Sinfield has been preferred to the more experienced Matt Frawley for Rhinos’ past two games and boosted an important drop goal in Saturday’s 17-4 Magic Weekend win against St Helens.
The 20-year-old has missed only three of Leeds’ 13 competitive matches this year, also starting once at hooker and covering both dummy-half and half-back roles off the bench.
Former Man of Steel Brodie Croft is likely to be back from injury for Rhinos’ next game, at home to Hull FC on May 16, but having got a taste for the action, Sinfield won’t give up his spot without a fight.
“I’ve had a fair few more appearances this year and I am really enjoying just being a part of it,” he stated.
“It has been nice to play in the halves the last few weeks and that’s where I want to play long-term. It has been nice to get an opportunity there and hopefully I can push on.”
Sinfield admitted being able to operate in more than one role is a useful attribute. “That’s what Brad [Arthur, Rhinos’ coach] has spoken to me about since he has been here really and especially in pre-season,” he added.
“We’ve got some very talented players in all the spine positions, so wherever I can get minutes is good for me, even though the spot I want to nail down is the seven spot.
“I am still young and still learning, but I feel I am in a good position now to push on and nail down that role in the team.
“That’s what I want to be doing. I want to be part of the 13 every week so I’ll keep learning and getting better and hopefully that’s where I’ll end up.”
Leeds Rhinos looking up after Magic Weekend win
With no Super League this weekend, Rhinos will spend the next two weeks in fourth place in the table following their victory in Newcastle.
“It’s always good to go into a week off on the back of a win,” Sinfield reflected. “On a big occasion like that, in a great stadium, it’s always nice to get the two points – especially in a tight contest like that.
“It has been a bit of a theme for us, we feel like we are putting ourselves in a position to win games and sort of letting ourselves down a bit at the back end.
“That was a big focus for us in the week, making sure we stick at it for the full-80 and I feel like we did that; even though a few things went against us and we put ourselves under the pump a bit, I thought we stuck at it for 80 and managed to get the win.”
