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Kai O'Donnell will return to Leigh Leopards for the 2027 Super League season after a spell in the NRL. O'Donnell, 27, spent the last two seasons playing for North Queensland Cowboys in the Australian competition.
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Kai O’Donnell’s return to Leigh Leopards has been made official in one of the biggest transfer moves of the off-season: with the Australian determined to reach new heights both individually and collectively. Following a two-year stint back in the NRL with North Queensland Cowb…
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England forward Owen Trout served a one-month ban earlier this year after testing positive for cannabis. The 27-year-old, who is joining NRL side Sharks this off-season from Leigh , returned an adverse analytical finding for carboxy-THC, a metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (T…
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The UK Anti-Doping Agency have confirmed that Leigh Leopards prop Owen Trout served a one-month ban after a positive drugs test earlier this season. Trout was missing from the Leopards’ fold between rounds 12 and 15, with the club continuously citing ‘personal reasons’ as the …
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Will Brough will link up with NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans ahead of 2027 having secured a move Down Under following his departure from Leigh Leopards. Utility back Brough, who is the son of Super League legend Danny, joined Leigh ahead of the 2025 campaign from Wakefield Trini…
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Former York Knights man Ata Hingano has found a new club for 2027 after being released by the Super League outfit at the end of the campaign. Hingano spent four seasons as a Knights player after joining the club on an initial loan from Leigh Leopards in 2022. In that time he m…
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Isaac Liu Signed Game Day Hoodie - Leigh Leopards
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Lachlan Lam Signed Game Day Hoodie - Leigh Leopards
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Leeds Rhinos have signed Halifax Panthers prop Delaine Gittens on a one-year deal. The 25-year-old Jamaica international made 26 appearances in 2026 for Workington and the Panthers after spending time training with Leigh in the off-season. Gittens is the second player to join …
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Young Hull FC ace Ben Johnson has sealed a move to Championship outfit Hunslet ahead of 2027, joining the Parksiders on a permanent basis following a loan stint last season. Outside-back Johnson is a product of Super League outfit Hull’s youth system, progressing through their…
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham has bid good luck to the three England teams travelling to the Rugby League World Cup, with the Leigh Leopards fan hosting representatives of the men’s, women’s and wheelchair sides at his Chequers estate.
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We are pleased to confirm that the 2027 Leigh Leopards memberships are now on sale! Any 2026 members that paid in full either online or at the ticket office will now be able to renew their membership. You will recieve an email notification confirming your order from last year …
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Leigh Leopards are delighted to confirm the signing of talented young utility player Jack Purtill from Wigan Warriors, as the club continues to strengthen its squad for the future. Purtill, 20, arrives at Leigh having developed within the youth systems of both Leeds Rhinos and…
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Hull FC and Hull KR have united to release a joint statement sharing their support for a partnership between Super League and the NRL – calling it a ‘defining moment’ for the game. The outpouring of support for the NRL has continued at pace, following purported opposition from…
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St Helens chairman Eamonn McManus has confirmed the Super League heavyweights ARE in favour of a deal with the NRL. After Leigh Leopards owner Derek Beaumont publicly revealed he was opposed to aspects of the deal on Sunday, a number of Super League clubs have now started to s…
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Leigh Leopards owner Derek Beaumont has hinted that some more overseas players could be joining the club in the off-season.
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Published 8th Oct 2026, 08:00 BST The Championship rarely provides a fair fight. In the recent past, Leigh Leopards and Wakefield Trinity romped to the title with star-studded squads that would not have looked out of place in Super League . This year was London Broncos ' turn …
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Edwin Ipape and Liam Horne have both been selected to represent Papua New Guinea at the 2026 Rugby League World Cup in Australia. The Leigh Leopards duo have been named in the Kumuls squad for the tournament, which gets underway later this month. For Horne, the selection repre…
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Lachlan Lam has been left out of the Papua New Guinea squad as a result of required surgery. The halfback was a notable absentee from the Kumuls squad name for the Rugby League World Cup, with the Leigh Leopards star a regular for the nation over recent years.
