2013 Leeds Rhinos season
This article details the Leeds Rhinos rugby league football club's 2013 season. This was the 18th season of the Super League era. The Rhinos enter the 2013 season as champions after defeating Warrington Wolves 26-18 in the 2012 Super League Grand Final.
Pre season friendlies
Rhinos score is first.| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Report |
| 26/12/2012 | Pre Season | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 40-26 | Vickery, Singleton, Watson, Chisholm, Foster, Moon | McShane 4/6, Sutcliffe 0/2 | 9,347 | |
| 20/1/2013 | Pre Season | Bradford Bulls | H | Headingley Stadium | D | 24-24 | Vickery, Burrow, Hall, McGuire | Sinfield 2/5 | 6,106 | |
| 27/1/2013 | Pre Season | Hunslet Hawks | A | South Leeds Stadium | W | 10-6 | Watson, Sunley | Morgan 1/2 | 742 |
Player appearances
- Friendly Games Only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum Half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | LF=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
= Injured
= Suspended
Table
World Club Challenge
| Date | Competition | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 22/2/13 | WCC | Storm | H | Headingley Stadium | L | 14-18 | Hall, Jones-Buchanan | Sinfield 3/3 | 20,400 | Sky Sports |
2013 fixtures and results
2013 Engage Super League| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | Live on TV | Report |
| 1/2/13 | Super League XVIII | 1 | Hull FC | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 36-6 | Sinfield, Moon, Peacock, Clarkson, McGuire, Hall | Sinfield 6/6 | 15,297 | Sky Sports | |
| 10/2/13 | Super League XVIII | 2 | Tigers | A | The Jungle | L | 12-14 | McGuire, Hall | Sinfield 2/2 | 9,103 | - | |
| 15/2/13 | Super League XVIII | 3 | Salford City Reds | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 42-14 | Ward, Moon, Watkins, McShane, Sinfield | Sinfield 7/7 | 12,558 | - | |
| 1/3/13 | Super League XVIII | 5 | Saints | A | Langtree Park | W | 20-12 | Hall, Leuluai | Sinfield 4/5 | 12,228 | Sky Sports | |
| 8/3/13 | Super League XVIII | 6 | Giants | H | Headingley Stadium | L | 8-32 | McShane | Sinfield 2/2 | 15,013 | - | |
| 15/3/13 | Super League XVIII | 7 | Warriors | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 18-14 | Hall, Moon, Jones-Buchanan | Sinfield 3/3 | 15,524 | Sky Sports | |
| 28/3/13 | Super League XVIII | 9 | Bulls | H | Headingley Stadium | D | 18-18 | Watkins, Achurch, Peacock | Sinfield 3/3 | 16,604 | Sky Sports | |
| 1/4/13 | Super League XVIII | 10 | Dragons | A | Stade Gilbert Brutus | W | 27-12 | Moon, McShane, Jones-Buchanan | Sinfield 7/7, Sinfield 1 DG | 9,465 | Sky Sports | |
| 6/4/13 | Super League XVIII | 11 | Wolves | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 28-22 | McGuire, Hall, Watkins, McShane | Sinfield 4/7 | 15,059 | Sky Sports | |
| 12/4/13 | Super League XVIII | 12 | Broncos | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 30-6 | Moon, Hardaker, McGuire, Watkins | Sinfield 5/6 | 12,855 | - | |
| 28/4/13 | Super League XVIII | 13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | A | Craven Park | W | 44-10 | Hall, Delaney, Hardaker, Achurch, Moon, Watkins, Kirke | Sinfield 6/8 | 8,122 | - | Match Report |
| 3/5/13 | Super League XVIII | 14 | Bulls | A | Odsal Stadium | W | 42-22 | Watkins, Achurch, Ablett, McGuire, Bailey, Hardaker | Sinfield 7/7 | 12,016 | Sky Sports | |
| 20/5/13 | Super League XVIII | 15 | Saints | H | Headingley Stadium | L | 22-30 | Watkins, Moon, Burrow, Bailey | Sinfield 3/4 | 15,998 | Sky Sports | |
| 26/5/13 | Magic Weekend | 16 | Warriors | N | Etihad Stadium | L | 16-20 | Sinfield, Watkins, Vickery | Sinfield 2/4 | 31,249 | Sky Sports | |
