Rhinos head coach Smith leaves by mutual consent

Leeds Rhinos person parted institution pinch caput coach Rohan Smith by communal consent aft their Super League conclusion by lowly Hull FC.

The Rhinos slipped to a 3rd reverse successful 4 games connected Saturday arsenic nan Black and Whites, who had antecedently won conscionable erstwhile each run successful nan league, claimed an 18-10 win.

Australian Smith had led Leeds to nan Grand Final successful 2022 aft a good tally pursuing his assignment successful April of that year.

However, Rhinos could not replicate that showing past play arsenic they missed retired connected nan play-offs pinch an eighth-placed finish.

Assistant coaches Chev Walker and Scott Grix will lead nan team, who beryllium seventh successful nan table, successful Friday's location crippled against Leigh.

The Rhinos will beryllium celebrating nan life of legendary scrum-half Rob Burrow, who died astatine nan property of 41 pinch Motor Neurone Disease (MND), earlier nan lucifer and Smith said he did not want ongoing "speculation" astir his early to detract from nan occasion.

"Friday will beryllium a typical nighttime for nan nine and we wanted to region nan ongoing coaching speculation and distraction," he told nan nine website., external

"Celebrating Rob's life, nan awesome activity done by nan nine and Kevin Sinfield for nan MND organization and playing good is nan attraction for Friday.

"I judge this squad tin still execute awesome things and I americium proud of nan activity that nan coaching squad person done to create players, particularly nan adjacent generations."

The Rhinos are conscionable 2 points disconnected sixth-placed Catalans pinch 14 games played.