Leeds Rhinos are set to start their Super League season against Salford Red Devils in Round One.
It is a clash between the two sides who were closest to the play-offs in 2023 whilst missing out on the top six.
They were both semi-finalists in 2022 and both played a terrific brand of rugby that year which they want to recapture in 2024. There has also been some back and forth between the clubs with Leeds signing Brodie Croft and Andy Ackers for a combined £300,000 whilst Nene MacDonald joined Salford after his release from Leeds.
Leeds Rhinos vs Salford Red Devils kick-off time
Rohan Smith and new Leeds Rhinos captain Cam Smith. – Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
Leeds Rhinos will begin their season at home at the newly named AMT Headingley Stadium as part of their amazing and very profitable sponsorship agreement with AMT.
Their clash with Salford Red Devils will kick off at 20:00 (8pm) on Friday night like most Thursday and Friday night fixtures.
In fact, it is one of three fixtures that kicks off at 20:00 on Friday night alongside St Helens vs London Broncos and Leigh Leopards vs Huddersfield Giants.
Leeds Rhinos vs Salford Red Devils TV Channel
Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com – 12/02/2022 – Rugby League, Betfred Super League 2022 – Round 1 Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves, Headingley Stadium , Leeds – Channel 4 TV Cameras before the first ever televised on Terrestrial TV
The fixture will take the lead on Friday night in terms of Sky Sports coverage. With all three fixtures shown at the same time on Friday night all on Sky Sports, only one gets pre-match and post-match coverage and that will go to the Rhinos and Salford.
Leeds are on Sky Sports Main Event as well as Sky Sports Action with coverage of the game starting at 19:30 (7:30pm).
Leeds Rhinos vs Salford Red Devils Team News
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com – 26/05/2023 – Rugby League – Betfred Super League Round 13 – Leeds Rhinos v St Helens – Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England – Leeds’s Morgan Gannon lies injured against St Helens.
In his pre-match press conference this week, Leeds boss Rohan Smith confirmed that three players were definitely ruled out of the game.
Morgan Gannon will miss the game after a concussion and shoulder knock combo whilst James McDonnell is also absent through injury. Max Simpson’s recovery from long term injury also means he misses the game.
Sam Lisone was thought to be missing the game with a broken thumb but there has been talk of him strapping it to play. Tom Holroyd is 50/50 whilst James Bentley stands a better chance of returning. Mickael Goudemand is also set to feature after a pec injury.
As for Salford, they are sweating on King Vuniyayawa’s appeal ahead of Round One.
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