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Leeds Rhinos player ratings as 2 score 8/10 in win over Wigan Warriors

- 26/01/2025 - Rugby League - Ash Handley Testimonial - Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors - AMT Headingley, Leeds, England - Leeds Rhinos' Cameron Smith scores a try

Leeds Rhinos defeated Wigan Warriors in Ash Handley’s testimonial and we’ve put together the player ratings for Brad Arthur’s side.

It was fitting that Handley scored the opener on his special day as over 5,000 turned out at Headingley to witness Leeds Rhinos win 22-4.

After Handley bagged the first try, the Rhinos other co-captain, Cam Smith, also scored, after being on the end of a short pass as Leeds asserted control.

Wigan did hit back through Zach Eckersley but second-half scores from Ryan Hall and Harry Newman meant it was Leeds Rhinos’ day.

Here are the player ratings for each of Brad Arthur’s men.

Leeds Rhinos player ratings v Wigan Warriors

Jake Connor – 8

Looked good again; set up the first try and contributed to the second, both with the boot, dealt with some tricky kicks but couldn’t hang on to a pass close to Wigan’s line

Maika Sivo – 8

Suffered an injury in the first half, which will be a major concern. Made a couple of strong carries before that, plus one knock-on

Ash Handley – 7

Got his big day off to the perfect start with a well-taken early try

Harry Newman – 7

Limited involvement in the first half, but nice touches after the break, including a kick for force a goal line drop out

Ryan Hall – 7

Did well to prevent a 40-20, strong early carries scored a clever try

Brodie Croft – 8

Classy moments, nice ball to put James McDonnell into space and clever long pass for Hall’s try, but conceded a penalty with a high tackle

Matt Frawley – 7

Nothing spectacular, but kept things ticking over and came up with some smart kicks, including a 40-20

Mikolaj Oledzki – 7

Ran hard and straight, contributed well to Leeds’ strong start

Andy Ackers – 6

Nice pass from acting-half for Leeds’ second try and made one midfield break

Keenan Palasia – 7

Encouraging signs, got Leeds on the front foot in both spells

James Bentley – 7

One high tackle, but some strong running and worked hard in defence

Morgan Gannon – 6

Got through the opening and final quarters in his first game for a year, limited involvement but showed no ill-effects

Cameron Smith – 7

Looked sharp, took his try well and showed some nice touches

Subs

James McDonnell – 6

Excellent break from a pass by Croft, but maybe delayed his pass too long and it was spilled by Connor

Sam Lisone – 6

Got through a couple of spells, one thunderous run

Jack Smith – 5

Made a couple of carries in a late cameo

Cooper Jenkins – 5

Knocked on with his first touch, went off soon afterwards after being hurt trying to put on a big hit

Jack Sinfield – 7

Came on at half-time, playing hooker and then half and was involved in a couple of tries

Tom Nicholson-Watton – 6

Got some game time in the second half, did okay without being outstanding

Riley Lumb – 7

Made a couple of errors, but some excellent catches to underline his huge potential

Toby Warren – 5

Got 10 minutes at the end

Tom Holroyd – 6

Continued his return from long-term injury with a couple of solid stints

Harley Thomas – 6

Gained some valuable game time and made an excellent try-saving tackle

Joe Diskin – 5

Got another taste of the big time, playing full-back

George Brown – 5

Introduced for the final few minutes

Marcus Qareqare – 5

Got some game time late in the second half, despite not being on the teamsheet

Jacob Stead – 5

Not on the team sheet, but featured for the final few minutes

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