Leeds Rhinos star Blake Austin unhappy with Super League schedule

Leeds Rhinos will have another weekend off – like all Super League sides – this upcoming weekend.

That’s because England will play the Combined Nations All Stars at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Saturday.

It means for teams like Leeds that it is their second rest in as many weeks following the Challenge Cup Final, too.

And, for Rhinos halfback Blake Austin – who looks a new player under new Leeds head coach Rohan Smith – he is not happy with the scheduling and wants to get on with playing.

Austin posted on his Instagram: This week on week off stuff getting a bit ridiculous, bring on rest of the season.”

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Leeds have enjoyed two wins from four games under Smith so far since the Australian took the reins from interim coach Jamie Jones-Buchanan.

After a disappointing start away to Salford Red Devils, the Rhinos beat Wakefield Trinity and Warrington Wolves comfortably before going down to play-off hunting Huddersfield Giants at the weekend.

However, the West Yorkshire club sit in eighth, almost certainly away from relegation now after a dismal start to the year under former boss Richard Agar.