2010 Leeds Rhinos season

2010 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League Rank4th
Play-off resultQualifying Semi Final
Challenge CupRunners up
World Club ChallengeRunners up
2010 recordWins: 21; draws: 1; losses: 11
Points scoredFor: 903; against: 593
Team information
ChairmanEngland Paul Caddick
Head coachNew Zealand Brian McClennan
Captain
StadiumHeadingley Stadium
High attendance27,697 (v Melbourne Storm at Elland Road)
← 2009 List of seasons 2011 →

This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2010 season. This is the fifteenth season of the Super League era.

Pre Season

[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Attendance
26 Dec 2009 P1 Leeds Rhinos 32-12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Headingley 8,797
17 Jan 2010 P2 Leeds Rhinos 12-10 Bradford Bulls Headingley 5,759
24 Jan 2010 P3 Whitehaven 22-30 Leeds Rhinos Recreation Ground 2,250

World Club Challenge

[edit]
Leeds used Elland Road to host the 2010 World Club Challenge.
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Attendance
28 Feb 2010 WCC Leeds Rhinos 10-18 Melbourne Storm Elland Road 27,697

Super League

[edit]

Table

[edit]
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Wigan Warriors (L, C) 27 22 0 5 922 411 +511 44 Play-offs
2 St Helens 27 20 0 7 946 547 +399 40
3 Warrington Wolves 27 20 0 7 885 488 +397 40
4 Leeds Rhinos 27 17 1 9 725 561 +164 35
5 Huddersfield Giants 27 16 1 10 758 439 +319 33
6 Hull F.C. 27 16 0 11 569 584 −15 32
7 Hull Kingston Rovers 27 14 1 12 653 632 +21 29
8 Celtic Crusaders 27 12 0 15 547 732 −185 24
9 Castleford Tigers 27 11 0 16 648 766 −118 22
10 Bradford Bulls 27 9 1 17 528 728 −200 19
11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 27 9 0 18 539 741 −202 18
12 Salford City Reds 27 8 0 19 448 857 −409 16
13 Harlequins 27 7 0 20 494 838 −344 14
14 Catalans Dragons 27 6 0 21 409 747 −338 12
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (L) League Leaders' Shield Winners

Results

[edit]
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Attendance
29 Jan 2010 4 Crusaders 6-34 Leeds Rhinos Racecourse Ground 10,334
5 Feb 2010 1 Leeds Rhinos 10-24 Castleford Tigers Headingley Stadium 15,875
14 Feb 2010 2 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 28-18 Leeds Rhinos Belle Vue 9,873
19 Feb 2010 3 Leeds Rhinos 22-10 Salford City Reds Headingley Stadium 12,700
5 Mar 2010 5 Leeds Rhinos 62-4 Harlequins Headingley Stadium 12,684
13 Mar 2010 6 Huddersfield Giants 26-20 Leeds Rhinos Galpharm Stadium 10,116
19 Mar 2010 7 Leeds Rhinos 10-17 Hull Kingston Rovers Headingley Stadium 15,201
26 Mar 2010 8 Wigan Warriors 24-4 Leeds Rhinos DW Stadium 17,883
1 Apr 2010 9 Leeds Rhinos 20-20 Bradford Bulls Headingley Stadium 17,234
5 Apr 2010 10 Catalans Dragons 24-34 Leeds Rhinos Stade Gilbert Brutus 8,230
11 Apr 2010 11 Leeds Rhinos 46-30 Hull F.C. Headingley Stadium 16,896
24 Apr 2010 12 St. Helens 41-20 Leeds Rhinos Knowsley Road 11,048
1 May 2010 13 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 30-34 Leeds Rhinos Murrayfield 26,642
14 May 2010 14 Leeds Rhinos 26-16 Warrington Wolves Headingley Stadium 16,733
23 May 2010 15 Bradford Bulls 12-26 Leeds Rhinos Odsal 13,269
4 Jun 2010 16 Leeds Rhinos 28-22 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Headingley Stadium 13,869
12 Jun 2010 17 Harlequins 22-42 Leeds Rhinos Twickenham Stoop 4,117
20 Jun 2010 18 Leeds Rhinos 26-32 Crusaders Headingley Stadium 14,371
27 Jun 2010 19 Warrington Wolves 30-37 Leeds Rhinos Halliwell Jones Stadium 10,442
3 Jul 2010 20 Leeds Rhinos 28-24 St. Helens Headingley Stadium 17,200
9 Jul 2010 21 Hull Kingston Rovers 25-6 Leeds Rhinos Craven Park 8,640
16 Jul 2010 22 Leeds Rhinos 21-20 Huddersfield Giants Headingley Stadium 15,070
25 Jul 2010 23 Salford City Reds 22-31 Leeds Rhinos The Willows 4,651
30 Jul 2010 24 Leeds Rhinos 12-26 Wigan Warriors Headingley Stadium 16,622
13 Aug 2010 25 Castleford Tigers 6-38 Leeds Rhinos The Jungle 7,901
13 Aug 2010 26 Leeds Rhinos 52-6 Catalans Dragons Headingley Stadium 15,154
4 Sep 2010 27 Hull F.C. 14-18 Leeds Rhinos KC Stadium 16,208

Play-offs

[edit]
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Attendance
11 Sep 2010 QPO Wigan Warriors 26-27 Leeds Rhinos DW Stadium 12,117
24 Sep 2010 QSF Leeds Rhinos 6-26 Wigan Warriors Headingley Stadium 13,693

Challenge Cup

[edit]
Date Rnd Home Score Away Venue Attendance
17 Apr 2010 4th Hull F.C. 24-48 Leeds Rhinos KC Stadium 15,109
7 May 2010 5th Leeds Rhinos 70-22 Blackpool Panthers Headingley Stadium 5,316
29 May 2010 QF Leeds Rhinos 12-10 Wigan Warriors Headingley Stadium 9,242
7 Aug 2010 SF Leeds Rhinos 32-28 St. Helens Galpharm Stadium 15,267
30 Aug 2010 Final Warrington Wolves 30-6 Leeds Rhinos Wembley Stadium 85,217

2010 Squad

[edit]
2010 Leeds Rhinos season
First team squad Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coach


Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)



2010 transfers in/out

[edit]

Gains

Player Previous Club Years Signed Until the End of
Brett Delaney Gold Coast Titans
Greg Eastwood Canterbury Bulldogs 3 years 2012
Jay Pitts Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Kyle Amor Whitehaven
Michael Coady Doncaster
Luke Ambler Salford City Reds
Lee Smith Wasps (Rugby Union) 4 years 2014

Losses

Player Future Club Years Signed Until the End of
Lee Smith Wasps (Rugby Union)
Michael Ratu Hull Kingston Rovers
Ashley Gibson Salford City Reds
Simon Worrall Toulouse Olympique 1 Year Loan 2010
Danny Allan Released
Ben Jones-Bishop Harlequins RL 1 Year Loan 2010
[edit]