| 31/5/13 | Super League XVIII | 17 | Hull FC | A | KC Stadium | L | 6-18 | Delaney | Sinfield 1/1 | 11,901 | Sky Sports | Match Report |
| 7/6/13 | Super League XVIII | 18 | Tigers | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 42-24 | Minns, Keinhorst, Hardaker, Kirke, Moon | Sinfield 7/8 | 17,035 | - | |
| 17/6/13 | Super League XVIII | 4 | Vikings | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 38-28 | Burrow, Jones-Bishop, Jones-Buchanan, Hall, Sutcliffe | Hardaker 5/7 | 12,782 | Sky Sports | |
| 23/6/13 | Super League XVIII | 19 | Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 18-40 | Sutcliffe, Jones-Bishop | Hardaker 3/3 | 7,756 | - | |
| 30/6/13 | Super League XVIII | 20 | Vikings | A | Stobart Stadium | W | 52-36 | Moon, Sutcliffe, Burrow, Hall, Hardaker, Jones-Bishop, Watkins | Hardaker 6/10 | 6,230 | - | |
| 5/7/13 | Super League XVIII | 21 | Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 18-19 | Hall, Sutcliffe, Hardaker | Hardaker 1/4 | 11,281 | Sky Sports | |
| 19/7/13 | Super League XVIII | 22 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 20-18 | Jones-Bishop, Moon, Hall | Burrow 2/4 | 18,387 | - | |
| 26/7/13 | Super League XVIII | 8 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | A | Belle Vue | W | 31-24 | Duckworth, Jones-Bishop, Moon, Ablett, Burrow | Sinfield 5/5, Sinfield 1 DG | 10,031 | - | |
| 1/8/13 | Super League XVIII | 23 | Broncos | A | Twickenham Stoop | W | 30-12 | Peacock, Jones-Bishop, Foster, McShane | Sinfield 5/5 | 2,377 | Sky Sports | Match Report |
| 9/8/13 | Super League XVIII | 24 | Salford City Reds | A | City of Salford Stadium | W | 42-16 | Watkins, Hardaker, Burrow, Ablett, Jones-Bishop, Minchella | Sinfield 7/7 | 3,235 | - | |
| 16/8/13 | Super League XVIII | 25 | Hull Kingston Rovers | H | Headingley Stadium | L | 12-16 | Watkins | Sinfield 2/2 | 14,868 | Sky Sports | |
| 30/8/13 | Super League XVIII | 26 | Dragons | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 20-12 | Hall, Achurch, McGuire | Sinfield 4/4 | 15,576 | - | |
| 6/9/13 | Super League XVIII | 27 | Warriors | A | DW Stadium | W | 20-6 | Jones-Bishop, Ablett, Moon, Watkins | Sinfield 2/4 | 14,982 | Sky Sports |
Player appearances
- Super League Only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand-Off | SH=Scrum Half | PR=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
= Injured
= Suspended
Challenge Cup
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 19/4/13 | Cup | 4th | Tigers | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 28-12 | Watkins, Burrow, Clarkson, McGuire | Sinfield 4/5 | 8,130 | - | |
| 11/5/13 | Cup | 5th | Giants | A | Galpharm Stadium | L | 8-24 | Watkins | Sinfield 0/2 | 11,389 | BBC Sport |
Player appearances
- Challenge Cup Games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum Half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
Playoffs
| Date | Competition | Rnd | Vrs | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Att | TV | Report |
| 14/9/13 | Play-offs | QPO | Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 20-40 | Watkins, Sinfield, Hardaker | Sinfield 2/4 | 8,695 | Sky Sports | |
| 20/9/13 | Play-offs | PSF | Saints | H | Headingley Stadium | W | 11-10 | Watkins, Moon | Sinfield 1/2, McGuire 1 DG | 12,189 | Sky Sports | |
| 27/9/13 | Play-offs | SF | Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 12-24 | Moon, Sutcliffe | Sinfield 2/2 | 14,600 | Sky Sports |
Player appearances
- Play Off Games only
| FB=Fullback | C=Centre | W=Winger | SO=Stand Off | SH=Scrum Half | P=Prop | H=Hooker | SR=Second Row | L=Loose Forward | B=Bench |
2013 squad statistics
- Appearances and points include Super League, Challenge Cup, Play Offs and WCC as of 28 September 2013.
