Leigh Leopards vs Leeds Rhinos Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2026 Super League | Regular Season
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Semi-finalists last season, reaching Old Trafford should be seen as a realistic goal for Adrian Lam and Leigh Leopards this year, with Leeds Rhinos up first.
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Leigh Leopards team news: Armstrong not ready
David Armstrong continues his recovery from an ACL injury sustained last year and isn’t fit to return to action for Leigh Leopards, who could also be without centre Umyla Hanley after he suffered a knock in pre-season.
Squad: Keanan Brand, Tesi Niu, Umyla Hanley, Josh Charnley, Adam Cook, Lachlan Lam, Joe Ofahengaue, Edwin Ipape, Robbie Mulhern, Frankie Halton, Owen Trout, Isaac Liu, Jacob Alick-Wiencke, Matt Davis, Liam Horne, Bailey Hodgson, Innes Senior, Gareth O'Brien, Jack Hughes, Andrew Badrock, Nathan Wilde
Leeds Rhinos team news: Several absentees for opening game
Leeds Rhinos will be missing a number of players for their first Super League match of the season with Jake Connor, Alfie Edgell, Ash Handley, Mikolaj Oledzki, Jeremiah Matautia, Keenan Palasia and Max Simpson all out of contention.
Squad: Lachie Miller, Harry Newman, Ryan Hall, Brodie Croft, Jarrod O'Connor, Tom Holroyd, Kallum Watkins, James McDonnell, Chris Hankinson, Cooper Jenkins, Ethan O'Neill, Presley Cassell, Riley Lumb, Danny Levi, Ned McCormack, Ben Littlewood, Tom Nicholson-Watton, George Brown, Fergie McCormack, Oscar Brown, Jacob Stead
Leigh Leopards vs Leeds Rhinos prediction
Two play-off sides in 2025, there are big ambitions this season for both Leigh Leopards and Leeds Rhinos, who finished third and fourth-place respectively last year. However, it’s the Rhinos who have dominated the recent head-to-head record between the two clubs, beating Leigh in each of their last four fixtures against each other in Super League.
Adrian Lam is building something really good at Leigh Leopards and everyone is bought in. It would be no surprise if they improve even more as a group and this winds up being the year that they emerge with silverware for the first time since their Challenge Cup win in 2023. It’s also the final season they will have Owen Trout before he goes to the NRL, so it’s crucial that they take advantage.
Leeds Rhinos are another team capable of potentially contending but with the sheer number of injuries they currently have, it does feel a little bit like the start of the new campaign has come at the wrong time for them and it may be that the Rhinos begin to really start clicking later into the season. With that in mind, consider backing the Leopards here to end their recent poor record against this team.
Leigh Leopards vs Leeds Rhinos tip: Leigh Leopards to win
