKC StadiumHandley, Ablett, Burrow (2), Hall, BriscoeSinfield 6/67,900
4/9/1527 Leeds Rhinos18-32St. HelensHeadingley StadiumKeinhorst, Achurch, HallSinfield 3/316,142
12/9/1528Catalans Dragons46-16 Leeds RhinosStade Gilbert BrutusHall, McGuire, MoonSinfield 2/38,851
17/9/1529 Leeds Rhinos22-29CastlefordHeadingley StadiumHall (2), Moon, CuthbertsonSinfield 2/3, Lilley 1/115,069
25/9/1530Huddersfield16-20 Leeds RhinosGalpharm StadiumS.Ward, Briscoe, HallSinfield 4/49,326

Playoffs

DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
2/10/15Semi Final Leeds Rhinos20-13St. HelensHeadingley StadiumHardaker, Hall, WatkinsSinfield 4/417,192
10/10/15Grand Final Leeds Rhinos22-20WiganOld TraffordMcGuire (2), Moon, WaltersSinfield 3/473,512
2015 Super League Grand Final
Leeds Rhinos positions Wigan Warriors
1. Zak Hardaker Fullback 1. Matty Bowen
2. Tom Briscoe Winger 22. Dominic Manfredi
3. Kallum Watkins Centre 14. John Bateman
4. Joel Moon Centre 34. Oliver Gildart
5. Ryan Hall Winger 5. Joe Burgess
13. Kevin Sinfield (c) Stand Off 6. George Williams
6. Danny McGuire Scrum half 7. Matty Smith
30. Mitch Garbutt Prop 8. Dom Crosby
7. Rob Burrow Hooker 9. Michael McIlorum
10. Jamie Peacock Prop 10. Ben Flower
12. Carl Ablett Second Row 11. Joel Tomkins
15. Brett Delaney Second Row 12. Liam Farrell
19. Brad Singleton Loose forward 13. Sean O'Loughlin (c)
8. Kylie Leuluai Interchange 16. Sam Powell
17. Adam Cuthbertson Interchange 17. Tony Clubb
20. Jimmy Keinhorst Interchange 23. Lee Mossop
21. Josh Walters Interchange 25. Larne Patrick
Brian McDermott Coach Shaun Wane

Challenge Cup

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateRndHomeScoreAwayVenueTriesGoalsAtt
16/5/156th Leeds Rhinos48-16HuddersfieldHeadingley StadiumWatkins (2), Hall (2), Aiton, McGuire, Cuthbertson, AblettSinfield 8/88,133
26/6/15QFHull FC6-24 Leeds RhinosKC StadiumMoon, Watkins, HardakerSinfield 6/69,261
31/7/15SF Leeds Rhinos24-14St. HelensHalliwell Jones StadiumHardaker, Moon, Peacock, WatkinsSinfield 4/411,107
29/8/15Final Leeds Rhinos50-0Hull Kingston RoversWembley StadiumDelaney, McGuire, Briscoe (5), Singleton, BurrowSinfield 7/980,140

Club vs. Country

As part of their 2015 tour of Great Britain the New Zealand national rugby league team played a match against Leeds, winning 34 - 16. The match was the first time Leeds had played the Kiwis since 1992. The match celebrated the 125th anniversary of Headingley Stadium. Prior to the match, Leeds had defeated New Zealand once in eleven matches between the two teams.[1][2]

LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
DateCompetitionVrsH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAtt
23 October 2015Kiwis TourNew ZealandHHeadingley StadiumL16-34Moon (2), BriscoeLilley (2/3)20,158
2015 Club vs. Country Teams
Leeds Rhinos positions New Zealand
Ashton Golding Fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Tom Briscoe Winger Jason Nightingale
Jimmy Keinhorst Centre Jordan Kahu
Joel Moon Centre Dean Whare
Ash Handley Winger Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Danny McGuire Stand Off Peta Hiku
Jordan Lilley Scrum half Tuimoala Lolohea
Kylie Leuluai Prop Jesse Bromwich
Robbie Ward Hooker Issac Luke
Mitch Garbutt Prop Ben Matulino
Adrian Morley 2nd Row Kevin Proctor
Josh Walters 2nd Row Tohu Harris
Adam Cuthbertson Loose forward Martin Taupau
Ali Lauitiiti Interchange Kodi Nikorima
Anthony Mullally Interchange Adam Blair
Mitch Achurch Interchange Sam Moa
Jordan Baldwinson Interchange Sio Siua Taukeiaho
Robbie Mulhern Interchange Alex Glenn
Brad Singleton Interchange Lewis Brown
Brian McDermott Coach Stephen Kearney

References

  1. "Kiwis to take on Leeds in historic clash". New Zealand Herald. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. "Kiwis take on Rhinos in historic clash". nzrl.co.nz. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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