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  Leeds Rhinos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club based in Headingley in the North of Leeds, Yorkshire.
Leeds were not to be denied, and in the next season recorded their first Challenge Cup victory for over 20 years with a convincing win over London.
As of the end of May 2006 the Rhinos are lying in second position in Super League XI and are scheduled to play Huddersfield in the semi finals of the Powergen Challenge Cup.
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 Leeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England.
In the Tudor period Leeds was mainly a merchant town manufacturing woollen cloths and trading with Europe via the Humber estuary and the population grew from 10,000 at the end of the seventeenth century to 30,000 at the end of the eighteenth.
Today Leeds is known as one of eight core cities that act as a focus of their respective regions and Leeds is generally regarded as the dominant city of the county of West Yorkshire.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Leeds Rhinos
Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England.
Leeds Bradford International Airport is located to the north-west of the city and has scheduled flights to destinations within the U.K and Europe, although competition from the newly opened Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield nearby may lead to a reduction in the airport's traffic.
Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club based in Headingley in the North of Leeds, England.
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 ipedia.com: Leeds Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Leeds is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England.
Leeds has two universities, the University of Leeds, with around 31,500 full-time students (and a further 52,000 on short courses) and Leeds Metropolitan University with around 26,000 (according to UCAS; the LMU website claims 37,000) as well as various higher education colleges, giving it one of the largest student populations in the country.
Leeds Grammar School, situated on the outskirts of the city at Alwoodley Gates and dating back to 1552, is the principal public school.
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 Leeds Rhinos: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Headingley is a vibrant suburb of leeds, west yorkshire, england approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the a660....
Leeds is a city in the county of west yorkshire, in the north of england....
Leeds tykes is an english rugby union club, based in leeds, that currently competes in the zurich premiership, the highest level of the sport in england....
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 BBC - Leeds - Sport
Leeds Rhinos have clinched the signature of Kiwi international Clinton Toopi.
Leeds cut St Helens' lead at the top of Super League XI after coasting past Bradford Bulls at Odsal.
Rhinos are at home to the Giants in their opening fixture of the 2006 Super League season.
www.bbc.co.uk /leeds/sport/leeds_rhinos/index.shtml   (161 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Rugby league | Rugby league: St Helens 16 - 19 Leeds Rhinos
Leeds will return to Old Trafford to defend their Super League title on Saturday week after a dramatic win in filthy conditions at St Helens last night was secured by a spectacular solo try from Ali Lauitiiti.
For the Rhinos, this was a timely return to their imperious 2004 form which was built on an impregnable defence, with the single blot last night a potential disciplinary problem for the prop Ryan Bailey who was put on report for an alleged spear tackle in the first half.
Leeds had surprisingly decided to tap two penalties near the St Helens line, and their enterprise seemed to have backfired when Gareth Ellis knocked on.
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 Saints 38 Leeds Rhinos 24
The move began with the Australian returning a Leeds bomb almost to halfway, and this was taken on by Hardman, Fozzard and Cunningham.
Leeds responded, Jamie Jones-Buchanan scored on the stroke of halftime to reduce the deficit to fourteen points, although there appeared to be a couple of infringements in the build-up.
However any hopes of a Leeds fightback in the second half were quickly quelled in the ten minutes after the restart.
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 no.1 rhinos© -- leeds rhinos©
Leeds were their own worst enemy in the first ten minutes as they made error after error trying to get out of their half.
Leeds were finding their confidence more as the game went on and Chev Walker and Richard Mathers combined to create a great opening to get Quins on the backfoot.
However, the Rhinos doubled their lead after 24 minutes after a great break along the line by Burrow who slipped a pass to Poching to power his way over from close range and score under the posts.
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 BBC - Leeds Sport - Huddersfield giants v Leeds Rhinos
Leeds stalwart Francis Cummins was given a standing ovation by a crowd of 6,363 as the Rhinos marked his testimonial with a deserved win.
The Rhinos rounded off their pre-season programme by dominating long periods of an often ill-tempered and niggly encounter at Headingley that saw five yellow cards shown.
