# 2020 Leeds Rhinos season

This article details the Leeds Rhinos's rugby league football club's 2020 season.

## Super League

Win Draw Loss
| Date and Time | Rnd | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 2 February, 19:45 | 1 | Leeds Rhinos | 4-30 | Hull FC | Headingley | Handley | | 19,500 |
| 9 February, 15:00 | 2 | Huddersfield Giants | P-P | Leeds Rhinos | John Smiths Stadium | | | |
| 14 February, 19:45 | 3 | Leeds Rhinos | 52-10 | Hull KR | Headingley | Newman (2), Smith (2), Walker, Handley, Hurrell, Donaldson, Myler | Gale (8) | 11,057 |
| 22 February, 14:00 | 4 | Salford Red Devils | 8-22 | Leeds Rhinos | AJ Bell Stadium | Gale, L. Briscoe, Oledzki, Walker | Gale (3) | 4,757 |
| 28 February, 19:45 | 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 36-0 | Warrington Wolves | Headingley | Walker, Myler, Dwyer, Hurrell, Seumanufagai, Handley | Martin (6) | 12,124 |
| 5 March, 19:45 | 6 | Leeds Rhinos | 66-12 | Toronto Wolfpack | Headingley | Dwyer, Myler, Gale 2, Lui 2, Handley, Smith, Oledzki, Cuthbertson, Hurrell | Martin (11) | 12,143 |
| 14 March 17:00 | 7 | Catalans Dragons | P-P | Leeds Rhinos | Stade Gilbert Brutus | | | |
| 20 March, 19:45 | 8 | Leeds Rhinos | P-P | St Helens | Headingley | | | |
| 26 March, 19:45 | 9 | Castleford Tigers | P-P | Leeds Rhinos | Mend-A-Hose Jungle | | | |
| 9 April, 19:45 | 10 | Leeds Rhinos | | Wakefield Trinity | Headingley | | | |
| 17 May, 19:45 | 11 | Wigan Warriors | | Leeds Rhinos | DW Stadium | | | |
| 24 April, 19:45 | 12 | Warrington Wolves | | Leeds Rhinos | Halliwell Jones Stadium | | | |
| 28 April, 19:45 | 2 | Huddersfield Giants | | Leeds Rhinos | John Smiths Stadium | | | |
| 1 May, 19:45 | 13 | Leeds Rhinos | | Salford Red Devils | Headingley | | | |
| 15 May, 19:45 | 14 | Leeds Rhinos | | Huddersfield Giants | Headingley | | | |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PP | Pts | PCT | Qualification |
| 1 | Wigan Warriors (L) | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 278 | 146.8 | 26 | 76.47 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | St Helens (C) | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 469 | 195 | 240.5 | 24 | 70.59 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Warrington Wolves | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 365 | 204 | 178.9 | 24 | 70.59 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 4 | Catalans Dragons | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 376 | 259 | 145.2 | 16 | 61.54 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 5 | Leeds Rhinos | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 390 | 94.6 | 20 | 58.82 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 6 | Hull F.C. | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 436 | 92.9 | 18 | 52.94 | Elimination semi-finals |
| 7 | Huddersfield Giants | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 318 | 367 | 86.6 | 14 | 38.89 | |
| 8 | Castleford Tigers | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 328 | 379 | 86.5 | 12 | 37.50 | |
| 9 | Salford Red Devils | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 354 | 469 | 75.5 | 16 | 44.44 | |
| 10 | Wakefield Trinity | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 324 | 503 | 64.4 | 10 | 26.32 | |
| 11 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 290 | 526 | 55.1 | 6 | 17.65 | |
* ↑ Original Match on 9 February postponed, due to severe weather caused by Storm Ciara
* ↑ Game cancelled on 13 march, as Leeds decided that they won't be traveling to Perpignan, as one of the players had shown signs of pandemic of COVID-19 symptoms.
* ↑ Where teams have the same win percentage, position is decided by points scored percentage (points scored divided by points conceded).

## Challenge Cup

Win Draw Loss
| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
| 18 September, 20:15 | QF | Hull KR | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 48–18 | Seumanufagai, Handley, L.Briscoe, Newman, Leeming (2), T.Briscoe, Martin | Martin (8) | — |
| 3 October, 14:30 | SF | Wigan Warriors | N | Totally Wicked Stadium | W | 26–12 | Martin, Handley (2), T. Briscoe | Martin (5) | — |
| 17 October, 15:00 | F | Salford Red Devils | N | Wembley Stadium | W | 17–16 | T. Briscoe, Handley (2) | Martin (2), Gale DG | — |

## Transfers

Gains
| player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Ava Seumanufagai | Cronulla Sharks | 2 1/2 Years | April 2019 |
| Rhyse Martin | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 2 1/2 years | June 2019 |
| Robert Lui | Salford Red Devils | 2 years | June 2019 |
| Alex Mellor | Huddersfield Giants | 3 years | June 2019 |
| Luke Gale | Castleford Tigers | 3 years | June 2019 |
| Kruise Leeming | Huddersfield Giants | 2 years | November 2019 |
| Matt Prior | Cronulla Sharks | 2 years | November 2019 |
Losses
| player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Kallum Watkins | Gold Coast Titans | 2 1/2 Years | June 2019 |
| Tui Lolohea | Salford Red Devils | 2 years | June 2019 |
| Shaun Lunt | Released | N/A | N/A |
| Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Retired | N/A | N/A |
| Ashton Golding | Huddersfield Giants | 3 years | October 2019 |
| Matt Parcell | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 year | October 2019 |
| Sam Moorhouse | Dewsbury Rams | 1 year | October 2019 |
| Nathaniel Peteru | Released | N/A | N/A |
| Brett Ferres | Featherstone Rovers | 1 year | November 2019 |
| Brad Singleton | Toronto Wolfpack | N/A | November 2019 |
| Owen Trout | Huddersfield Giants | 4 years | November 2019 |
| Trent Merrin | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 Years | November 2019 |
| Dan Waite-Pullan | Bradford Bulls | 1 year | January 2020 |

## Player statistics

| # | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
| 1 | Jack Walker | Fullback | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tom Briscoe | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Harry Newman | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Konrad Hurrell | Centre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ash Handley | Centre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Robert Lui | Stand-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Luke Gale | Hooker | 3 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ava Seumanufagai | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Kruise Leeming | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Matt Prior | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Mellor | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Rhyse Martin | Second-row | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Stevie Ward | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Brad Dwyer | Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Liam Sutcliffe | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Richie Myler | Scrum-half | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Adam Cuthbertson | Loose forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Dom Crosby | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Mikolaj Olędzki | Prop | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Rhys Evans | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Cameron Smith | Second-row | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Callum McLelland | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Luke Briscoe | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | James Donaldson | Loose forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Alex Sutcliffe | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Sam Walters | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tom Holroyd | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Corey Johnson | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Muizz Mustapha | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Daniel Waite-Pullan | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tyler Dupree | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jarrod O'Connor | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jack Broadbent | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wellington Albert | Loose forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Joe Greenwood | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Updated to matches played on 5 March 2020