2008 Leeds Rhinos season
The 2008 Leeds Rhinos season saw the club compete in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.
Events by month
February
- Super League 13 Started on Friday, February 2 (ko 7.30pm )with Leeds beating Hull KR 20-12 at Headingley.
- 29th, Leeds beat Australasian Grand Final winners Melbourne Storm in the 2008 World Club Challenge 10-4 at Elland Road.
March
- The Rhinos lost their first game against Castleford Tigers on March 7, (Round 5 of Super League) at The Jungle. This was also Castleford's first win of the season.[1]
April
- Super League club play first game in the Challenge cup.
May
June
- Harlequins inflicted only the Rhinos 3rd defeat of the Season when they won 28-24 at the Twickenham Stoop
July
- Leeds will play St Helens in the Challenge Cup Semi Final on 26 July 2008.
2008 Squad
As of 16 June 2008
2008 Player Signings/Transfers
Gains
Losses
Coaching Set-Up
2008 Fixtures/Results
2008 Engage Super League
Rd |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Result (W/D/L) |
Attendance |
F |
Leeds Rhinos |
18 – 26 |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
L |
10,143 |
F |
Hunslet Hawks |
6 – 50 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
|
F |
Featherstone Rovers |
20 – 42 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
|
F |
Leeds Rhinos |
50 – 4 |
Oldham |
W |
|
F |
Leeds Rhinos |
26 – 24 |
South Sydney Rabbitohs |
W |
12,500 |
4* |
Leeds Rhinos |
20 – 12 |
Hull KR |
W |
18,467 |
1 |
Huddersfield Giants |
10 – 30 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
15,620 |
2 |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
8 – 44 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
9,863 |
3 |
Leeds Rhinos |
34 – 6 |
Catalans Dragons |
W |
14,083 |
WCC |
Leeds Rhinos |
11 – 4 |
Melbourne Storm |
W |
33,204 |
5 |
Castleford Tigers |
38 – 20 |
Leeds Rhinos |
L |
9,459 |
6 |
Leeds Rhinos |
48 – 0 |
Harlequins |
W |
14,557 |
7 |
Leeds Rhinos |
44 – 2 |
Bradford Bulls |
W |
19,296 |
8 |
Hull FC |
4 – 30 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
14,113 |
9 |
St Helens |
10 – 14 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
11,188 |
10 |
Leeds Rhinos |
10 – 14 |
Wigan Warriors |
L |
18,769 |
11 |
Leeds Rhinos |
32 – 12 |
Warrington Wolves |
W |
16,327 |
CCC4 |
Leeds Rhinos |
38 – 16 |
Celtic Crusaders |
W |
5,087 |
12 |
Hull KR |
22 – 36 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
9,391 |
13** |
Bradford Bulls |
26 – 40 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
30,628 |
CCC5 |
Harlequins RL |
26 – 36 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
2,300 |
14 |
Leeds Rhinos |
58 – 12 |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
W |
17,647 |
15 |
Bradford Bulls |
14 – 30 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
14,013 |
CCCQF |
Leeds Rhinos |
23 – 16 |
Wigan Warriors |
W |
10,129 |
16 |
Leeds Rhinos |
38 – 22 |
Hull FC |
W |
16,886 |
17 |
Harlequins RL |
28 – 24 |
Leeds Rhinos |
L |
3,769 |
18 |
Leeds Rhinos |
12 – 26 |
St Helens |
L |
18,303 |
19 |
Leeds Rhinos |
18 – 12 |
Castleford Tigers |
W |
17,619 |
20 |
Wigan Warriors |
23 – 22 |
Leeds Rhinos |
L |
14,911 |
21 |
Leeds Rhinos |
46 – 8 |
Huddersfield Giants |
W |
14,739 |
22 |
Catalans Dragons |
24 – 37 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
9,880 |
CCCSF*** |
Leeds Rhinos |
16 – 26 |
St Helens |
L |
|
23 |
Warrington Wolves |
22 – 12 |
Leeds Rhinos |
L |
9,150 |
24 |
Leeds Rhinos |
28 – 18 |
Bradford Bulls |
W |
17,508 |
25 |
Leeds Rhinos |
54 – 12 |
Castleford Tigers |
W |
17,354 |
26 |
Wigan Warriors |
16 – 52 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
14,778 |
27 |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
12 – 30 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
6,448 |
ESL PO1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
ESL PO2 |
St Helens |
30 – 10 |
Leeds Rhinos |
L |
11,407 |
ESL PO3 |
Leeds Rhinos |
18 – 14 |
Wigan Warriors |
W |
13,112 |
ESLGF**** |
St Helens |
16 – 24 |
Leeds Rhinos |
W |
68,810 |
*Round 4 played before round one to accommodate World Club Challenge on Round 4 weekend
**Round 13 played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
***Carnegie Challenge Cup Semi-Final played at the Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
****engage Super League Grand Final played at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Source: superleague.co.uk.
Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.
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