2022 Leeds Rhinos season | ||||
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Super League Rank | 5 | |||
Challenge Cup | Sixth Round | |||
2022 record | Wins: 14; draws: 1; losses: 13 | |||
Points scored | For: 577; against: 528 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Paul Caddick | |||
Head Coach | Richard Agar (until March 2022) Jamie Jones-Buchanan (interim) Rohan Smith (from April 2022) | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Headingley Leeds, United Kingdom | |||
Avg. attendance | 12,382 | |||
High attendance | 15,418 (v Castleford Tigers) | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Ash Handley (17) | |||
Goals | Rhyse Martin (84) | |||
Points | Rhyse Martin (212) | |||
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This article details the Leeds Rhinos's rugby league football club's 2022 season. They were coached by Richard Agar until May 2022, Jamie Jones-Buchanan as an interim coach and Rohan Smith from April 2022 onwards. The Rhinos competed in both the 2022 Betfred Super League and the 2022 Challenge Cup.
On 12 February, Leeds began their Super League campaign with a 22–20 loss to Warrington Wolves [1] followed by losses at Wigan Warriors [2] and at home to Catalans Dragons [3] before their first win came in Round 4 with a 34–18 victory at Wakefield Trinity. [4] Leeds had an early exit from the Challenge Cup with a 40–16 defeat by Castleford Tigers, [5] and their run of poor results leading to the departure of Richard Agar as head coach meant that by mid-April Leeds were 11th in the table. [6] [7] Interim head coach Jamie Jones-Buchanan oversaw wins against Toulouse Olympique and Hull Kingston Rovers before the arrival of the newly appointed Rohan Smith. [7] [8] Towards the end of the season, Leeds went on a run of six wins [9] before suffering a 32–18 loss to Catalans Dragons at the end of August. It meant that to qualify for the play-offs Leeds needed to avoid defeat in the final round of the regular season against Castleford, which they achieved with two late tries that gave them a 14–8 victory. [10] [11]
Leeds began their play-off campaign by travelling to Perpignan where a hat-trick by Liam Sutcliffe gave them a 20–10 win over Catalans Dragons. [12] Leeds faced Wigan in the semi-final. At half time the score was 4–2 to Wigan, but a try from Jarrod O'Connor (his first for Leeds) and two from James Bentley saw Leeds reach their 11th Grand Final with a 20–8 win. [13] The Grand Final took place on 24 September at Old Trafford where Leeds lost 24–12 to St Helens. [6]
W WinL Loss
Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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26 December 2021 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Headingley | W | 34–6 | [14] | |||
23 January | Bradford Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 30–12 | 7,237 | [15] | ||
30 January | Hull F.C. | A | Headingley | W | 38–6 | [a] [16] | |||
6 February | Hunslet | A | South Leeds Stadium | L | 6–34 | McConnell | Sinfield | [b] [17] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St Helens (C, L) | 27 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 674 | 374 | +300 | 42 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 818 | 483 | +335 | 38 | |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 613 | 497 | +116 | 35 | Advance to Elimination Finals |
4 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 539 | 513 | +26 | 32 | |
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 577 | 528 | +49 | 29 | |
6 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 700 | 602 | +98 | 28 | |
7 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 544 | 620 | −76 | 26 | |
8 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 498 | 608 | −110 | 24 | |
9 | Hull FC | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 508 | 675 | −167 | 22 | |
10 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 497 | 648 | −151 | 20 | |
11 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 568 | 664 | −96 | 18 | |
12 | Toulouse Olympique (R) | 27 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 421 | 745 | −324 | 10 | Relegated to the Championship |
W WinD DrawL Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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12 February | 1 | Warrington Wolves | H | Headingley | L | 20–22 | Handley, Prior, Tetevano | Martin (4) | 14,135 | RLP |
18 February | 2 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 12–34 | Austin, Prior | Sezer (2) | 12,575 | RLP |
24 February | 3 | Catalans Dragons | H | Headingley | L | 4–10 | Austin | 10,655 | RLP | |
3 March | 4 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Be Well Support Stadium | W | 34–18 | Handley (3), Fusitu'a, Gannon, Newman | Martin (5) | 5,040 | RLP |
10 March | 5 | Hull FC | H | Headingley | L | 8–31 | Briscoe, Sutcliffe | 11,552 | RLP | |
18 March | 6 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 12–26 | Handley, Oledzki | Martin (2) | 5,756 | RLP |
1 April | 7 | St Helens | H | Headingley | L | 0–26 | 6,519 | RLP | ||
14 April | 8 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Headingley | D | 20–20 | Gannon, Martin, Sutcliffe | Martin (4) | 11,286 | RLP |
