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| − | '''Leeds Rhinos''' are | + | '''Leeds Rhinos'''<ref>[http://www.leedsrugby.com/ Official club site]</ref> are an [[England|English]] [[rugby league]] club based in the town of [[Leeds]], West [[Yorkshire]]. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the [[Super League (Europe)|Engage Super League]]<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk Super League official web site]</ref>.The Rhinos were Super League champions in 2007. |
| − | + | ==History== | |
| − | {{ | + | In 1895 Leeds joined twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six [[shilling]]s per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games. |
| + | ==Honors== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===World Club Challenge=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *2005 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Challenge Cup=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1912-13 | ||
| + | *1914-15 | ||
| + | *1919-20 | ||
| + | *1932-33 | ||
| + | *1944-45 | ||
| + | *1952-53 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Super League<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk/club.php?id=33476 Super League statistics]</ref>=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *2004 | ||
| + | *2007 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===National Championship=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1960-61 | ||
| + | *1968-69 | ||
| + | *1971-72 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Challenge Cup=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1909-10 | ||
| + | *1922-23 | ||
| + | *1931-32 | ||
| + | *1935-36 | ||
| + | *1940-41 | ||
| + | *1941-42 | ||
| + | *1956-57 | ||
| + | *1967-68 | ||
| + | *1976-77 | ||
| + | *1977-78 | ||
| + | *1999 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Premiership=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1974-75 | ||
| + | *1978-79 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Yorkshire Cup=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1921-22 | ||
| + | *1928-29 | ||
| + | *1930-31 | ||
| + | *1932-33 | ||
| + | *1934-35 | ||
| + | *1935-36 | ||
| + | *1937-38 | ||
| + | *1958-59 | ||
| + | *1968-69 | ||
| + | *1970-71 | ||
| + | *1972-73 | ||
| + | *1973-74 | ||
| + | *1975-76 | ||
| + | *1976,77 | ||
| + | *1979-80 | ||
| + | *1980-81 | ||
| + | *1988-89 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Yorkshire League=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1901-02 | ||
| + | *1927-28 | ||
| + | *1930-31 | ||
| + | *1933-34 | ||
| + | *1934-35 | ||
| + | *1936-37 | ||
| + | *1950-51 | ||
| + | *1954-55 | ||
| + | *1956-57 | ||
| + | *1960-61 | ||
| + | *1966-67 | ||
| + | *1967-68 | ||
| + | *1968-69 | ||
| + | *1969-70 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Regal Trophy=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | *1972-73 | ||
| + | *1983-84 | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes & references== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Nb_sl super league europe}} | ||
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Leeds Rhinos[1] are an English rugby league club based in the town of Leeds, West Yorkshire. They are current members of the professional top-flight European competition, the Engage Super League[2].The Rhinos were Super League champions in 2007.
History
In 1895 Leeds joined twenty-one other clubs in the breakaway Northern Rugby Football Union following a meeting of clubs at The George Hotel, Huddersfield. Although full-time professionalism was illegal players were allowed broken time payments of up to a maximum of six shillings per day for loss of earnings through playing rugby and reducing the number of players from fifteen to thirteen. Some other changes were made in an attempt to make the game more interesting for spectators but the use of a round ball was eventually dropped after some trial games.
Honors
World Club Challenge
- 2005
Challenge Cup
- 1912-13
- 1914-15
- 1919-20
- 1932-33
- 1944-45
- 1952-53
Super League[3]
- 2004
- 2007
National Championship
- 1960-61
- 1968-69
- 1971-72
Challenge Cup
- 1909-10
- 1922-23
- 1931-32
- 1935-36
- 1940-41
- 1941-42
- 1956-57
- 1967-68
- 1976-77
- 1977-78
- 1999
Premiership
- 1974-75
- 1978-79
Yorkshire Cup
- 1921-22
- 1928-29
- 1930-31
- 1932-33
- 1934-35
- 1935-36
- 1937-38
- 1958-59
- 1968-69
- 1970-71
- 1972-73
- 1973-74
- 1975-76
- 1976,77
- 1979-80
- 1980-81
- 1988-89
Yorkshire League
- 1901-02
- 1927-28
- 1930-31
- 1933-34
- 1934-35
- 1936-37
- 1950-51
- 1954-55
- 1956-57
- 1960-61
- 1966-67
- 1967-68
- 1968-69
- 1969-70
Regal Trophy
- 1972-73
- 1983-84