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Warrington Wolves progress to the Grand Final with a 14-12 victory over the Rhinos. Only a couple of months ago, Leeds Rhinos were by far the strongest team in the Super League. However, they were unable to retain top spot to the very end of the regular season, and Warrington Wolves have now stopped them even reaching the Grand Final. There is no doubt that injuries played their part and Friday’s defeat marked the end of a losing streak, but this won’t console fans when they

Leigh end Leeds’ 100% home win rate with a 20-16 victory. This was an incredibly tight fixture, which remained impossible to call across the 80 minutes. It was less than 3 minutes before the first try was scored as Ryan Hall went over in Super League Appearance 417, the tenth most appearances in the league’s history. In most games at Headingley this season, this strong start would have been a sign of things to come. However, Leigh were having none of this, and surely aware o

Leeds have an impressive 42-12 win over Bradford Bulls, but potential concerns over injuries and lack of a defensive mindset grow. Irrespective of the final result, Bradford were first to score at nine minutes through Guy Armitage on the left. The visitors did score two in total, but it is the first one which most acutely brings the home team's defensive and injury concerns to the fore. In reality, it was in the home team’s intention to attack that actually gave the field pos

Marking the MND awareness match with an impressive 34-8 victory This was a fabulous match-up for the MND awareness game, a special occasion in the annual Leeds Rhinos calendar. Hull KR continue to be a highly-rated team, fighting for a top of the table finish, and they always appear to provide a high-intensity physical challenge. But just as the Rhinos did in Las Vegas in March, they easily overcame this challenge on Friday night, leaving the Hull team beaten and exhausted. E

An entertaining comeback win for the Rhinos against the Saints Despite Leeds scoring the first points with a penalty kick and spending most of the time in the opposition half, it was Saint Helens who came out on top at the end of the first half. Both teams found a try through the middle, but Saints found one on either wing too. The most impressive of these came when Tristan Sailor touched down on a pin point grubber kick from Jack Welsby to the left corner. The biggest prob