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Leeds Rhinos 18, Wakefield Trinity 16: YEP video review
Yorkshire Evening Post
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26/12/2024
YEP rugby league scribe Peter Smith reflects on Leeds Rhinos' narrow Boxing Day defeat of Wakefield Trinity in the Wetherby Whaler Festive Challenge.
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It's been a very entertaining Boxing Day game here at AMT Headingley, Leeds Rhinos
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have pipped Wakefield Trinity 18 points to 16 in the Wetherby Whaler festive challenge.
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I think both coaches will have taken some positives from it. Leeds fielded the strongest
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available side in the first half, went 12-0 up early on after about 15 minutes, that's
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the way it stayed till half time. Both tries scored by Jake Connor who converted them both
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as well so he scored all 12 points on his first appearance for Leeds. He looked particularly
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sharp, I thought took both tries really well, was good under the high ball playing at full
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back which isn't the role he's envisaged for I'm told here at Leeds. He moved into the
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halves for a spell in the second half but Leeds were good in the first half, could have
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been further in front, probably would have been with a little bit more match sharpness
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but the pack were good, they got some good go forward. Credit to Wakefield Trinity for
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hanging in there, I think they only had one set near Leeds' line but they defended well
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and showed some good spirit. In the second half Leeds made a lot of changes as did Wakefield
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and Wakefield came back at them, got 16 points to 12 in front with 7 minutes to go and then
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Leeds scored a freak try immediately after Wakefield's try where the kick-off bounced
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away from the Wakefield defence and young George Brown who's an academy kid for Leeds,
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wasn't even on the team sheet but he made the catch and went over and that was a nice
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moment for him, something he'll remember and one or two of these Leeds kids I think have
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got a very bright future. Wakefield can take plenty from the enthusiasm they showed and
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the way they defended and the way they finished their chances. They only had a limited number
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of chances but to score three tries was a good effort really. They're early in their
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pre-season because their season went on longer than most last year, ending with the grand
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final in October so they'll take plenty from it. I thought a couple of their new signings
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looked very good but for Leeds, plenty still to build on but plenty to take encouragement
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from before the next practice game in exactly a month's time against Wigan which obviously
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will be a bigger challenge but I think so far things are looking reasonably positive
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for the Rhinos.
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