# 2025 Leeds Rhinos season

The 2025 season is Leeds Rhinos' twenty-ninth consecutive season playing in England's top division of rugby league. They are competing in the 2025 Super League season and the 2025 Challenge Cup.

## Preseason friendlies

| Date and Time | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | Report |
| 26 December 2024; 11:00 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 18–16 | Connor (2), Brown | Connor (2/2), J. Sinfield (1/1) | 10,883 | |
| 26 January; 15:00 | Wigan Warriors | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 22–4 | Handley, C. Smith, Hall, Newman | Connor (3/4) | 5,055 | |

## Super League

| Date and Time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Pos. |
| 15 February; 15:00 | Round 1 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | L | 12–14 | Newman, Lisone | Connor (2/2) | 15,374 | Sky Sports + | 11th |
| 22 February; 15:00 | Round 2 | Salford Red Devils | A | Salford Community Stadium | W | 32–6 | Lumb (2), Gannon, Handley, Bentley, Hall | Connor (3/6 + 1 pen.) | 5,798 | Sky Sports + | 6th |
| 2 March; 15:00 | Round 3 | Castleford Tigers | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 38–24 | Connor (2), Handley (2) Palasia, Hall, Lumb | Connor (5/7) | 14,234 | Sky Sports + | 5th |
| 8 March; 17:30 (GMT) | Round 4 | Catalans Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | L | 0–11 | | | 8,125 | Sky Sports + | 6th |
| 22 March; 17:30 | Round 5 | Wigan Warriors | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports Main Event | |
| 28 March; 20:00 | Round 6 | Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 10 April; 20:00 | Round 7 | Salford Red Devils | A | Salford Community Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports Action | |
| 18 April, 17:30 | Round 8 (Rivals Round) | Huddersfield Giants | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 25 April, 20:00 | Round 9 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports + | |
| 3 May; 19:30 | Round 10 (Magic Weekend) | St Helens | N | St James' Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 16 May; 20:00 | Round 11 | Hull F.C. | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 14 May; 14:30 | Round 12 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | | – | | | | Sky Sports BBC Sport Super League+ | |
| 31 May; 14:30 | Round 13 | Wakefield Trinity | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports BBC Sport Super League+ | |
| 14 June; 17:30 | Round 14 | Warrington Wolves | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 20 June; 20:00 | Round 15 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 27 June; 20:00 | Round 16 | Leigh Leopards | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 6 July; 15:00 | Round 17 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 11 July; 20:00 | Round 18 | St Helens | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 18 July; 20:00 | Round 19 | Salford Red Devils | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 24 July; 20:00 | Round 20 | Wakefield Trinity | A | Belle Vue | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 7 August; 20:00 | Round 21 | Leigh Leopards | A | Leigh Sports Village | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 16 August; 15:00 | Round 22 | Castleford Tigers | A | The Jungle | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 21 August; 20:00 | Round 23 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 30 August; 15:00 | Round 24 | Hull F.C. | A | MKM Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 6 September; 17:30 | Round 25 | Huddersfield Giants | A | Kirklees Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 11 September; 20:00 | Round 26 | Catalans Dragons | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |
| 19 September; 20:00 | Round 27 | Wigan Warriors | A | Brick Community Stadium | | – | | | | Sky Sports | |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hull KR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 40 | +55 | 8 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Leigh Leopards | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 38 | +43 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | St Helens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 164 | 32 | +132 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 4 | Wigan Warriors | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 47 | +91 | 6 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 5 | Hull FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 82 | −21 | 5 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 6 | Leeds Rhinos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 55 | +27 | 4 | Advance to Eliminators |
| 7 | Wakefield Trinity | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 68 | −6 | 4 | |
| 8 | Warrington Wolves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 102 | −24 | 4 | |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 76 | −43 | 2 | |
| 10 | Castleford Tigers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 117 | −47 | 2 | |
| 11 | Huddersfield Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 99 | −49 | 0 | |
| 12 | Salford Red Devils | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 178 | −158 | 0 | |

## Challenge Cup

On 25 June 2024, the RFL announced a change to the Challenge Cup format, totalling 7 rounds compared to the previous 9, with Super League teams entering to play away from home at round 3.
Leeds Rhinos were drawn on 14 January to play the Wests Warriors, who play in the Southern Conference League, in Round 3, following fixtures in Rounds 1 and 2 that eliminated the British Army and the Royal Navy rugby league teams from contention. The fixture was originally set to be played away at Wests Warriors' Twyford Avenue Sports Ground venue in Acton, however both teams later agreed to swap the venue to the Headingley Rugby Stadium.
Following their victory against the Wests Warriors, Leeds Rhinos were drawn on 15 February to play St Helens away at the Totally Wicked Stadium on 14 March. Leeds were ultimately knocked out of the 2025 Challenge Cup by St Helens during the Round 4 fixture.
| Date and time | Round | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
| 8 February; 12:00 | Round 3 | Wests Warriors | H | Headingley Rugby Stadium | W | 92–0 | Hall (3), Lisone (3), Sinfield (2), Gannon (2), Lumb, Connor, Smith, Frawley, Edgell, Holroyd | Connor (14/16) | 1,310 | Not televised | |
| 14 March; 20:00 | Round 4 | St Helens | A | Totally Wicked Stadium | L | 14–22 | Handley, Newman | Connor (2/2 + 1 pen.) | 7,531 | The Sportsman | |

## Transfers
### Gains

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| Ryan Hall | Hull Kingston Rovers | 1 Year | April 2024 |
| Keenan Palasia | Gold Coast Titans | 2 Years | October 2024 |
| Cooper Jenkins | Norths Devils | 2 Years | October 2024 |
| Jake Connor | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | October 2024 |
| Maika Sivo | Parramatta Eels | 2 Years | October 2024 |
| Ethan Clark-Wood | Gold Coast Titans | 1 Year | February 2025 |

### Losses

| Player | Club | Contract | Date |
| James Donaldson | Bradford Bulls | 2 Years | August 2024 |
| Rhyse Martin | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | August 2024 |
| David Fusitu'a | TBC | | September 2024 |
| Corey Johnson | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | November 2024 |
| Justin Sangare | Salford Red Devils | 2 Years | November 2024 |
| Mickaël Goudemand | Racing Club Albi XIII | End of Super XIII season | November 2024 |
| Kieran Hudson | York Knights | 1 Year | December 2024 |
| Leon Ruan | Hull Kingston Rovers | 2 Years | December 2024 |
| Paul Momirovski | FC Lézignan XIII | End of Super XIII season | December 2024 |
| Luis Roberts | Midlands Hurricanes | 1 Year | February 2025 |