2025 Leeds Rhinos season
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| Leeds Rhinos 2025 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Super League season Rank | 4th | |||
| Play-off result | Eliminators | |||
| Challenge Cup | Round 4 | |||
| 2025 record | Wins: 19; draws: 0; losses: 11 | |||
| Points scored | For: 610; against: 310 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Club President | Gill Spencer | |||
| Head Coach | Brad Arthur | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Headingley Rugby Stadium | |||
| Avg. attendance | 14,999[1] | |||
| High attendance | 16,863 Hull Kingston Rovers, 25 April[2] | |||
| Low attendance | 14,234 Castleford Tigers, 2 March | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Ryan Hall (10) | |||
| Goals | Jake Connor (72) | |||
| Points | Jake Connor (172) | |||
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The 2025 season was Leeds Rhinos' twenty-ninth consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They competed in the 2025 Super League season and in the 2025 Challenge Cup.
| Date and time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 2024; 11:00[a] |  Wakefield Trinity |
H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 18–16 | Connor (2), Brown | Connor (2/2), J. Sinfield (1/1) | 10,883 | [3] |
| 26 January; 15:00[b] |  Wigan Warriors |
H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 22–4 | Handley, C. Smith, Hall, Newman | Connor (3/4) | 5,055 | [4] |
Super League
Challenge Cup
On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.[38]
Leeds Rhinos were drawn on 14 January to play the Wests Warriors, who play in the Southern Conference League, in Round 3, following fixtures in Rounds 1 and 2 that eliminated the British Army and the Royal Navy rugby league teams from contention.[39] The fixture was originally set to be played away at Wests Warriors' Twyford Avenue Sports Ground venue in Acton, however both teams later agreed to swap the venue to the Headingley Rugby Stadium.[40]
Following their victory against the Wests Warriors, Leeds Rhinos were drawn on 15 February to play St Helens away at the Totally Wicked Stadium on 14 March.[41] Leeds were ultimately knocked out of the 2025 Challenge Cup by St Helens during the Round 4 fixture.[42]
| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 February; 12:00 | Round 3 | Wests Warriors | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 92–0 | Hall (3), Lisone (3), Sinfield (2), Gannon (2), Lumb, Connor, Smith, Frawley, Edgell, Holroyd | Connor (14/16) | 1,310 | Not televised | [43] |
| 14 March; 20:00 | Round 4 |  St Helens |
A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 14–22 | Handley, Newman | Connor (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 7,531[44] | The Sportsman | [42] |
Transfers
Gains
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Hall |
 Hull Kingston Rovers |
1 Year | April 2024[45] |
 Keenan Palasia |
 Gold Coast Titans |
2 Years | October 2024[46] |
 Cooper Jenkins |
 Norths Devils |
2 Years | October 2024[46] |
| Jake Connor |
 Huddersfield Giants |
2 Years | October 2024[47] |
 Maika Sivo |
 Parramatta Eels |
2 Years | October 2024[48] |
| Ethan Clark-Wood |
Gold Coast Titans |
1 Year | February 2025[49] |
| Kallum Watkins |
 Salford Red Devils |
End of season | April 2025[50] |
| Chris Hankinson |
Salford Red Devils |
End of season | August 2025[51] |
Loans in
| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Shorrocks |
Salford Red Devils |
End of season | August 2025[52] |
Losses
| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Donaldson |
 Bradford Bulls |
2 Years | August 2024[53] |
 Rhyse Martin |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
2 Years | August 2024[54] |
 David Fusitu'a |
TBC | September 2024[55] | |
| Corey Johnson |
 Sheffield Eagles |
2 Years | November 2024[56] |
 Justin Sangare |
Salford Red Devils |
2 Years | November 2024[57] |
| Mickaël Goudemand |
 Racing Club Albi XIII |
End of Super XIII season | November 2024[58] |
| Kieran Hudson |
 York Knights |
1 Year | December 2024[59] |
| Leon Ruan |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
2 Years | December 2024[60] |
| Paul Momirovski |
 FC Lézignan XIII |
End of Super XIII season | December 2024[61] |
 Luis Roberts |
 Midlands Hurricanes |
1 Year | February 2025[62] |
Loans out
| Player | Club | Loan period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Frawley |
Huddersfield Giants |
Three weeks | June 2025[63] |
| Ben Littlewood |
Salford Red Devils |
One week[a] | August 2025[64] |
| Riley Lumb |
Salford Red Devils |
One week[a] | August 2025[64] |
