Leeds Rhinos Netball
Netball Superleague team
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Leeds Rhinos Netball are an English netball team based in Leeds. They were founded in 2017. Together with the men's rugby league and women's rugby league teams, they are part of the Leeds Rhinos family of clubs. In 2018–19 they entered an under-19 team in England Netball's National Performance League. They joined the Netball Superleague in 2021.
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
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| Based in | Leeds | ||
| Regions | Yorkshire | ||
| Home venues | First Direct Arena Canon Medical Arena, | ||
| Chairperson | Melissa Tomlinson | ||
| Head coach | Lauren Palmer | ||
| Asst coach | Maggie Birkinshaw | ||
| Captain | Bethany Brittain | ||
| League | Netball Superleague | ||
| Website | netball.therhinos.co.uk | ||
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History
Foundation
Leeds Rhinos Netball was founded in July 2017 in partnership with the rugby league Super League club Leeds Rhinos and their charity, the Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Ashton Golding became an ambassador for the team.[1][2][3]
National Performance League
In 2018–19 Leeds Rhinos entered an under-19 team in England Netball's National Performance League, competing against the under-19 teams of Netball Superleague teams. On 15 December 2018 they made their NPL debut with a 54–53 win against Mavericks.[4][5][6] Leeds Rhinos subsequently finished fourth in their inaugural NPL season. They secured fourth place with a 63–55 win over Surrey Storm.[7][8][9]
Netball Superleague
In June 2019 it was announced that Leeds Rhinos would start playing in the Netball Superleague in 2021.[10][11][12][13][14] In August 2019, as part of their preparations for joining the Superleague, Leeds Rhinos appointed Dan Ryan as head coach.[15][16][17][18][19]
Home venues
In 2018–19, when Leeds Rhinos played in the National Performance League, they played their home matches at Leeds Beckett University.[4][20] The Netball Superleague fixtures are played at Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield and First Direct Arena, Leeds.[21]
Players
2026 squad
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Manager: Gerry Plant
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| Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 02 Jan 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
