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Sunday People
|August 31, 2025
Rhinos' craftsman Jake brushes aside off-colour former club
LEEDS RHINOS laid down a marker in their push for a top-two Super League finish when they battered Hull FC.
But, more than that, this was a defeat that leaves a large dent in the Black and Whites' own playoff hopes after one of their former heroes in Jake Connor came back to haunt them.
Before the game, Hull celebrated the 20-year anniversary of their famous Challenge Cup Final victory over the Rhinos - with then-captain Richard Swain in attendance among several other former teammates - but it was another former Hull cup winner now at Leeds, Connor, who began to enjoy himself.
This story is from the August 31, 2025 edition of Sunday People.
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