| No | Nat | Player | Position | Age | Previous Club | Until End Of | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
| 1 |  | Zak Hardaker | Fullback | 21 | Featherstone Rovers | 2013 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 66 |
| 2 | | Ben Jones-Bishop | Wing | 24 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 3 | | Kallum Watkins | Centre | 21 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 4 |  | Joel Moon | Centre | 24 | Salford City Reds | 2013 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 5 | | Ryan Hall | Wing | 25 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 6 | | Danny McGuire | Stand Off | 30 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | | Rob Burrow | Scrum Half | 30 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 |  | Kylie Leuluai | Prop | 34 | Manly Sea Eagles | 2013 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | | Paul McShane | Hooker | 23 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | | Jamie Peacock | Prop | 35 | Bradford Bulls | 2013 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | | Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Second Row | 31 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | | Carl Ablett | Second Row | 26 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | | Kevin Sinfield | Loose Forward | 32 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 28 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 230 |
| 14 | | Stevie Ward | Scrum Half | 19 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | | Brett Delaney | Prop | 27 | Gold Coast Titans | 2013 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | | Ryan Bailey | Prop | 29 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | | Ian Kirke | Second Row | 31 | Dewsbury Rams | 2013 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 18 | | Chris Clarkson | Loose Forward | 22 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 19 | | Mitch Achurch | Prop | 24 | Penrith Panthers | 2013 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 20 | | Darrell Griffin | Prop | 31 | Huddersfield Giants | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | Richard Moore | Prop | 32 | Crusaders | 2013 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 |  | Jimmy Keinhorst | Centre | 23 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | | Brad Singleton | Prop | 20 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | Liam Hood | Hooker | N/A | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | | Joe Vickery | Wing | 23 | Gold Coast Titans | 2013 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | | Liam Sutcliffe | Scrum Half | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 27 | | Thomas Minns | Wing | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | | Jordan Baldwinson | Loose Forward | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | | Alex Foster | Second Row | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 | | Elliott Minchella | Loose Forward | 17 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 32 | | James Duckworth | Wing | 18 | Leeds Rhinos | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
= Injured
= Suspended
Out of contract 2013
Players out of contract in 2013:2013 transfers in/out
In| Name | Position | Signed from | Date | |
| Mitch Achurch | Prop | Penrith Panthers | August 2012 |
| Liam McAvoy | Prop | Bradford Bulls | November 2012 |
| Joel Moon | Centre | Salford City Reds | November 2012 |
| Joe Vickery | Centre | Gold Coast Titans | December 2012 |
Out
| Name | Position | Club Signed | Date | |
| Jay Pitts | Second Row | Hull F.C. | March 2012 |
| Lee Smith | Wing | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | July 2012 |
| Luke Ambler | Second Row | Halifax | July 2012 |
| Brent Webb | Fullback | Catalans Dragons | September 2012 |
| Weller Hauraki | Second Row | Castleford Tigers | September 2012 |
| Kyle Amor | Prop | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | September 2012 |
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