2011 Leeds Rhinos season

2011 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League XVI Rank	5th
Play-off result	Champions
Challenge Cup	Runners-up
2011 record	Wins: 23; draws: 1; losses: 12
Points scored	For: 757; against: 603
Team information
Chairman	Paul Caddick
Head coach	Brian McDermott
Captain	Kevin Sinfield
Stadium	Headingley Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Ryan Hall (32)
Goals	Kevin Sinfield (160)
Points	Kevin Sinfield (330)
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This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2011 season. This is the sixteenth season of the Super League era.

Key Dates

February

• 13 February

Leeds beat local rivals Bradford Bulls 32–28 at Millennium Stadium with 4 tries in the last 18 minutes. Including a hat trick from Ben Jones Bishop with the hat trick coming from a penalty try in the 78th Minute.

• 16 February

Leeds "Fantastic Four" Kallum Watkins, Ben Jones Bishop, Ryan Hall and Chris Clarkson all sign 4 Year Contracts with the club.

• 18 February

Leeds Rhinos beat Hull F.C. 32–18 at the KC Stadium, with a 70-yard finish from Ben Jones Bishop potentially an early contender for try of the season.

• 24 February

Kevin Sinfield became a Rhino For Life, signing a 4 Year contract. Keeping the Leeds Rhinos captain at the club until the end of 2014.

• 25 February

Leeds Rhinos lost their first game of the season to high flying Harlequins RL, 2 tries from Quins hooker Andy Ellis won them the game, despite a strong start by Leeds Rhinos.

March

• 5 March

Warrington Wolves overpowered a Leeds Rhinos team with only 2 first choice props available. Despite a strong start taking an 8-point lead the Wolves scored 28 points on the bounce, despite 3 late tries Leeds Rhinos lost 40–24.

• 11 March

The Rhinos managed to outclass a Salford side that started strongly taking a 6–0 lead. Leeds rallied and thanks to 2 tires from Carl Ablett, and classy performances from the likes of Kallum Watkins, Brent Webb, Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield winning the game 46–12. The only downside losing rising star Ben Jones Bishop with a dislocated shoulder. Brad Singleton also became Leeds Rhinos 50th Academy graduate to play for the club.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Warrington Wolves (L)	27	22	0	5	1072	401	+671	44	Play-offs
2	Wigan Warriors	27	20	3	4	852	432	+420	43
3	St Helens	27	17	3	7	782	515	+267	37
4	Huddersfield Giants	27	16	0	11	707	524	+183	32
5	Leeds Rhinos (C)	27	15	1	11	757	603	+154	31
6	Catalans Dragons	27	15	1	11	689	626	+63	31
7	Hull Kingston Rovers	27	14	0	13	713	692	+21	28
8	Hull F.C.	27	13	1	13	718	569	+149	27
9	Castleford Tigers	27	12	2	13	664	808	−144	26
10	Bradford Bulls	27	9	2	16	570	826	−256	20
11	Salford City Reds	27	10	0	17	542	809	−267	20
12	Harlequins	27	6	1	20	524	951	−427	13
13	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	27	7	0	20	453	957	−504	10 [a]
14	Crusaders	27	6	0	21	527	857	−330	8 [b]

Source: rugbyleagueproject.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield winners
Notes:

1. Wakefield deducted 4 points for entering administration.
2. Crusaders deducted 4 points for entering administration.

2011 results

Date	Competition	Round	Home	Score	Away	Result	Venue	Referee	Attendance	Notes
01/01/2011	Trial Game	N/A	Leeds Rhinos	40-22	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	W	Headingley Stadium		12,015	Boxing Day friendly

Results

Stadium	Team	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Man of the Match	Referee	Attendance
Millennium Stadium	Bradford Bulls	W 32-28	Ben Jones Bishop (3), Ryan Hall, Rob Burrow, Kylie Leuluai	Kevin Sinfield (4)	Ben Jones Bishop	Steve Ganson	29,323
KC Stadium	Hull F.C.	W 32-18	Ben Jones Bishop, Ryan Hall, Rob Burrow, Weller Hauraki, Brent Webb, Chris Clarkson	Kevin Sinfield (3) + 1DG, Rob Burrow 1DG	Rob Burrow	Richard Silverwood	12,513
Headingley Stadium	Harlequins RL	L 26-36	Chris Clarkson, Kevin Sinfield, Ryan Hall, Lee Smith, Jamie Jones Buchanan	Kevin Sinfield (3)	Kylie Leuluai	Ben Thaler	14,350
Halliwell Jones Stadium	Warrington Wolves	L 24-40	Ryan Hall (2), Kallum Watkins, Brent Webb	Kevin Sinfield (4)	Kevin Sinfield	Steve Ganson	11,438
Headingley Stadium	Salford City Reds	W 46-12	Carl Ablett (2), Brent Webb, Kallum Watkins, Jamie Jones Buchanan, Weller Hauraki, Ali Lauitiiti, Keith Senior	Kevin Sinfield (6) + 1 Penalty	Kallum Watkins	Thierry Alibert	13,068
Headingley Stadium	St Helens R.F.C.
Atlantic Solutions Stadium	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Headingley Stadium	Wigan Warriors
Craven Park	Hull Kingston Rovers
Headingley Stadium	Huddersfield Giants
Grattan Stadium	Bradford Bulls
Headingley Stadium	Crusaders Rugby League
The PROBIZ Coliseum	Castleford Tigers
Headingley Stadium	Catalans Dragons
Headingley Stadium	Warrington Wolves
Halton Stadium	St Helens R.F.C.
Headingley Stadium	Hull Kingston Rovers
Racecourse Ground	Crusaders Rugby League
Headingley Stadium	Bradford Bulls
DW Stadium	Wigan Warriors
Stade Gilbert Brutus	Catalans Dragons
Headingley Stadium	Hull F.C.
The Willows	Salford City Reds
Headingley Stadium	Castleford Tigers
Twickenham Stoop	Harlequins RL
Headingley Stadium	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Galpharm Stadium	Huddersfield Giants