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There is plenty of English-based representation in the Papua New Guinea squad for this autumn’s Rugby League World Cup: but Leigh Leopards star Lachlan Lam is a notable omission. The Kumuls are once again one of the most intriguing nations going into the tournament – not least…
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The close of the 2026 Women’s Super League season sees five members of the Leigh Leopards Women’s squad move on from the club, with Mairead Quinn, Becky Greenfield and Alice Fisher bringing their playing careers to an end, while Storm Cobain and Hattie Dogus will leave the Leo…
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Sale - Leigh Leopards
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London Broncos will face off against Leigh Leopards in the 2026 Promotion Play-Off Final (K.O. 3pm) ahead of the Betfred Women’s Super League Grand Final at The Brick Community Stadium, in a bid to play in the competition’s 2027 season. Broncos are on the hunt for a place in t…
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London Broncos have secured their spot in the 2027 Betfred Women’s Super League with victory over Leigh Leopards in this weekend’s Promotion Play-Off Final. The Broncos battled hard at the Brick Community Stadium to earn a 36-6 win over the Leopards, who were fighting to keep …
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Leigh Leopards forward Matt Davis has extended his contract until the end of 2027. The 30-year-old has made 104 appearances for the Leopards since joining from Warrington for the 2023 season. "I've been here for four years and I feel like we've done a really good job."
ReportedBBC
London Broncos have secured their spot in the 2027 Betfred Women’s Super League with victory over Leigh Leopards in this weekend’s Promotion Play-Off Final. The Broncos battled hard at the Brick ...
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Leigh have handed long-serving utility Matt Davis a contract extension, keeping him at the Leopards’ Den for the 2027 season. Davis joined Leigh ahead of the 2023 campaign as they were promoted back into Super League, and has made over 100 appearances in their colours.
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Leigh Leopards star Josh Charnley opened the scoring against St Helens in Super League Round 26. Josh McAllister 05:00, 07 Sep 2026 Updated 09:41, 07 Sep 2026 Josh Charnley’s agent received plenty of calls this summer when he revealed in June that he wanted to extend his illus…
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The 2026 Super League play-offs got underway with a bang on the weekend – and that was reflected with another set of impressive attendance figures. Wakefield Trinity and Warrington Wolves came through tricky tests against Leigh Leopards and Hull KR respectively, and both games…
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England Men Head Coach Brian McDermott has bolstered his England Performance Group with the additions of Leigh Leopards centre Umyla Hanley and Sydney Roosters halfback Hugo Savala. Hanley, who was named in the Super League Dream Team in 2025, has impressed for the Leopards si…
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Leigh Leopards would like extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to five players who will leave the club at the conclusion of the 2026 season to pursue new opportunities. Isaac Liu, Robbie Mulhern, Ben McNamara and Bailey Hodgson will all continue their careers within Supe…
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It says a lot about Leigh Leopards ’ progression that a play-off exit feels like a flat end to their season. Leigh bowed out after being well-beaten by Wakefield Trinity on Friday night, bringing an end to their season one round earlier than the previous two. A fourth-straight…
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Daryl Powell can sense belief building at Wakefield Trinity after his side moved to within 80 minutes of a maiden Super League Grand Final.
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Daryl Powell has hailed his side’s performance as ‘unbelievable’ after they made it to their first-ever Super League semi-final thanks to a convincing win over Leigh Leopards.
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Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam described his side’s start to the second half as ‘diabolical’ in their 26-16 play-off loss to Wakefield Trinity.
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Wakefield Trinity reached their first Super League semi-final with a dominant victory over Leigh Leopards. Daryl Powell's side will face either Leeds Rhinos or Wigan Warriors next week after a powerful display by their pack and tries from Tyson Smoothy, Tom Johnstone, Isaiah V…
ReportedBBC
Leigh ’s season came to an end with a whimper as they lost their play-off eliminator tie 26-16 away against Wakefield Trinity on Friday night. The one time Armstrong got himself into the game, he scored a try in the last action of the first half. A frustrating night.
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Wakefield Trinity reached their first ever Super League semi-final with a 26-16 victory over Leigh Leopards in the Eliminators. Trinity were thrown a spanner in the works in the second half when Emre Guler was shown a red card for what appeared to be a punch in a tackle with O…
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Leigh Leopards ’ season is over – and it ended in miserable fashion after their flaws were brutally exposed by Wakefield Trinity at the DIY Kitchens Stadium. Adrian Lam’s side were well beaten by a Wakefield side who broke new ground by reaching the semi-finals of the play-off…
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Wakefield Trinity host Leigh Leopards for a spot in the Super League semi-finals; Watch live on Sky Sports on Friday October 18
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