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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; 14 years ago (2011)
Website[1]
Current details
ChairmanPaul Caddick
CompetitionSuper League
20241st (Champions)
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Records
Championships3 (2018, 2021, 2024)
Challenge Cups3 (2019, 2021, 2022)
European Club Challenges0

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.

History

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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 and League Leaders' Shield one year later in 2019.[9][10] 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 Super League era.[a][12][13] The Rhinos retained the Challenge Cup again in 2022.[14] They also retained the League Leaders' Shield, but lost to Halifax in the Grand Final.[15][16] In the 2023 season, Leeds topped the league again, but lost to Wigan in the Grand Final.[17] In 2024, Leeds retained the League Leaders' Shield and then defeated Halifax in the Grand Final to claim their second Super League title.[18]

Seasons

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Season League Challenge
Cup 		European Club Challenge
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Play-offs
2016 Premier League Unknown 2nd[19] Runners-up Runners-up No Competition
2017 Premier League Unknown Runners-up Runners-up
2018 Premier League Unknown Champions Semi-finals
2019 Super League Unknown 1st Runners-up Champions
2020 Super League Season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Super League 9 9 0 0 622 206 18 1st Champions Champions
2022 Super League 12 9 1 2 816 499 19 1st Runners-up Champions
2023 Super League 10 8 2 0 710 298 16 1st Runners-up Runners-up Did not qualify
2024 Super League 8 8 0 0 398 300 16 1st Champions Semi-finals

Honours

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Leagues

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Winners (3): 2018, 2021, Super League
Winners (4): 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Cups

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Winners (3): 2019, 2021, 2022

Notes

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  1. ^ The competition was known as the Premier League in 2016 when Halifax finished top of the table and won the Grand Final in addition to winning the Challenge Cup[4][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Wheelchair Tag Rugby League". Leeds Rhinos Foundation. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby League Grand Final double-header". rugby-league.com. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Halifax and Leeds Rhinos to contest Wheelchair Grand Final". Rugby-League.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Leeds Rhinos win Wheelchair Super League Grand Final". 19 September 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Halliwell's Five Tries Inspire Leeds To Betfred Wheelchair Challenge Cup Triumph". The Sportsman. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  14. ^ Hall, Ben (26 June 2022). "Rhinos slay Dragons to win third Wheelchair Challenge Cup in a row".
  15. ^ "Wheelchair Super League Round-Up – Week 14". rugby-league.com. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final – Leeds Rhinos 48 Halifax Panthers 52". rugby-league.com. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Betfred Wheelchair Super League Grand Final – Leeds Rhinos 42 Wigan Warriors 50". rugby-league.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  18. ^ "Leeds beat Halifax in Wheelchair Super League final". BBC Sport. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Club of the Week | Halifax WRL". rugby-league.com. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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