2020 Leeds Rhinos season explained

Year:	2020
Team Colour:	blue; border: solid gold 2px
Font Colour:	white;
League:	Super League
League Link:	Super League
League Rank:	5
League Wins:	8
League Draws:	0
League Losses:	5
Points For:	307
Points Against:	278
Cup:	Challenge Cup
Cup Result:	Winners
Cup Wins:	3
Cup Losses:	0
Ceo Title:	Chairman
Ceo:	Paul Caddick
Coach Title:	Head Coach
Coach:	Richard Agar
Captain:	Stevie Ward
Stadium:	Headingley Leeds, United Kingdom
Agg Attendance:	54,824
Avg Attendance:	13,706
Low Attendance:	0
High Attendance:	19,500 (v Hull FC)
Top Tries:	Ash Handley (12)
Top Goals:	Rhyse Martin (40)
Top Points:	Rhys Martin (84)
Prev Season:	2019
Next Season:	2021
List:	no
List Link:	List of Leeds Rhinos seasons

This article details the Leeds Rhinos's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

Super League

Date and Time	Rnd	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Tries	Goals	Attendance
	2 February, 19:45	1		4-30			Handley		19,500
	9 February, 15:00	2		P-P
	14 February, 19:45	3		52-10	Hull KR		Newman (2), Smith (2), Walker, Handley, Hurrell, Donaldson, Myler	Gale (8)	11,057
	22 February, 14:00	4		8-22			Gale, L. Briscoe, Oledzki, Walker	Gale (3)	4,757
	28 February, 19:45	5		36-0			Walker, Myler, Dwyer, Hurrell, Seumanufagai, Handley	Martin (6)	12,124
	5 March, 19:45	6		66-12	Toronto Wolfpack		Dwyer, Myler, Gale 2, Lui 2, Handley, Smith, Oledzki, Cuthbertson, Hurrell	Martin (11)	12,143
	14 March 17:00	7	Catalans Dragons	P-P		Stade Gilbert Brutus
	20 March, 19:45	8		P-P	St Helens	Headingley
	26 March, 19:45	9	Castleford Tigers	P-P		Mend-A-Hose Jungle
9 April, 19:45	10			Wakefield Trinity	Headingley
17 May, 19:45	11	Wigan Warriors
24 April, 19:45	12	Warrington Wolves			Halliwell Jones Stadium
28 April, 19:45	2
1 May, 19:45	13			Salford Red Devils	Headingley
15 May, 19:45	14			Huddersfield Giants	Headingley

Table

Challenge Cup

Date and Time	Rnd	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance
	18 September, 20:15	QF		N		W	48–18	Seumanufagai, Handley, L.Briscoe, Newman, Leeming (2), T.Briscoe, Martin	Martin (8)
	3 October, 14:30	SF		N		W	26–12	Martin, Handley (2), T. Briscoe	Martin (5)
	17 October, 15:00	F		N		W	17–16	T. Briscoe, Handley (2)	Martin (2), Gale DG

Transfers

Gains

player	Club	Contract	Date
		2 1/2 Years	April 2019^[1]
		2 1/2 years	June 2019^[2]
		2 years	June 2019^[3]
		3 years	June 2019^[4]
		3 years	June 2019^[5]
		2 years	November 2019^[6]
		2 years	November 2019^[7]
	1 year	January 2020^[8]

Losses

player	Club	Contract	Date
		2 1/2 Years	June 2019^[9]
		2 years	June 2019
	Released	N/A	N/A
	Retired	N/A	N/A
		3 years	October 2019^[10]
		1 year	October 2019^[11]
Sam Moorhouse		1 year	October 2019^[12]
	Released	N/A	N/A
		1 year	November 2019^[13]
		N/A	November 2019^[14]
		4 years	November 2019^[15]
		2 Years	November 2019
Dan Waite-Pullan		1 year	January 2020

Player statistics

	Player	Position	Tries	Goals	DG	Points	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
1			3	0	0	12	0	0
2			0	0	0	0	0	0
3			2	0	0	4	0	0
4			3	0	0	12	0	0
5			4	0	0	16	0	0
6			2	0	0	8	0	0
7			3	0	11	34	0	0
8			1	0	0	4	0	0
9			0	0	0	0	0	0
10			0	0	0	0	0	0
11			0	0	0	0	0	0
12			0	17	0	34	0	0
13			0	0	0	0	0	0
14			2	0	0	8	0	0
15			0	0	0	0	0	0
16			3	0	0	12	0	0
17			1	0	0	4	0	0
18			0	0	0	0	0	0
19			2	0	0	8	0	0
21			0	0	0	0	0	0
22			3	0	0	12	0	0
23			0	0	0	0	0	0
24			1	0	0	4	0	0
25			1	0	0	4	0	0
26			0	0	0	0	0	0
27			0	0	0	0	0	0
28			0	0	0	0	0	0
29			0	0	0	0	0	0
30			0	0	0	0	0	0
31	Daniel Waite-Pullan		0	0	0	0	0	0
32	Tyler Dupree		0	0	0	0	0	0
33	Jarrod O'Connor		0	0	0	0	0	0
34	Jack Broadbent		0	0	0	0	0	0
35			0	0	0	0	0	0
37			0	0	0	0	0	0

• Updated to matches played on 5 March 2020

External links

• Official Club site
• Principal fan site and forum
• Super League Site
• Leeds Rhinos Dedicated section on RugbyLeague.com
• Leeds Rhinos History

Notes and References

1. News: Ava Seumanufagai: Leeds Rhinos sign Cronulla Sharks forward. BBC Sport . 10 April 2019.
2. News: Rhyse Martin: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs back-rower joins Leeds Rhinos. BBC Sport . 30 June 2019.
3. News: Robert Lui & Tui Lolohea: Leeds Rhinos & Salford Red Devils agree swap. BBC Sport . 26 June 2019.
4. News: Alex Mellor: Leeds Rhinos to sign Huddersfield Giants back-rower in 2020. BBC Sport . 5 June 2019.
5. Web site: Leeds Rhinos sign Luke Gale but prepare to admit defeat in bid to keep Trent Merrin. www.telegraph.co.uk.
6. News: Kruise Leeming: Leeds Rhinos sign hooker from Huddersfield Giants. BBC Sport . 27 November 2019.
7. News: Matt Prior: Leeds Rhinos sign forward as captain Trent Merrin leaves on compassionate grounds. BBC Sport . 29 November 2019.
8. News: Rhys Evans: Bradford Bulls loan centre to Leeds Rhinos in Super League. BBC Sport . 2 January 2020.
9. News: Kallum Watkins: Leeds Rhinos captain to join Australian NRL side Gold Coast Titans. BBC Sport . 14 June 2019.
10. Web site: Huddersfield Giants sign Ashton Golding from Leeds Rhinos. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
11. News: Shaun Lunt and Matt Parcell switch clubs as Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR agree swap. BBC Sport . 26 June 2019.
12. Web site: Dewsbury sign Leeds Rhinos youngster. 16 October 2019.
13. Web site: Featherstone confirm signing of Brett Ferres. Drew. Darbyshire. 6 November 2019. Love Rugby League.
14. News: Brad Singleton & James Cunningham: Toronto Wolfpack sign Leeds prop and London Broncos half-back. BBC Sport . 22 November 2019.
15. Web site: Leeds and Huddersfield complete Kruise Leeming and Owen Trout swap deal. Drew. Darbyshire. 27 November 2019. Love Rugby League.