2023 Leigh Leopards season

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Super League XXVIII Rank5th
Play-off resultEliminators
Challenge CupChampions
2023 recordWins: 20; draws: 0; losses: 11
Leigh Leopards 2023 season
2023 Challenge Cup champions
Super League XXVIII Rank5th
Play-off resultEliminators
Challenge CupChampions
2023 recordWins: 20; draws: 0; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 585; against: 508
Team information
ChairmanDerek Beaumont
Head CoachAdrian Lam
Captain
StadiumLeigh Sports Village
Top scorers
TriesJosh Charnley (27)
GoalsBen Reynolds (75)
PointsBen Reynolds (172)
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The 2023 season was the Leigh Leopards's 4th season overall and 1st season back playing in England's top division of rugby league after relegation to the RFL Championship in 2021. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXVIII and the 2023 Challenge Cup.

Date and timeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceReport
22 January, 15:00 Leeds Rhinos H Leigh Sports Village W 14-12 Charnley, Leutele, Hardaker Hardaker 1/3 2,941 [1]

Super League

Fixtures

  • All fixtures subject to change
Date and timeVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
17 February, 20:00 Salford Red Devils H Leigh Sports Village L 10–20 Charnley, Hughes Hardaker (1/2) 8,589 Channel 4 [2]
25 February, 20:00 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 6–14 Wardle Reynolds (1/1) 7,862 Not televised [3]
3 March, 20:00 Hull KR A Craven Park W 30–25 Briscoe 2, Charnley 2, Amone Reynolds (5/5) 8,448 Not televised [4]
10 March, 20:00 St Helens H Leigh Sports Village W 20–12 Briscoe, Charnley, Hardaker, Shorrocks Hardaker (2/4) 7,734 Sky Sports [5]
17 March, 20:00 Warrington Wolves A Halliwell Jones Stadium L 20–38 Amone, Briscoe, Charnley, Hardaker Hardaker (2/4) 12,073 Not televised [6]
25 March, 15:00 Hull F.C. A MKM Stadium W 24–16 Charnley 3, O'Donnell Reynolds (2/4 + 2 pen.) 10,952 Sky Sports [7]
30 March, 20:00 Wigan Warriors H Leigh Sports Village L 6–34 Briscoe Reynolds (1/1) 9,189 Sky Sports + [8]
8 April, 14:30 Salford Red Devils H Leigh Sports Village L 20–22 Charnley 2, Briscoe, Reynolds Reynolds (1/3 + 1 pen.) 6,002 Sky Sports + [9]
16 April, 15:00 Wakefield Trinity A Belle Vue W 32–0 Charnley 2, Lam, Mellor, O'Brien, Reynolds Reynolds (4/6) 4,710 Sky Sports [10]
21 April, 20:00 Leeds Rhinos H Leigh Sports Village W 20–6 Ipape 2, O'Donnell Reynolds (2/3 + 2 pen.) 6,686 Not televised [11]
5 May, 20:00 Castleford Tigers H Leigh Sports Village W 30–6 Davis, Leutele, O'Donnell, Reynolds, Seumanufagai Reynolds (5/5) 5,423 Sky Sports [12]
12 May, 19:45 Huddersfield Giants A John Smith's Stadium W 30–4 Charnley 2, Lam, Mellor, Reynolds Reynolds (5/5) 4,977 Sky Sports [13]
26 May, 20:00 Warrington Wolves H Leigh Sports Village W 30–12 O'Brien 2, Briscoe, Charnley, Reynolds Reynolds (4/5 + 1 pen.) 8,123 Sky Sports [14]
4 June, 12:00 Wakefield Trinity N St James' Park W 30–4 Lam 2, Mulhern, Ipape, Charnley Reynolds (1/1), Hardaker (3/4 + 1 pen.) 26,326 Sky Sports + [15]
9 June, 20:00 Hull F.C. H Leigh Sports Village W 28–16 Gareth O'Brien, Briscoe, Charnley 2, Joseph Mellor Hardaker (4/5) 6,006 Sky Sports [16]
24 June, 18:00 Catalans Dragons A Stade Gilbert Brutus L 30–38 Chamberlain 2, Ipape, Charnley, Briscoe Reynolds (5/5) 9,636 Sky Sports [17]
30 June, 20:00 Hull KR H Leigh Sports Village W 34–4 Briscoe, Ipape, Chamberlain, Charnley, Mulhern Reynolds (5/5) 6,012 Sky Sports + [18]
7 July, 20:00 Castleford Tigers A Mend-A-Hose Jungle W 34–16 Amone, Lam 2, Briscoe, Charnley 2 Reynolds (5/6) 6,344 Sky Sports [19]
16 July, 15:00 Salford Red Devils A AJ Bell Stadium W 24–22 Chamberlain, Leutele, Lam, Hardaker Reynolds (3/4 + 1 pen.) 6,892 Sky Sports [20]
29 July, 13:00 Wigan Warriors A DW Stadium L 18–44 Amone, Briscoe, Mulhern Reynolds (3/3) 15,377 Channel 4 [21]
6 August, 15:00 Leeds Rhinos A Headingley Stadium W 13–6 Ipape, Amone Reynolds (1/2 + 1 pen.), O'Brien (1 Drop goal) 12,785 Sky Sports Action [22]
19 August, 15:00 Catalans Dragons H Leigh Sports Village L 14–30 Amone, Nakubuwai Reynolds (2/2 + 1 pen.) 8,602 Sky Sports + [23]
25 August, 20:00 Hull KR A Craven Park W 10–52 Charnley, Ipape Hardaker (1/2) 8,013 Sky Sports Action [24]
3 September, 15:00 Huddersfield Giants H Leigh Sports Village W 34–16 Charnley 2, Briscoe, Ipape, Asiata, Lam Reynolds (5/6) 6,064 Sky Sports [25]
8 September, 20:00 St Helens A Totally Wicked Stadium L 12–22 Gildart, Mulhern Reynolds (2/2) 13,428 Sky Sports Mix [26]
15 September, 20:00 Wakefield Trinity H Leigh Sports Village W 20–19 Briscoe, Charnley, Hughes Reynolds (2/2 + 1 pen.), O'Brien (2 Drop goals) 5,565 Not televised [27]
22 September, 20:00 Wigan Warriors H Leigh Sports Village L 6–10 Lam Reynolds (1/1) 10,308 Sky Sports + [28]

