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The 2008 Leeds Rhinos season saw the club compete in Super League XIII as well as the 2008 Challenge Cup tournament.

Events by month[edit]

February[edit]

  • Super League 13 Started on Friday, 2 February (ko 7.30pm )with Leeds beating Hull KR 20–12 at Headingley.
  • 29th, Leeds beat Australasian Grand Final winners Melbourne Storm in the 2008 World Club Challenge 10–4 at Elland Road.

March[edit]

  • The Rhinos lost their first game against Castleford Tigers on 7 March, (Round 5 of Super League) at The Jungle. This was also Castleford’s first win of the season.[1]

April[edit]

  • Super League club play first game in the Challenge cup.

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

  • Leeds will play St. Helens in the Challenge Cup Semi Final on 26 July 2008.

2008 squad[edit]

As of 16 June 2008

2008 Player Signings/Transfers[edit]

Gains

Losses

Coaching Set-Up[edit]

2008 Fixtures/Results[edit]

2008 Engage Super League

Rd Home Team Score Away Team Result (W/D/L) Attendance
F Leeds Rhinos 18 – 26 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats L 10,143
F Hunslet Hawks 6 – 50 Leeds Rhinos W
F Featherstone Rovers 20 – 42 Leeds Rhinos W
F Leeds Rhinos 50 – 4 Oldham W
F Leeds Rhinos 26 – 24 South Sydney Rabbitohs W 12,500
4* Leeds Rhinos 20 – 12 Hull KR W 18,467
1 Huddersfield Giants 10 – 30 Leeds Rhinos W 15,620
2 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 8 – 44 Leeds Rhinos W 9,863
3 Leeds Rhinos 34 – 6 Catalans Dragons W 14,083
WCC Leeds Rhinos 11 – 4 Melbourne Storm W 33,204
5 Castleford Tigers 38 – 20 Leeds Rhinos L 9,459
6 Leeds Rhinos 48 – 0 Harlequins W 14,557
7 Leeds Rhinos 44 – 2 Bradford Bulls W 19,296
8 Hull FC 4 – 30 Leeds Rhinos W 14,113
9 St Helens 10 – 14 Leeds Rhinos W 11,188
10 Leeds Rhinos 10–14 Wigan Warriors L 18,769
11 Leeds Rhinos 32–12 Warrington Wolves W 16,327
CCC4 Leeds Rhinos 38–16 Celtic Crusaders W 5,087
12 Hull KR 22–36 Leeds Rhinos W 9,391
13** Bradford Bulls 26–40 Leeds Rhinos W 30,628
CCC5 Harlequins RL 26–36 Leeds Rhinos W 2,300
14 Leeds Rhinos 58–12 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats W 17,647
15 Bradford Bulls 14–30 Leeds Rhinos W 14,013
CCCQF Leeds Rhinos 23–16 Wigan Warriors W 10,129
16 Leeds Rhinos 38–22 Hull FC W 16,886
17 Harlequins RL 28–24 Leeds Rhinos L 3,769
18 Leeds Rhinos 12–26 St Helens L 18,303
19 Leeds Rhinos 18–12 Castleford Tigers W 17,619
20 Wigan Warriors 23–22 Leeds Rhinos L 14,911
21 Leeds Rhinos 46–8 Huddersfield Giants W 14,739
22 Catalans Dragons 24–37 Leeds Rhinos W 9,880
CCCSF*** Leeds Rhinos 16–26 St Helens L
23 Warrington Wolves 22–12 Leeds Rhinos L 9,150
24 Leeds Rhinos 28–18 Bradford Bulls W 17,508
25 Leeds Rhinos 54–12 Castleford Tigers W 17,354
26 Wigan Warriors 16–52 Leeds Rhinos W 14,778
27 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 12–30 Leeds Rhinos W 6,448
ESL PO1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ESL PO2 St Helens 30–10 Leeds Rhinos L 11,407
ESL PO3 Leeds Rhinos 18–14 Wigan Warriors W 13,112
ESLGF**** St Helens 16–24 Leeds Rhinos W 68,810

*Round 4 played before round one to accommodate World Club Challenge on Round 4 weekend

**Round 13 played at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.

***Carnegie Challenge Cup Semi-Final played at the Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield

****engage Super League Grand Final played at Old Trafford, Manchester.

Source: superleague.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1st on competition points; 2nd on match points difference.
Competition points: for win = 2; for draw = 1; for loss = 0.

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