18 April | 9 | Castleford Tigers | A | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | L | 14–16 | Martin (2) | Martin (3) | 9,372 | RLP |
22 April | 10 | Toulouse Olympique | H | Headingley | W | 25–14 | Dwyer (2), Briscoe, Donaldson | Martin (4) | 11,167 | RLP |
29 April | 11 | Hull KR | H | Headingley | W | 12–0 | Gannon, Prior | Martin (2) | 13,333 | RLP |
15 May | 12 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 8–23 | Handley, Oledzki | 4,473 | RLP | |
20 May | 13 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Headingley | W | 24–6 | Bentley (2), Austin, Fusitu'a | Martin (4) | 14,190 | RLP |
3 June | 14 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 40–4 | Fusitu'a (2), Handley (2), Donaldson, Hardaker, Leeming, Thompson | Martin (4) | 9,984 | RLP |
10 June | 15 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smiths Stadium | L | 16–30 | Handley, Hardaker, Sutcliffe | Martin (2) | 6,712 | RLP |
23 June | 16 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 12–42 | Newman, Thompson | Martin (2) | 11,288 | RLP |
2 July | 17 | Hull FC | A | MKM Stadium | W | 62–16 | Handley (5), Leeming (2), Fusitu'a, Myler, Oledzki, Sutcliffe | Martin (9) | 10,682 | RLP |
9 July | 18 | Castleford Tigers | N | St James' Park | W | 34–20 | Bentley, Handley, Myler, Prior, Sezer, Sutcliffe | Martin (5) | 36,821 | RLP |
16 July | 19 | Toulouse Olympique | A | Stade Ernest Wallon | L | 6–20 | Dwyer | Martin | 4,230 | RLP |
21 July | 20 | Wigan Warriors | H | Headingley | W | 42–12 | Bentley, Dwyer, Martin, Mustapha, Newman, Smith, Sutcliffe | Martin (7) | 13,368 | RLP |
30 July | 21 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 36–32 | Myler (3), Dwyer, Sezer, Sutcliffe | Martin (6) | 8,165 | RLP |
7 August | 22 | Salford Red Devils | H | Headingley | W | 34–14 | Martin (2), Handley, Myler, Newman | Martin (7) | 14,668 | RLP |
12 August | 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Sewell Group Craven Park | W | 28–20 | Gannon (2), Myler (2), Dwyer | Hardaker (4) | 8,028 | RLP |
19 August | 24 | Warrington Wolves | H | Headingley | W | 24–18 | Gannon, Handley, Martin, Tetevano | Martin (4) | 13,152 | RLP |
24 August | 25 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Headingley | W | 18–14 | Austin, Martin, Myler | Martin (3) | 11,225 | RLP |
29 August | 26 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 18–32 | Dwyer, Myler, Walters | Martin (3) | 9,802 | RLP |
3 September | 27 | Castleford Tigers | H | Headingley | W | 14–8 | Sutcliffe (3) | Hardaker (4) | 15,418 | RLP |
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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10 September | Eliminators | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 20–10 | Sutcliffe(3) | Hardaker (4) | 9,514 | RLP |
16 September | Semi-finals | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | W | 20–8 | Bentley (2), O'Connor | Hardaker (4) | 12,777 | RLP |
24 September | Grand Final | St Helens | N | Old Trafford | L | 12–24 | Leeming, Martin | Martin (2) | 60,783 | RLP |
Eliminators | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
2 | Wigan Warriors | 8 | ||||||||||||
4 | Catalans Dragons | 10 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | |||||||||
5 | Leeds Rhinos | 20 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 12 | |||||||||
1 | St Helens | 24 | ||||||||||||
1 | St Helens | 19 | ||||||||||||
3 | Huddersfield Giants | 0 | 6 | Salford Red Devils | 12 | |||||||||
6 | Salford Red Devils | 28 |
W WinL Loss
Date | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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26 March | 6 | Castleford Tigers | H | Headingley | L | 16–40 | Martin (2), Sutcliffe | Martin (2) | 5,112 | RLP |
W WinL Loss
Date | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
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8 October | New Zealand | H | Headingley | L | 0–74 | 9,125 | RLP |
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Updated: 20 April 2022 |
Player | Club | Contract length | Date |
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James Bentley | St Helens | 2 Years | June 2021 [18] |
Aidan Sezer | Huddersfield Giants | July 2021 [19] | |
Blake Austin | Warrington Wolves | 1 Year | August 2021 [20] |
David Fusitu’a | New Zealand Warriors | 2 Years | October 2021 [21] |
Player | Club | Contract length | Date |
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Stevie Ward | Retired | — | January 2021 [22] |
Kyle Eastmond | May 2021 [23] | ||
Alex Sutcliffe | Castleford Tigers | 2 Years | September 2021 [24] |
Callum McLelland | October 2021 [25] | ||
King Vuniyayawa | Salford Red Devils | October 2021 [26] | |
Konrad Hurrell | St Helens | 1 Year | October 2021 [27] |
Luke Briscoe | Featherstone Rovers | October 2021 [28] | |
Robert Lui | North Queensland Cowboys | November 2021 [29] | |
Luke Gale | Hull FC | November 2021 [30] | |
Corey Hall | Wakefield Trinity | November 2021 | |
Corey Johnson | Bradford Bulls | 1 Year Loan | December 2021 [31] |
Muizz Mustapha | |||
Jarrod O'Connor |
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