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (L, C) 27 20 0 7 722 360 +362 40 Qualification to Semi-finals
2 Catalans Dragons 27 20 0 7 722 420 +302 40
3 St. Helens 27 20 0 7 613 366 +247 40 Qualification to Eliminators
4 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 16 0 11 589 498 +91 32
5 Leigh Leopards 27 16 0 11 585 508 +77 32
6 Warrington Wolves 27 14 0 13 597 512 +85 28
7 Salford Red Devils 27 13 0 14 494 512 −18 26
8 Leeds Rhinos 27 12 0 15 535 534 +1 24
9 Huddersfield Giants 27 11 0 16 473 552 −79 22
10 Hull FC 27 10 0 17 476 654 −178 20
11 Castleford Tigers 27 6 0 21 323 774 −451 12
12 Wakefield Trinity (R) 27 4 0 23 303 742 −439 8 Relegation to Championship
Source: Super League
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners; (R) Relegated

Play-offs

Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
29 September, 20:00 Eliminators Hull KR A Craven Park L 6–20 Charnley Reynolds (1/2) 9,305 Sky Sports + [29]

Challenge Cup

Leigh Leopards celebrating winning the 2023 Challenge Cup.
Date and timeRoundVersusH/AVenueResultScoreTriesGoalsAttendanceTVReport
20 May, 14:30 Round 6 Wakefield Trinity A The Be Well Support Stadium W 40–12 1,568 BBC One[30] [31]
18 June, 17:00 Quarter Finals York Knights A York Community Stadium W 34–14 Joseph Mellor, Tom Amone, Briscoe 2, Charnley 2 O'Brien (2), Hardaker (3) BBC One[32]
22 July, 14:30 Semi Finals St Helens A Halliwell Jones Stadium W 12–10 Holmes, Hardaker Reynolds (2) BBC One[33]
12 August, 15:00 Final Hull KR A Wembley Stadium W 17–16 Lam, Briscoe Reynolds (2) + 2 pen.), Lam 1 Drop goal 58,213 BBC One [34]

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