Rhinos making waves but must be wary of rivals rocking boat

Leeds Rhinos are beginning to make waves as they approach their final home game of the regular season.

- by Peter Smith

A sixth-successive win in Thursday's clash with Catalans Dragons would secure a top-four finish and a first playoff at AMT Headingley since 2017. Here's five talking points.

1: Poisoned chalice?

Assuming they finish third or fourth, Rhinos will almost certainly face either St Helens or Wakefield Trinity in the opening round of the playoffs. Which is ironic, because they are the teams who have given Leeds the most trouble this year and, as things stand, the last two to beat them.

No other side has defeated Rhinos more than once in 2025 and five of Leeds' eight losses this year have been against either Saints or Trinity.