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1997 Leeds Rhinos season
Super League II Rank5th
Play-off resultPremiership Trophy Quarter final
Challenge CupSemi final
1997 recordWins: 17; draws: 1; losses: 10
Points scoredFor: 746; against: 583
Team information
CoachDean Bell
StadiumHeadingley
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The 1997 Leeds Rhinos season was the 102nd season in the club's rugby league history and the second season in the Super League. Coached by Dean Bell, the Rhinos competed in Super League II and finished in 5th place. The club also competed in the 1997 Challenge Cup, but were knocked out in the semi-finals by Bradford Bulls.

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Relegation
1 Bradford Bulls (C) 22 20 0 2 769 397 +372 40
2 London Broncos 22 15 3 4 616 418 +198 33
3 St Helens 22 14 1 7 592 506 +86 29
4 Wigan 22 14 0 8 683 398 +285 28
5 Leeds Rhinos 22 13 1 8 544 463 +81 27
6 Salford Reds 22 11 0 11 428 495 −67 22
7 Halifax Blue Sox 22 8 2 12 524 549 −25 18
8 Sheffield Eagles 22 9 0 13 415 574 −159 18
9 Warrington Wolves 22 8 0 14 437 647 −210 16
10 Castleford Tigers 22 5 2 15 334 515 −181 12
11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 6 0 16 362 572 −210 12
12 Oldham Bears (R) 22 4 1 17 461 631 −170 9 Relegated to Division One
Source: Rugby League Project
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Number of points scored;
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Squad

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No[1] Player Apps Tries Goals DGs Points Ref
1 Marcus St Hilaire 11 3 0 0 12 [1]
2 Paul Sterling 30 20 0 0 80 [2]
3 Richie Blackmore 23 10 0 0 40 [3]
4 Francis Cummins 26 14 10 0 76 [4]
5 Damian Gibson 28 6 0 0 24 [5]
6 Tony Kemp 5 1 0 0 4 [6]
7 Ryan Sheridan 23 3 0 0 12 [7]
8 Martin Masella 29 3 0 0 12 [8]
9 Wayne Collins 29 5 0 0 20 [9] Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
10 Barrie McDermott 18 9 0 0 36 [10]
11 Adrian Morley 27 5 0 0 20 [11]
12 Anthony Farrell 32 9 0 0 36 [12]
13 Iestyn Harris 25 7 77 1 183 [13]
14 Graham Holroyd 32 6 37 3 101 [14]
15 Phil Hassan 31 11 0 0 44 [15]
16 Jamie Field 12 0 0 0 0 [16]
18 Marvin Golden 9 3 0 0 12 [17]
19 Dean Lawford 10 1 2 0 8 [18]
20 Jamie Mathiou 26 0 0 0 0 [19]
21 Terry Newton 26 2 0 0 8 [20] Archived 2014-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
22 Leroy Rivett 13 6 0 0 24 [21]
23 Adam Hughes 7 3 0 0 12 [22]
24 Gary Mercer 26 6 0 0 24 [23]
25 Gavin Brown 3 0 0 0 0 [24]
26 Kris Smith 0 0 0 0 0
31 Andy Hay 18 3 0 0 12 [25]
32 Kevin Sinfield 2 0 0 0 0 [26]

Transfers

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In

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Player Pos From Fee Date Ref
Phil Cantillon Hooker Keighley Cougars £25,000 July 1997 [2][3]
Daryl Powell Stand-off
Robert Roberts Loose forward
Adrian Flynn Centre
Simon Irving Centre
David Larder Second-row
Darren Fleary Prop

Out

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Player Pos To Fee Date Ref
Nick Fozzard Prop Huddersfield Giants £80,000 May 1997
Jim Leatham Second-row Hull Sharks May 1997

References

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  1. ^ Bailey, Richard; Webb, Matthew. "Leeds Rhinos". rugby-league-world.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2004.
  2. ^ Fitzptarick, Paul (10 July 1997). "Rugby League: Leeds in bargain deal". The Guardian. ProQuest 245152912.
  3. ^ "Leeds Rhinos nostalgia: 'Quiet assassin' who was a fans' favourite". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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