Featherstone Rovers 22 Leeds Rhinos 30: Super League side hold off Championship promotion hopefuls

By Peter Smith
Published 16th Jan 2022, 16:56 BST
Updated 17th Jan 2022, 13:03 BST
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Leeds Rhinos made it two from two in pre-season with a 30-22 victory in an entertaining ‘game of two halves’ at their dual-registration partner club Featherstone Rovers.

Rhinos fielded two teams, with only wingers Jack Broadbent – who switched to full-back – and Liam Tindall playing both sides of the interval.

A near full-strength line-up ran in three tries to take an 18-6 half-time lead, playing up the slope, before a fringe team were out-scored 16-12 in the second period.

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On attack, Leeds’ first-half team played some good rugby and created numerous chances.

Mikolaj Olrdzki on the charge for Rhinos at Featherstone. Picture by Tony Johnson.Mikolaj Olrdzki on the charge for Rhinos at Featherstone. Picture by Tony Johnson.
Mikolaj Olrdzki on the charge for Rhinos at Featherstone. Picture by Tony Johnson.

Lack of match practice showed in some of their execution, but stand-off