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Team defence helping Knights to be competitive force again

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December 06, 2025

Sam Gospel may be the man to have garnered all the plaudits over the past couple of weekends for Leeds Knights - and justifiably so - but head coach Ryan Aldridge believes there are plenty of unsung heroes in front of him.

- by Phil Harrison

Team defence helping Knights to be competitive force again

TEAM WORK: Leeds Knights' head coach Ryan Aldridge with the way his team is defending their own zone.

(Jonathan Gawthorpe)

Last weekend saw the Knights record back-to-back shutouts, following up a hard-fought 3-0 win at home to Romford Raiders on Saturday before making the long trip south to Basingstoke Bison the following day a worthwhile one when they overcame the hosts 2-0.

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