2011 squad

2011 Leeds Rhinos season

First team squad								Coaching staff
1 Brent Webb – FB  2 Lee Smith – WG  3 Brett Delaney – CE  4 Keith Senior – CE  5 Ryan Hall – WG  6 Danny McGuire – SO  7 Rob Burrow – SH  8 Kylie Leuluai – PR  9 Danny Buderus – HK 10 Jamie Peacock (vc) – PR 11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan – SR 12 Carl Ablett – SR 13 Kevin Sinfield (c) – LF		14 Ali Lauitiiti – SR 15 Ben Cross – PR 16 Ryan Bailey – PR 17 Ian Kirke – SR 18 Luke Burgess – PR 19 Kallum Watkins – CE 20 Weller Hauraki – SR 21 Chris Clarkson – SR 22 Jay Pitts – SR 23 Ben Jones Bishop – FB 24 Paul McShane – HK 25 Kyle Amor – PR 26 Michael Coady – CE		27 Zak Hardaker – FB 28 Brad Singleton – SR 29 Jared Stewart – SR 30 Liam Hood – HK 31 Callum Casey – SO				Head coach Brian McDermott Assistant coach James Lowes Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2011 Transfers in/out

Gains

Player	Previous club	Years signed	Date
Ben Cross	Newcastle Knights	2	October 2010
Zak Hardaker	Featherstone Rovers	5	October 2010
Ben Jones Bishop	Harlequins RL	Loan Return
Weller Hauraki	Crusaders RL	3	November 2010
Rory Kettlewell	Wigan Warriors	2	December 2010

Losses

Player	Future Club	Years signed	Date
Greg Eastwood	Canterbury Bulldogs	3	October 2010
Scott Donald	Retired
Matt Diskin	Bradford Bulls	3	October 2010
Dane Manning	Batley Bulldogs
Zak Hardaker	Featherstone Rovers	Season Long Loan [a]	2011
Tom Bush	York City Knights	1	November 2010
Luke Ambler	Harlequins RL	Season Long Loan	November 2010
Kyle Amor	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats	Loan	February 2011
Ben Cross	Released		June 2011

1. Hardaker was recalled from his loan spell in March 2011. ^[1]

Player statistics

Source: ^[2]

No.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
1		Brent Webb	30	13	0	0	52
2		Lee Smith	17	6	0	0	24
3		Brett Delaney	27	4	0	0	16
4		Keith Senior	16	4	0	0	16
5		Ryan Hall	35	32	0	0	128
6		Danny McGuire	22	10	0	0	40
7		Rob Burrow	34	12	2	1	53
8		Kylie Leuluai	31	4	0	0	16
9		Danny Buderus	35	7	0	0	28
10		Jamie Peacock	23	1	0	0	4
11		Jamie Jones-Buchanan	34	12	0	0	48
12		Carl Ablett	31	9	0	0	36
13		Kevin Sinfield	36	2	160	2	330
14		Ali Lauitiiti	21	6	0	0	24
15		Ben Cross	10	0	0	0	0
16		Ryan Bailey	25	2	0	0	8
17		Ian Kirke	33	1	0	0	4
18		Luke Burgess	12	0	0	0	0
19		Kallum Watkins	17	11	0	0	44
20		Weller Hauraki	27	4	0	0	16
21		Chris Clarkson	29	3	0	0	12
22		Jay Pitts	13	2	0	0	8
23		Ben Jones-Bishop	19	13	0	0	52
24		Paul McShane	18	5	0	0	20
27		Zak Hardaker	15	12	0	0	48
28		Brad Singleton	1	0	0	0	0
32		George Elliot	1	0	0	0	0

References

1. "Ben Jones-Bishop in second injury blow for Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
2. Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011-12. League Publications Limited. ISBN   978-1-901347-24-1.

External links

• Leeds Rhinos Website
• BBC Sport-Rugby League