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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

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Squad

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Further information: Leeds Rhinos
  • 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   Zak Hardaker Fullback   Featherstone Rovers 31 13 9 1 71
2   Tom Briscoe Winger   Hull F.C. 17 15 0 0 60
3   Kallum Watkins Centre Academy 32 20 0 0 80
4   Joel Moon Centre   Salford Red Devils 32 15 0 0 60
5   Ryan Hall Wing Academy 31 22 0 0 88
6   Danny McGuire Stand Off Academy 34 17 0 0 68
7   Rob Burrow Scrum-half Academy 30 12 0 0 48
8   Kylie Leuluai Prop   Manly Sea Eagles 22 2 0 0 8
9   Paul Aiton Hooker   Wakefield Trinity 27 3 0 0 12
10   Jamie Peacock Prop   Bradford Bulls 34 3 0 0 12
11   Jamie Jones-Buchanan Second Row Academy 11 0 0 0 0
12   Carl Ablett Second Row Academy 36 12 0 0 48
13   Kevin Sinfield Loose forward Academy 30 3 137 3 289
14   Stevie Ward Loose forward Academy 28 5 0 0 20
15   Brett Delaney Second Row   Gold Coast Titans 26 4 0 0 16
16   Mitch Achurch Prop   Penrith Panthers 20 3 0 0 12
17   Adam Cuthbertson Prop   Newcastle Knights 34 9 0 0 36
18   Liam Sutcliffe Stand-off Academy 15 6 25 0 74
19   Brad Singleton Prop Academy 34 9 0 0 36
20   Jimmy Keinhorst Centre Academy 17 6 0 0 24
21   Josh Walters Second Row Academy 12 2 0 0 8
22   Andy Yates Prop Academy 10 1 0 0 4
23   Elliott Minchella Loose forward Academy 0 0 0 0 0
24   Robbie Ward Hooker Academy 3 0 0 0 0
26   Ashton Golding Fullback Academy 4 0 0 0 0
27   Ash Handley Wing Academy 20 13 0 0 52
28   Rob Mulhern Prop Academy 2 0 0 0 0
29   Jordan Lilley Prop Academy 6 0 1 0 2
30   Mitch Garbutt Prop   Brisbane Broncos 14 1 0 0 4

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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

Competitions

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Super League

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Main article: Super League XX

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Leeds Rhinos 23 16 1 6 758 477 +281 33 Super League Super 8s
2   St Helens 23 16 0 7 598 436 +162 32
3   Wigan Warriors 23 15 1 7 589 413 +176 31
4   Huddersfield Giants 23 13 2 8 538 394 +144 28
5   Castleford Tigers 23 13 0 10 547 505 +42 26
6   Warrington Wolves 23 12 0 11 552 456 +96 24
7   Hull F.C. 23 11 0 12 452 484 −32 22
8   Catalans Dragons 23 9 2 12 561 574 −13 20
9   Widnes Vikings 23 9 1 13 518 565 −47 19 The Qualifiers
10   Hull Kingston Rovers 23 9 0 14 534 646 −112 18
11   Salford City Reds 23 8 1 14 447 617 −170 17
12   Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 23 3 0 20 402 929 −527 6
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;

Results

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LEGEND
  Win
  Draw
  Loss
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
8/2/15 1   Hull Kingston Rovers 30-40   Leeds Rhinos Craven Park Briscoe, Sinfield, McGuire (2), Watkins, Hardaker, Singleton Sinfield 6/7 11,811
13/2/15 2   Leeds Rhinos 38-6   Widnes Headingley Stadium Hardaker, Hall, Cuthbertson, Briscoe, McGuire, Watkins, Sinfield Sinfield 5/7 14,132
26/2/15 3   Leeds Rhinos 28-24   Huddersfield Headingley Stadium Ablett, Cuthbertson, Hall, Briscoe, Aiton Sinfield 4/5 12,878
5/3/15 4   Hull FC 12-43   Leeds Rhinos KC Stadium McGuire (2), Singleton, Watkins, Leuluai, Burrow (2) Sinfield 7/7, Sinfield 1 DG 10,887
13/3/15 5   Warrington 18-6   Leeds Rhinos Halliwell Jones Stadium Briscoe Sinfield 1/1 10,075
20/3/15 6   Leeds Rhinos 26-14   Wigan Headingley Stadium Cuthbertson, Handley, Singleton, Sutcliffe, Burrow Sutcliffe 3/6 18,350
28/3/15 7  Catalans Dragons 22-38   Leeds Rhinos Stade Gilbert Brutus Ablett, S.Ward, Singleton, McGuire, Sutcliffe, Watkins, Hardaker Sutcliffe 5/7 8,876
3/4/15 8  Castleford 12-26   Leeds Rhinos The Jungle Moon, Hall (2), S.Ward, Cuthbertson Sutcliffe 3/5 11,323
6/4/15 9   Leeds Rhinos 48-22  Wakefield Trinity Headingley Stadium Hall, Hardaker, Burrow (2), Watkins (2), Handley, Yates Sinfield 8/8 17,608
12/4/15 10  Salford 18-28   Leeds Rhinos AJ Bell Stadium Peacock (2), Handley, Burrow, Hardaker Sinfield 4/5 4,000
17/4/15 11  St. Helens 16-41   Leeds Rhinos Langtree Park Handley (3), Hardaker, McGuire, Sutcliffe, Moon Sutcliffe 3/4, Sinfield 3/3, Sinfield 1 DG 12,640
24/4/15 12   Leeds Rhinos 10-29  Warrington Headingley Stadium Watkins, Achurch Sutcliffe 0/1, Sinfield 1/1 17,430
30/4/15 13  Huddersfield 24-24   Leeds Rhinos Galpharm Stadium Delaney, Ablett, Moon, Watkins Sutcliffe 4/5 6,381
10/5/15 14  Widnes 38-24   Leeds Rhinos Halton Stadium S.Ward, Moon, Watkins (2), Keinhorst Sutcliffe 2/5 6,113
22/5/15 15   Leeds Rhinos 36-16  Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium S.Ward, Achurch, Hall (2), Singleton, Sinfield Sinfield 6/6 15,206
30/5/15 16  Wigan 27-12   Leeds Rhinos St James' Park Cuthbertson, Moon Sinfield 2/2 40,871
7/6/15 17  Wakefield Trinity 26-58   Leeds Rhinos Belle Vue Sutcliffe (3), McGuire, Burrow, Ablett, Handley (2), Keinhorst, Singleton (2) Sinfield 5/7, Sutcliffe 2/4 4,000
11/6/15 18   Leeds Rhinos 24-31  Castleford Headingley Stadium Ablett, Hall, Cuthbertson, Keinhorst Sutcliffe 2/3, Sinfield 2/2 15,089
21/6/15 19   Leeds Rhinos 32-20  Hull FC Headingley Stadium McGuire, Moon (2), Keinhorst, Ablett Sutcliffe 1/2, Sinfield 5/5 16,203
3/7/15 20   Leeds Rhinos 46-18  St. Helens Headingley Stadium Watkins, Leuluai, Hall (2), Handley (3), Ablett Sinfield 7/8 18,514
9/7/15 21  Wigan 26-24   Leeds Rhinos DW Stadium Aiton, Singleton, Handley, Burrow Sinfield 4/4 15,009
17/7/15 22   Leeds Rhinos 70-6  Salford Headingley Stadium McGuire, Cuthbertson, Watkins, Delaney, Hardaker (2), Hall (2), Moon, Keinhorst, Walters, Ablett Hardaker 9/13 14,190
26/7/15 23   Leeds Rhinos 36-22  Catalans Dragons Headingley Stadium Briscoe (3), Garbutt, Watkins, Delaney Sinfield 6/6 15,534

