Leigh Leopards

England

Founded

1878

Arena

Leigh Sports Village · 12,000 cap

The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. Leigh have been Rugby League Champions twice, in 1906 and 1982, and have won the Challenge Cup twice, in 1921 and 1971. The club was known simply as Leigh until 1995, when they became known as Leigh Centurions. On 20 October 2022, the club rebranded to its current identity.

Leeds Rhinos

England

Founded

1865

Arena

Headingley Stadium · 21,200 cap

Leeds Rhinos (known as Leeds until the end of the 1996 season, and also historically known as Leeds Loiners making reference to the name for a native of Leeds, a Loiner) are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, where they are the current Super League Leaders and Champions. In 1895, Leeds were one of twenty-two rugby clubs which broke away from the Rugby Football Union and formed what is now the Rugby Football League. Leeds joined the Super League in 1996 and became Leeds Rhinos in 1997. The club is owned by the same company that owns Leeds Carnegie rugby union team. Leeds have won thirteen Challenge Cups, ten League championships and three World Club Challenge titles.