# 2023 Leigh Leopards season

The 2023 season was the Leigh Leopards's 4th season overall and 1st season back playing in England's top division of rugby league after relegation to the RFL Championship in 2021. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXVIII and the 2023 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 22 January, 15:00 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 14-12 | Charnley, Leutele, Hardaker | Hardaker 1/3 | 2,941 | |

## Super League
### Fixtures

* All fixtures subject to change
| Date and time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 18 February, 13:00 | Salford Red Devils | H | Leigh Sports Village | L | 10–20 | | | 10,029 | Channel 4 |
| 26 February, 20:00 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 6–14 | | | 12,306 | Not televised |
| 4 March, 20:00 | Hull KR | A | Craven Park | W | 30–25 | | | 7,565 | Not televised |
| 11 March, 20:00 | St Helens | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 20–12 | | | 11,451 | Sky Sports |
| 18 March, 19:45 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 20–38 | | | 5,777 | Not televised |
| 26 March, 20:00 | Hull F.C. | A | MKM Stadium | W | 24–16 | | | 11,492 | Sky Sports |
| 31 March, 20:00 | Wigan Warriors | H | Leigh Sports Village | L | 6–34 | | | 9,189 | Sky Sports |
| 8 April, 15:00 | Salford Red Devils | H | Leigh Sports Village | L | 20–22 | | | 6,002 | Sky Sports |
| 17 April, 20:00 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | W | 32–0 | | | 15,026 | Sky Sports |
| 22 April, 15:00 | Leeds Rhinos | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 20–6 | | | 12,240 | Not televised |
| 6 May, 20:00 | Castleford Tigers | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 30–6 | | | 10,251 | Sky Sports |
| 13 May, 20:00 | Huddersfield Giants | A | John Smith's Stadium | W | 30–4 | | | 12,167 | Sky Sports |
| 27 May, 20:00 | Warrington Wolves | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 30–12 | | | Not recorded | Sky Sports |
| 4 June, 15:45 | Wakefield Trinity | N | St James' Park | W | 30–4 | Lam 2, Mulhern, Ipape, Charnley | Reynolds 1/1, Hardaker (3/4 + 1 pen.) | 36,943 | Sky Sports |
| 9 June, 20:00 | Hull F.C. | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 28–16 | Gareth O'Brien, Briscoe, Charnley 2, Joseph Mellor | Hardaker (4/5) | 16,272 | Sky Sports |
| 25 June, 20:00 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 30–38 | Chamberlain 2, Ipape, Charnley, Briscoe | Reynolds 5/5 | | Sky Sports |
| 1 July, 05:00 | Hull KR | H | Leigh Sports Village | W | 34–4 | Briscoe, Ipape, Chamberlain, Charnley, Mulhern | Reynolds 5/5 | | Sky Sports |
| 8 July, 19:45 | Castleford Tigers | A | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | W | 34–16 | Amone, Lam 2, Briscoe, Charnley 2 | Reynolds 5/6 | | Sky Sports |
| 17 July, 20:00 | Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | W | 24–22 | Chamberlain, Leutele, Lam, Hardaker | Reynolds 3/4 + 1 pen.) | | Sky Sports |
| 29 July, 13:00 | Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 18–44 | Amone, Briscoe, Mulhern | Reynolds 3/3 | | Channel 4 |
| 7 August, 12:00 | Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley Stadium | W | 13 –6 | Ipape, Amone | Reynolds 1/2 + 1 pen.), O'Brien 1 Drop goal | | |
| 20 August, 20:00 | Catalans Dragons | H | Leigh Sports Village | | – | | | | |
| 26 August, 18:00 | Hull KR | A | Craven Park | | – | | | | |
| 2 September, 20:00 | Huddersfield Giants | H | Leigh Sports Village | | – | | | | Sky Sports |
| 9 September, 05:00 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | | – | | | | |
| 16 September, 05:00 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Leigh Sports Village | | – | | | | |
| 22 September, 20:00 | Wigan Warriors | H | Leigh Sports Village | L | 6–10 | Lam | Reynolds 1/1 | | |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L, C) | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 722 | 360 | +362 | 40 | Qualification to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 722 | 420 | +302 | 40 | Qualification to Semi-finals |
| 3 | St. Helens | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 613 | 366 | +247 | 40 | Qualification to Eliminators |
| 4 | Hull KR | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 589 | 498 | +91 | 32 | Qualification to Eliminators |
| 5 | Leigh Leopards | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 585 | 508 | +77 | 32 | Qualification to Eliminators |
| 6 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 597 | 512 | +85 | 28 | Qualification to Eliminators |
| 7 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 494 | 512 | −18 | 26 | |
| 8 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 535 | 534 | +1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 473 | 552 | −79 | 22 | |
| 10 | Hull FC | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 476 | 654 | −178 | 20 | |
| 11 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 323 | 774 | −451 | 12 | |
| 12 | Wakefield Trinity (R) | 27 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 303 | 742 | −439 | 8 | Relegation to Championship |

## Challenge Cup

| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV |
| 20 May, 14:30 | Round 6 | Wakefield Trinity | A | The Be Well Support Stadium | W | 40–12 | | | 1,568 | BBC One |
| 18 June, 17:00 | Quarter Finals | York Knights | A | York Community Stadium | W | 34–14 | Joseph Mellor, Tom Amone, Briscoe 2, Charnley 2 | O'Brien (2), Hardaker (3) | | BBC One |
| 22 July, 14:30 | Semi Finals | St Helens | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | W | 12–10 | Holmes, Hardaker | Reynolds (2) | | BBC One |
| 12 August, 15:00 | Final | Hull KR | A | Wembley Stadium | W | 17–16 | Lam, Briscoe | Reynolds (2) + 2 pen.), Lam 1 Drop goal | 58,213 | BBC One |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Gareth O'Brien | Castleford Tigers | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Ricky Leutele | Huddersfield Giants | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Tom Briscoe | Leeds Rhinos | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Zak Hardaker | Leeds Rhinos | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Nathan Wilde | Newcastle Thunder | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Matt Davis | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Jacob Gannon | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Oliver Holmes | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Jack Hughes | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Robbie Mulhern | Warrington Wolves | 2 years | October 2022 |
| Umyla Hanley | Wigan Warriors | | January 2023 |
| Frankie Halton | Hull KR |