Leeds Rhinos Season 2008 | |
|---|---|
| League | Super League |
| Coach |  Brian McClennan |
| League position | 2nd |
| Top Pointscorer | Kevin Sinfield |
| Top Goalscorer | Kevin Sinfield |
| Top Tryscorer | Scott Donald |
| Highest home attendance | 19,296 |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,087 |
| Challenge Cup | Semi Finalists |
The 2008 Leeds Rhinos season saw the club compete in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.
As of 16 June 2008
| Nationality | Squad No | Player | Position | App | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1 | Brent Webb | Full-Back | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
 | 2 | Scott Donald | Wing | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| | 3 | Clinton Toopi | Centre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 4 | Keith Senior | Centre | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| | 5 | Lee Smith | Wing | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| | 6 | Danny McGuire | Stand-off | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| | 7 | Rob Burrow | Scrum-Half | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 60 |
| | 8 | Kylie Leuluai | Prop | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| | 9 | Matt Diskin | Hooker | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| | 10 | Jamie Peacock | Prop | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| | 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Second-Row | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| | 12 | Gareth Ellis | Second-Row | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| | 13 | Kevin Sinfield (C) | Loose-Forward | 17 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 156 |
 | 14 | Ali Lauitiiti | Second-Row | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| | 16 | Ryan Bailey | Prop | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 17 | Nick Scruton | Prop | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | 18 | Ian Kirke | Second-Row | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | 19 | Carl Ablett | Second-Row | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| | 20 | Ashley Gibson | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 21 | Jordan Tansey | Scrum half | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| | 22 | Ryan Hall | Wing | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| | 23 | Danny Williams | Wing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 24 | Luke Burgess | Prop | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| | 25 | Danny Allan | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 26 | Ben Kaye | Hooker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | 27 | Michael Ratu | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 28 | Simon Worrall | Second Row | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | 29 | Luke Gale | Scrum half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 30 | Michael Haley | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 31 | Paul McShane | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 32 | Kallum Watkins | Centre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | 33 | Joe Chandler | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | 34 | Ben Jones-Bishop | Full back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 | 35 | Eric Anselme | Second Row | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Gains
| Player | Previous Club | Years Signed |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Burgess | Doncaster | Resigned |
| Danny Williams | Castleford Tigers | Resigned |
| Eric Anselme | Albi | Loan (4 Months) |
Losses
| Losses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Signed for | When left | ||||||||
| Jamie Thackray | Hull F.C. | May | ||||||||
| Nationality | Staff Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| | Brian McClennan | Head Coach |
| | Francis Cummins | Assistant Coach |
| | Willie Poching | Assistant Coach |
| | Aleks Gross | Sports Scientist |
| | Billy Watts | Timekeeper |
| | Jason Davidson | Head Conditioner |
 | Meirion Jones | Head Physiotherapist |
| | Rob Wilson | Masseur |
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  St. Helens (L) | 27 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 940 | 457 | +483 | 43 | Semi-final |
| 2 |  Leeds Rhinos (C) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 863 | 413 | +450 | 42 | |
| 3 |  Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 694 | 625 | +69 | 34 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 4 |  Wigan Warriors | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 648 | 698 | −50 | 29 | |
| 5 |  Bradford Bulls | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 705 | 625 | +80 | 28 | |
| 6 |  Warrington Wolves | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 690 | 713 | −23 | 28 | |
| 7 |  Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 564 | 713 | −149 | 23 | |
| 8 |  Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 574 | 760 | −186 | 22 | |
| 9 |  Harlequins | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 569 | 763 | −194 | 22 | |
| 10 |  Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 638 | 681 | −43 | 21 | |
| 11 |  Hull F.C. | 27 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 538 | 699 | −161 | 17 | |
| 12 |  Castleford Tigers | 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 593 | 869 | −276 | 15 |
The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league.
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road, also known as The Jungle, and compete in the Super League, the top flight of the British rugby league system.
Daniel Phillip McGuire is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is assistant coach for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
Matthew Cook is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop, second-row and loose forward for the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship.
Engage Super League XII is the official name for the year 2007's Super League season in the sport of rugby league.
Robert Geoffrey Burrow is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a scrum-half or hooker.
Matt Diskin an English professional rugby league coach was the head coach of Oldham in the Betfred Championship, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 2000s and 2010s.
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2000 season, the 5th season of the Super League era.
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2002 season, the 7th season of the Super League era.
This article details the Bradford Bulls rugby league football club's 2003 season, the 8th season of the Super League era.
Ryan Lee Hall is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League, and for England and Great Britain at international level.
Engage Super League XIII was the official name, due to sponsorship, for the 2008 Super League season by Engage Mutual. Twelve teams competed for the League Leader's Shield over 27 rounds, after which the top 6 finishing teams entered the play-offs where they competed for a place in the Grand Final and the chance to win the Super League Trophy.
Tom Briscoe is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League and has played for England at international level.
Kallum Paul Watkins is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre or second-row forward for the Salford Red Devils in the Betfred Super League and England at international level.
This article details the 2008 Super League season results. From February to October 2008, a total of 162 games were played by twelve teams over 27 regular rounds, in addition to six games played during the play-off series. The season culminated with the Grand Final on 4 October.
2009 Super League season results details the regular season and play-off match results of Super League XIV.
This is a list of the 2011 Super League season results. Super League is the top-flight rugby league competition in the United Kingdom and France. The 2011 season started on 12 February, with the Magic Weekend at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, and ended on 8 October with the 2011 Super League Grand Final.
This is a list of the 2012 Super League season results. Super League is the top-flight rugby league competition in the United Kingdom and France. The 2012 season started on 4 February and ends on 6 October with the 2012 Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford. The Magic Weekend was scheduled over the weekend of 26 and 27 May and was played at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester for the first time, having previously been played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.
This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2013 season. This was the 18th season of the Super League era. The Rhinos enter the 2013 season as champions after defeating Warrington Wolves 26-18 in the 2012 Super League Grand Final.
Stevie Ray Ward is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row or loose forward for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.