Leeds Rhinos have announced their 21-man squad for the upcoming clash against Hull FC this Sunday. The Round 5 Betfred Super League match is set for a 3pm kick off.
Littlewood In, Brown Out for Rhinos
George Brown will miss the game due to a knee injury. Ben Littlewood, an Academy graduate, takes his place in the 21-man squad. This is the only change to the initial squad from last week.
Bird on the Verge of Debut, Hankinson’s Milestone
Jack Bird, formerly of New South Wales, might make his debut for the Rhinos. He has been the 18th man for the previous two games. Chris Hankinson is in line to celebrate his 250th career game.
Hankinson has made 13 appearances for Leeds since joining last year from Salford Red Devils. Prior to Leeds, he made 36 appearances for Salford between 2024-2025, 18 for Featherstone in 2023, 25 for Toulouse in 2022 and 23 for Wigan between 2018 and 2020. His career also includes 19 appearances for London on loan in 2021 and 59 for Swinton on various loan moves between 2017 and 2019. A decade ago, he played 49 games for Barrow having started at Leigh in 2014 with seven appearances.
Connor’s Return to Hull, Hall Chasing Milestone
Jake Connor is closing in on a career milestone, needing 15 points to reach 1,000. A significant portion of those points, 417, were scored during his time with Hull FC between 2017 and 2022. Ryan Hall is also on the verge of a milestone, needing just one try to reach 250 for Leeds.
Captain Ash Handley is 12 points shy of reaching 500 Super League points since his debut in 2014.
Rhinos Squad List
The confirmed 21-man squad is:
- 1 Lachie Miller
- 2 Maika Sivo
- 3 Harry Newman
- 4 Ash Handley (C)
- 5 Ryan Hall
- 6 Brodie Croft
- 7 Jake Connor
- 8 Mikolaj Oledzki
- 9 Jarrod O’Connor
- 10 Tom Holroyd
- 11 Kallum Watkins (VC)
- 12 James McDonnell
- 13 Keenan Palasia
- 14 Chris Hankinson
- 15 Cooper Jenkins
- 16 Ethan O’Neill
- 17 Cameron Smith
- 19 Jeremiah Mata’utia
- 23 Danny Levi
- 25 Ben Littlewood
- 33 Jack Bird
Tickets for the game can be purchased online via tickets.therhinos.co.uk, priced at just £20 for Adults, £14 for Concessions and £8 for Juniors.