Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair Explained

Clubname:	Leeds Rhinos
Nickname:	The Rhinos The Loiners
Colours:	Blue and Amber
Web:	therhinos.co.uk
Position:	1st (Runners-up)
Current:	2024 Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair season
Cup1titles:	2
Cup2titles:	3
Cup2years:	2019, 2021, 2022
Cup3:	European Club Challenges
Cup3titles:	0
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The Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club are an English wheelchair rugby league club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club competes in the RFL Wheelchair Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. The club was established in 2011.

History

Leeds Rhinos formed their wheelchair team in 2011. After holding several trial sessions the club began training to field two sides in the 2012 season.^{[1] [2]} In 2015, Leeds reached the semi-finals of the inaugural Wheelchair Challenge Cup.^[3] They went back to back league and cup runners-up in 2016^{[4] [5]} and 2017.^{[6] [7]} The following year in 2018 saw Leeds first silverware winning the Wheelchair Premier League,^[8] and a Challenge Cup victory one year later in 2019.^[9] In 2021, following the COVID-19 pandemic Leeds Rhinos won the treble; winning Grand Final, League Leaders' Shield, and Challenge Cup marking the first wheelchair treble in the UK.^{[10] [11]} The Rhinos retained the Challenge Cup again in 2022.^[12]

Seasons

Season	League										Challenge Cup	European Club Challenge
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Play-offs
2016	Premier League	Runners-up	Runners-up	rowspan="7"
2017	Premier League	Runners-up	Runners-up
2018	Premier League	Champions	Semi-finals
2019									Runners-up	Champions
2020	Super League	colspan="10"
2021		9	9	0	0	622	206	18		Champions	Champions
2022		12	9	1	2	816	499	19		Runners-up	Champions
2023		10	8	2	0	710	298	16		Runners-up	Runners-up

Honours

Leagues

• Wheelchair Super League

Winners (2): 2018, 2021

• League Leaders' Shield

Winners (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Cups

• Wheelchair Challenge Cup

Winners (3): 2019, 2021, 2022

External links

• Wheelchair Rugby League

Leeds Rhinos Foundation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wheelchair Tag Rugby League . Leeds Rhinos Foundation . 18 January 2012 . 14 April 2024.
2. Web site: Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League Club . Spider-Y . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161015104849/http://spider-y.org.uk/leeds-rhinos-wheelchair-rugby-league-club/rhinos . 15 October 2016.
3. Web site: Season Review . Spider-Y . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161218225127/http://spider-y.org.uk/leeds-rhinos-wheelchair-rugby-league-club/rhinos/19-blogs/rhinos/102-season-review . 18 December 2016.
4. Web site: Halifax claim Wheelchair RL double . Rugby-League.com . 12 September 2016 . 17 May 2023.
5. Web site: Halifax win 2016 Wheelchair RL Challenge Cup. www.rugby-league.com. 6 August 2016. 17 May 2023.
6. Web site: Leeds Rhinos claim first-ever Grand Final title . Rugby-League.com . 24 September 2018 . 17 May 2023.
7. Web site: Brown scores 15 tries as Halifax win Wheelchair Challenge Cup. www.rugby-league.com. 17 May 2023.
8. Web site: Wheelchair Rugby League Grand Final 2018 – Full Game – Halifax v Leeds . YouTube.
9. Web site: Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League team win Challenge Cup. Ben. Hall. 19 August 2019. Leeds Rhinos Foundation. 6 April 2022.
10. Web site: Leeds Rhinos win Wheelchair Super League Grand Final . 19 September 2021 . 17 May 2023.
11. Web site: Halliwell's Five Tries Inspire Leeds To Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Triumph. 15 August 2021. The Sportsman. 6 April 2022.
12. Web site: Rhinos slay Dragons to win third Wheelchair Challenge Cup in a row. Ben. Hall. June 26, 2022.