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Huddersfield Giants 21 Leeds Rhinos 12: YEP video review
Yorkshire Evening Post
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27/08/2023
YEP rugby league writer Peter Smith reflects on a 21-12 defeat at Huddersfield Giants which all but ends Leeds Rhinos' top-6 hopes.
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It's been a difficult day for the Rhinos here at John Smith Stadium, beaten 21 points to
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12 by Huddersfield Giants. I think realistically that is it for Leeds' top six hopes this season.
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Four points adrift with just four big games to go, one of those away at Catalan, another
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at home to Wigan. It's hard to see how Leeds are going to make up that gap. The damage
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today was done in the first quarter when Leeds went 16-0 down. They fought back very well
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after that, showed some real spirit, some battling qualities, scored a couple of good
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tries but just not quite good enough to get back on level terms. A few things went against
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them, there were some controversial decisions. Both ways to be fair, Huddersfield had a couple
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of tries disallowed that the decision there was maybe a bit questionable but certainly
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Huddersfield's second try I thought shouldn't have been awarded and there was a big doubt
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over their third. That said, you have to get on with the game. Leeds showed some real spirit
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to battle back from that early deficit and they lost James Bentley early on as well which
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reduced them to 16 men. That was unfortunate. Hopefully he's OK, he was stretched off after
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a very long delay. So that was bound to have an effect on Leeds' performance with only
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16 available players. They showed lots of effort, lots of spirit but couldn't quite
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find another way through the Huddersfield defence. Huddersfield rode their luck at times.
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Really it was just that opening quarter that cost Leeds the game. A very costly defeat
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for Rhinos. Again, some positives. I thought Lewis Roberts went well in the centre. Darrell
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Alford had a decent game on his return to the side. Another good contribution from Luke
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Cooley out full back. Sam Lassane went very well off the bench. Some powerful charges
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made a big difference when he came on. Another good effort from Cameron Smith as well. Overall,
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Leeds not quite there. It was a frustrating day and it has been a frustrating season.
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It's one that's going to end in disappointment for the Rhinos unfortunately.
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