30/10/2026
🏉💙💛 LEEDS RHINOS TALENT HUB (NORTH EAST) – FESTIVAL REPORT 💛💙🏉
🔥 A FANTASTIC DAY OF RUGBY LEAGUE! 🔥
On Wednesday 28th October, our Leeds Rhinos Talent Hub (North East), in association with Park View Academy of Sport, took part in two fantastic rugby league festivals, giving our young players the opportunity to showcase their skills and put everything they've learnt over the past six weeks of coaching into practice! 🦏🏉
With players representing the programme at both the Rhinos Talent Pathway Festival and the RFL Lions Development Yorkshire Festival, it was a brilliant day of rugby league development! 👏
🏉💙 RHINOS TALENT PATHWAY FESTIVAL – KIRKSTALL TRAINING GROUND
Our North East players travelled to the Leeds Rhinos Kirkstall Training Ground, where they faced teams from the Leeds North and Leeds South Talent Pathway hubs.
📋 MATCH RESULTS
🔹 Park View 16–4 Leeds North
🏉 Tobyn G
🏉 Bobby D ×2
🏉 Dylan G
🔹 Park View 8–0 Leeds South
🏉 Archie C
🏉 Felix T
🔹 Park View 4–4 Leeds North
🏉 Felix T
🔹 Park View 8–0 Leeds South
🏉 Felix T
🏉 Charlie A
👏 WHAT A MORNING FROM THE LADS!
Every player showed tremendous desire, effort and commitment throughout the morning. It was fantastic to see how quickly the group came together, supporting one another and playing some really good rugby league along the way.
There were some excellent individual performances, but what stood out most was the teamwork, togetherness and determination shown across all four fixtures! 💪🔥
🏉💛 RFL LIONS DEVELOPMENT YORKSHIRE FESTIVAL – OULTON RAIDERS ARLFC
Meanwhile, another group of our North East players headed to Oulton Raiders ARLFC to take part in the RFL Lions Development Yorkshire Festival, where they faced opposition from Wakefield and Doncaster.
📋 MATCH RESULTS
🔹 Park View 4–12 Wakefield
🏉 Oliver P
🔹 Park View 24–0 Doncaster
🏉 Steeno ×2
🏉 Kane B
🏉 Sam B
🏉 Callum C
🔹 Park View 12–8 Wakefield
🏉 Steeno
🏉 William P ×2
🔹 Park View 24–8 Doncaster
🏉 Oliver P
🏉 Charlie D ×2
🏉 Kane B
🏉 Steeno ×2
👏 AN EXCELLENT AFTERNOON OF RUGBY!
It was an absolute pleasure watching the lads showcase their skills throughout the afternoon. The players demonstrated some fantastic attacking rugby, scoring some excellent tries while also showing great determination and resilience across all four fixtures. 🏉🔥
What was particularly pleasing was the togetherness within the group. The lads encouraged one another, worked hard for their teammates and showed a fantastic attitude from start to finish.
The improvement and confidence shown by the players was brilliant to see, and they should all be extremely proud of their efforts! 💪👏
💙💛 A MASSIVE WELL DONE TO EVERYONE INVOLVED! 🦏
Across both festivals, our North East players represented the Leeds Rhinos Talent Hub and Park View Academy of Sport brilliantly.
After just six weeks of coaching, it was fantastic to see the progress being made, the friendships developing and the players enjoying their rugby.
A huge thank you to everyone involved in organising both festivals and providing these valuable opportunities for our young players. 👏🏉
📢 WANT TO GET INVOLVED?
The Leeds Rhinos Talent Hub (North East), in association with Park View Academy of Sport, is an OPEN programme running until Easter, with new players welcome to join at any time!
🏉 Open to players in Years 10 and 11
📍 Park View Academy of Sport
📅 Every Tuesday
⏰ 6pm – 8pm
📧 For more information, contact Rob Jones:
[email protected]
🦏💙💛 The future is looking bright for rugby league in the North East!