Super 8s

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Leeds Rhinos (L, C) 30 20 1 9 944 650 +294 41 Semi-finals
2   Wigan Warriors 30 20 1 9 798 530 +268 41
3   Huddersfield Giants 30 18 2 10 750 534 +216 38
4   St Helens 30 19 0 11 766 624 +142 38
5   Castleford Tigers 30 16 0 14 731 746 −15 32
6   Warrington Wolves 30 15 0 15 714 636 +78 30
7   Catalans Dragons 30 13 2 15 739 770 −31 28
8   Hull F.C. 30 12 0 18 620 716 −96 24
Source: Rugby League Project
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
7/8/15 24   Leeds Rhinos 49-10  Warrington Headingley Stadium Watkins, Briscoe, Hardaker (2), McGuire, Moon, Burrow, Ablett Sinfield 8/8, Sinfield 1 DG 13,118
14/8/15 25   Leeds Rhinos 25-18  Wigan Headingley Stadium McGuire, Moon, Hall, Watkins Sinfield 4/4, Hardaker 1 DG 15,026
21/8/15 26  Hull FC 36-22   Leeds Rhinos KC Stadium Handley, Ablett, Burrow (2), Hall, Briscoe Sinfield 6/6 7,900
4/9/15 27   Leeds Rhinos 18-32  St. Helens Headingley Stadium Keinhorst, Achurch, Hall Sinfield 3/3 16,142
12/9/15 28  Catalans Dragons 46-16   Leeds Rhinos Stade Gilbert Brutus Hall, McGuire, Moon Sinfield 2/3 8,851
17/9/15 29   Leeds Rhinos 22-29  Castleford Headingley Stadium Hall (2), Moon, Cuthbertson Sinfield 2/3, Lilley 1/1 15,069
25/9/15 30  Huddersfield 16-20   Leeds Rhinos Galpharm Stadium S.Ward, Briscoe, Hall Sinfield 4/4 9,326

Playoffs

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Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
2/10/15 Semi Final   Leeds Rhinos 20-13  St. Helens Headingley Stadium Hardaker, Hall, Watkins Sinfield 4/4 17,192
10/10/15 Grand Final   Leeds Rhinos 22-20  Wigan Old Trafford McGuire (2), Moon, Walters Sinfield 3/4 73,512
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

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LEGEND
  Win
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  Loss
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Tries Goals Att
16/5/15 6th   Leeds Rhinos 48-16  Huddersfield Headingley Stadium Watkins (2), Hall (2), Aiton, McGuire, Cuthbertson, Ablett Sinfield 8/8 8,133
26/6/15 QF  Hull FC 6-24   Leeds Rhinos KC Stadium Moon, Watkins, Hardaker Sinfield 6/6 9,261
31/7/15 SF   Leeds Rhinos 24-14  St. Helens Halliwell Jones Stadium Hardaker, Moon, Peacock, Watkins Sinfield 4/4 11,107
29/8/15 Final   Leeds Rhinos 50-0  Hull Kingston Rovers Wembley Stadium Delaney, McGuire, Briscoe (5), Singleton, Burrow Sinfield 7/9 80,140

Club vs. Country

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New Zealand vs Leeds Rhinos in Game 1 of the 2015 Kiwi tour
Main article: 2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of England § Game 1

As part of their 2015 Kiwi tour of England 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
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Date Competition Vrs H/A Venue Result Score Tries Goals Att
23 October 2015 Kiwis Tour   New Zealand H Headingley Stadium L 16-34 Moon (2), Briscoe Lilley (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

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  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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