Leeds opened the scoring after seven minutes when a clever kick from Matt Diskin was scooped up and touched down by Danny McGuire.
www.bbc.co.uk /leeds/sport/2004/02/rhinos_hudds_report.shtml   (299 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby League | Super League | St Helens 16-19 Leeds
Leeds took until the 10th minute to make their first serious attack and looked to have missed their chance as St Helens kept them out for three sets.
St Helens tested Leeds' defence to its limits as Maurie Fa'asavalu and Keiron Cunningham went agonisingly close, but the Rhinos' defence proved impassable and that paid dividends at the other end as Ward profited from Matt Diskin's pass to cross.
Leeds: Mathers, Calderwood, Walker, McKenna, Bai, McGuire, Burrow, Bailey, Dunemann, Ward, Ellis, Poching, Sinfield.
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 wiki/Leeds Rhinos Definition / wiki/Leeds Rhinos Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby leagueRugby league is a team sport, played by teams of 13 players per side (usually plus 4 substitutes).
They are owned by the same company that also run Leeds TykesLeeds Tykes is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, that currently competes in the Zurich Premiership, the highest level of the sport in England.
Despite leaving Fartown in 1992 to move to Leeds Road, the home ground of Huddersfield Town A.F.C., and then to the modern Galpharm Stadium in 1994, the club are still referred to throughout the town as "Fartown"...
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 SouthStander.com
For the second time in a month, the Rhinos welcome the Harlequins to the Headingley Carnegie Stadium, and we'll all be hoping that this one is an easier ride that the last.
What a great Rhinos performance on friday night as we took local bragging rights, and secured second spot, with a nilling of the old enemy on their own ground.
Leeds became only the second side in the summer era to leave the Bulls pointless at home, and the thirty points we ran in showed a return to form across the park.
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 Leeds Initiative - Leeds, Live it, Love it.
The Compact for Leeds was launched in September 2003.
The strategy aims to promote a healthy and active life for older people in Leeds, by providing leadership to influence policy and practice, and supporting partners to deliver coordinated action, to enable the strategy aspirations to be met.
Celebrate Leeds 2007 will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the charter that created the borough of Leeds.
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 Rugby League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Leeds Rhinos have expressed their disappointment after the jailing of two of their most promising youngsters.
Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington said: "The club naturally views the whole episode extremely seriously.
The pair had also been instrumental in the Rhinos' fine season to date, with the club currently two points clear at the top of Tetley's Super League.
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 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Rugby league | Super League: Wigan 16 - 24 Leeds
The Warriors were desperate to bounce back from last weekend's shock defeat by the Catalans Dragons in Perpignan but even the passionate atmosphere generated by a 17,281 home crowd produced a depressingly similar result, leaving early-season pressure on Ian Millward in his first full year at the club.
Leeds have a 100% record, with this unlikely win following their opening two points at home to Huddersfield and leaving their coach Tony Smith talking of "the most character shown by any team I have coached".
Another of Wigan's new signings, Iafeta Palea'aesina, had made a major first-half contribution with his rampaging running but it was his unforced error that allowed Leeds back into the game in the 48th minute, with their substitute hooker Shane Millard capitalising from acting half.
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 Thisis-Rugby - Super League: Leeds Rhinos
Leeds St. Johns played their last season under this name in 1889-90 and their first as the Football Section of the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Co. Ltd.
Leeds their first Championship Final in 1914 against by 35-2, then lost many players due to the the First World War.
Super League II Now named Leeds Rhinos for the second Super League season, they reached the Challenge Cup semi final and they were the closest challengers to Bradford for the title.
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Despite their attacking flair, Leeds were indebted to their defence, which repeatedly kept Bradford at bay.
The Rhinos are quite rightly favourites with the bookies but Hull are only given 8 start, I will be lumping on the Rhinos at that, I can only see one winner.
