Leeds Rhinos head coach Brad Arthur has agreed a two-year extension to his contract with the membership.
The brand new contract will preserve him at AMT Headingley till at the least the top of the 2028 Betfred Tremendous League season.
The 52-year-old Australian took over in July 2024, initially for the ultimate 10 video games of that season, and guided them to eighth place earlier than happening to enhance to a fourth-place end in 2025.
Leeds sit prime of the Betfred Tremendous League desk following Thursday evening’s 24-16 victory over St Helens.
Talking completely to Sky Sports activities because the deal was introduced the Australian stated: “I am excited at what path the membership’s heading in. I am very grateful for the time that I’ve had on the membership. It is a terrific membership, it is filled with nice individuals.
“A giant motivation for me wanting to remain longer was the buy-in from the enjoying group. They requested for some excessive expectations and a few accountability, and right now they’re delivering on that.
“After which it was fairly essential that we decided for my household. My spouse and daughter, Michelle and Charlotte, travelled to the opposite facet of the world with me, and it is essential that that they had a little bit of safety locked in and know what we’re doing transferring ahead.
“It’s great news for me as a dad and as a family man, it’s great news for me as a coach, and I’m sure the club’s happy about it.”
This deal is longer than the one-year contract he had beforehand insisted on and he’s now trying ahead to rebuilding his squad this summer time.
“The fact that it’s a two-year deal, it’s just my way of committing to the club for the commitment they’ve shown me.
“I get loads of advantages out of as properly, and I am certain that the membership will.
“We’ve got a good stock of young guys coming through, and I’m excited. We’ve got a great team right now, and we have a little bit of a turnover in our roster coming at the end of the year.
“We have executed that over the past two seasons as properly, and I am certain we’ll have simply nearly as good a squad subsequent yr as we have proper in the mean time.”
Leeds have been as soon as the dominant drive in Tremendous League, nevertheless it has been 9 years since their final Grand Remaining.
Arthur says he’s eager to carry success again to Yorkshire and says Thursday evening’s win over title rivals St Helens proves they’ve an opportunity.
“The club and the playing group is desperate for success, and you can see that.
“It is nonetheless a protracted strategy to go. What we’re most likely chasing more durable in the mean time is simply that week-to-week grind and consistency, and being a dependable group. We’re slowly getting there.
“We showed some really good signs last night of improved composure under pressure in the second half. Only two months ago that sort of game, we would have turned into a loss.
“We’re studying some classes alongside the way in which. You possibly can see the expansion within the group, the place it is definitely not a completed product but, and there is loads of good groups on this competitors, so we’re definitely going to be beneath some stress over the following month or so.”
Leeds sporting director Ian Blease believes Arthur is the right man to lead the club into the future.
He said: “It is a vastly essential announcement for Leeds Rhinos. Brad has introduced excellent management, professionalism and readability to our rugby programme since becoming a member of the membership.
“He has earned the respect of everyone across the organisation through his work ethic, standards and commitment to improving the team every day.
“We’ve been extraordinarily impressed with the progress made beneath Brad’s management and, simply as importantly, the tradition he has helped create all through the membership. There’s a shared perception about the place we’re heading and securing Brad’s future permits us to maintain constructing a squad able to difficult for main honours.
“Brad is one of the most respected coaches in the game and we are delighted that he has committed his future to Leeds Rhinos through to the end of the 2028 season.”
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2026 Tremendous League – key dates and what to look out for
- Tremendous League in Paris: Sat June 6: Catalans Dragons vs Wigan Warriors (Paris), 6.30pm UK (Sky Sports activities)
- Magic Weekend: July 4-July 5
- Rivals Spherical reversed: July 23-July 26
- Elimination Play-offs: September 19-September 20
- Play-off semi-finals: September 26-September 27
- Grand Remaining: October 3, Outdated Trafford
Sky Sports activities will once more present each recreation of the Tremendous League stay this season – together with two matches in every spherical completely stay, with the remaining 5 matches every week proven on Sky Sports activities+
