2011 Leeds Rhinos season

2011 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League XVI 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
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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

    		 Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
    1 Warrington Wolves 27 22 0 5 1072 401 671 44
    2 Wigan Warriors 27 20 3 4 852 432 420 43
    3 St Helens RLFC 27 17 3 7 782 515 267 37
    4 Huddersfield Giants 27 16 0 11 707 524 183 32
    5 Leeds Rhinos 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
    14 Crusaders* 27 6 0 21 527 857 −330 8
      Teams qualifying for the Play-offs
      Leeds

    Notes:

    Source: superleague.co.uk.
    Classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
    Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

    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 Rugby League 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 RLFC
    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 RLFC
    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 Rugby League
    Headingley Stadium Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
    Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield Giants

    2011 Squad

    2011 Leeds Rhinos season
    First team squad Coaching staff

    Head coach

    Assistant coach

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

    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[lower-alpha 1] 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.[3]

    Player Statistics

    Source: [4]

    No.Nat.PlayerAppsTriesGoalsDGsPoints
    1 New Zealand Webb, BrentBrent Webb 30 13 0 0 52
    2 England Smith, LeeLee Smith 17 6 0 0 24
    3 Australia Delaney, BrettBrett Delaney 27 4 0 0 16
    4 England Senior, KeithKeith Senior 16 4 0 0 16
    5 England Hall, RyanRyan Hall 35 32 0 0 128
    6 England McGuire, DannyDanny McGuire 22 10 0 0 40
    7 England Burrow, RobRob Burrow 34 12 2 1 53
    8 Samoa Leuluai, KylieKylie Leuluai 31 4 0 0 16
    9 Australia Buderus, DannyDanny Buderus 35 7 0 0 28
    10 England Peacock, JamieJamie Peacock 23 1 0 0 4
    11 England Jones-Buchanan, JamieJamie Jones-Buchanan 34 12 0 0 48
    12 England Ablett, CarlCarl Ablett 31 9 0 0 36
    13 England Sinfield, KevinKevin Sinfield 36 2 160 2 330
    14 New Zealand Lauitiiti, AliAli Lauitiiti 21 6 0 0 24
    15 Australia Cross, BenBen Cross 10 0 0 0 0
    16 England Bailey, RyanRyan Bailey 25 2 0 0 8
    17 England Kirke, IanIan Kirke 33 1 0 0 4
    18 England Burgess, LukeLuke Burgess 12 0 0 0 0
    19 England Watkins, KallumKallum Watkins 17 11 0 0 44
    20 New Zealand Hauraki, WellerWeller Hauraki 27 4 0 0 16
    21 England Clarkson, ChrisChris Clarkson 29 3 0 0 12
    22 England Pitts, JayJay Pitts 13 2 0 0 8
    23 England Jones-Bishop, BenBen Jones-Bishop 19 13 0 0 52
    24 England McShane, PaulPaul McShane 18 5 0 0 20
    27 England Hardaker, ZakZak Hardaker 15 12 0 0 48
    28 England Singleton, BradBrad Singleton 1 0 0 0 0
    32 England Elliot, GeorgeGeorge Elliot 1 0 0 0 0

    References

    1. ↑ "Super League club Crusaders deducted four points for going into administration". The Daily Telegraph. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
    2. ↑ "RFL docks Wakefield Trinity Wildcats four points". BBC. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
    3. ↑ "Ben Jones-Bishop in second injury blow for Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
    4. ↑ Tim Butcher; Daniel Spencer. Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011-12. League Publications Limited. ISBN 978-1-901347-24-1.

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