Leeds were on the scoreboard again within 2 minutes of the re-start with Smith scoring his second of the game, unconverted, then Ashley Gibson became the fourth Rhinos player this season to score a try on his full debut which when converted made the score
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 CNN/SI - Rugby League - Dean Lance appointed coach of Leeds Rhinos - Thursday May 20, 1999 01:34 PM
Posted: Thursday May 20, 1999 01:34 PM LEEDS, England (AP) -- Former Perth and Adelaide coach Dean Lance was appointed Thursday as coach of the English Super League club Leeds Rhinos.
The Rhinos, newly-crowned Challenge Cup winners, announced Lance's appointment at a news conference at Headingley.
Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington recently spent 10 days in Australia interviewing candidates.
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 Bradford Bulls - Super League & World Champions Official Site
Leeds and Bradford games are always very special and there is nothing better than to put one over on your closest rivals, particularly on their own ground.
Leeds are my rivals now and Headingley would be a great place to go and get two points.
Log on to the BBC Radio Leeds 'Where I Live' website Fridays from 7pm and Sundays from 3pm for LIVE action, news and previews from the World of Rugby League.
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 Warrington 33-16 Leeds || Wired Rugby League - Unofficial Warrington Wolves News and Views
And he made all the difference as the Wolves, beaten in all three previous meetings with the Rhinos this year, secured a precious win in front of a capacity crowd of 13,024 crammed into the Halliwell Jones Stadium in their bid to secure a home tie in the play-offs.
Leeds were bit-part players in the Joey show as they went down to a fourth consecutive defeat and also fell two points short of equalling the Super League record of 1,120 in a season set by Bradford in 2001.
Leeds drew level when full-back Richie Mathers dummied his way over after eight minutes and he reached the line a second time six minutes later only to be turned on his back.
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 Rugby League: Leeds Rhinos 39 - 32 Canterbury Bulldogs
Leeds can call themselves world champions this morning for the first time in their history, after surviving an improbable second-half fightback from Canterbury which turned a low-key romp into a stirring contest.
They had less than a week to prepare, were missing seven of their grand-final winning team, and had been happy to suggest that they were treating the match as little more than a badly-timed pre-season training run.
Leeds suspected mind games, but for the first half it turned out that the Australian champions were merely being honest as the Rhinos romped to a 26-6 lead.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/2-4-2005-65351.asp   (756 words)

  
 Leeds Metropolitan University - Latest News - Leeds Rhinos Swap Rugby Pitch for Books - 22/10/03
Six Leeds Rhinos players, including team Captain Kevin Sinfield, have enrolled on degree courses here at Leeds Metropolitan University and have praised the University for its excellent sports facilities.
Professor Carlton Cooke from Leeds Met’s School of Leisure and Sports Studies said: “It is good to see that we are building on our existing links with Leeds Rhinos, with several of their players now studying at the university.
A Leeds Rhinos spokesman said: "We are delighted that the university and the club can work together to further these players career.
www.lmu.ac.uk /the_news/oct03/rhinos.htm   (480 words)

  
 Guardian | Triumphant Leeds Rhinos' anthem set to be a classic
On a high after their Superleague and World Cup victories, Leeds Rhinos and the city council have commissioned a triumphal fanfare and march from composer and conductor Carl Davis as the team theme for future seasons.
For all the catastrophes of Leeds United, and the far higher profile of Manchester, Liverpool and London in football, Leeds is hoping to capitalise on housing Britain's only world champions in a major sport.
The commission from Davis, who will be watching the Rhinos' fixture against Salford City Reds in a fortnight, will tie in with master classes given by the composer at local schools, which are preparing rugby league anthems of their own.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5227777-103690,00.html   (493 words)

  
 Wakefield Wildcats 16 Leeds Rhinos 38 | General Fixtures, Results, Match Reports
Leeds completed a Super League double over the Wildcats but had to cope with a spirited second-half fightback to achieve it.
Leeds looked to have sewn it up when Harris dribbled the ball through for a self-converted try just three minutes into the second half to make it 26-0.
Leeds had the last word however when Harris strolled through for his second try which he also goaled for a personal tally of 18 points.
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