Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair

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Leeds Rhinos
Club information
Full nameLeeds Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)The Rhinos
The Loiners
ColoursBlue and Amber
Founded2011;13 years ago (2011)
Website
Current details
Chairman Paul Caddick
Competition Super League
2023 1st (Runners-up)
Rugby football current event.png Current season
Uniforms
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Kit right arm goldborder.png
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Home colours
Records
Championships 2 (2018, 2021)
Challenge Cups 3 (2019, 2021, 2022)
European Club Challenges 0

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.

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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

SeasonLeague Challenge
Cup 		European Club Challenge
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlay-offs
2016Premier LeagueUnknownRunners-upRunners-upNo Competition
2017Premier LeagueUnknownRunners-upRunners-up
2018Premier LeagueUnknownChampionsSemi-finals
2019 Super League Unknown1stRunners-upChampions
2020 Super League Season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Super League 9900622206181stChampionsChampions
2022 Super League 12912816499191stRunners-upChampions
2023 Super League 10820710298161stRunners-upRunners-upDid not qualify

Honours

Leagues

Winners (2): 2018, 2021
Winners (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Cups

Winners (3): 2019, 2021, 2022

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References

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  2. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League Club". Spider-Y. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Season Review". Spider-Y. Archived from the original on 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Halifax claim Wheelchair RL double". Rugby-League.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Halifax win 2016 Wheelchair RL Challenge Cup". www.rugby-league.com. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos claim first-ever Grand Final title". Rugby-League.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Brown scores 15 tries as Halifax win Wheelchair Challenge Cup". www.rugby-league.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Wheelchair Rugby League Grand Final 2018 – Full Game – Halifax v Leeds". YouTube. 3 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Hall, Ben (19 August 2019). "Rhinos Wheelchair Rugby League team win Challenge Cup". Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "Leeds Rhinos win Wheelchair Super League Grand Final". 19 September 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Halliwell's Five Tries Inspire Leeds To Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Triumph". The Sportsman. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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