Leeds Rhinos end of season awards in pictures as club players of the year revealed
Peter Smith
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Leeds Rhinos players of the year (from left to right): Cameron Smith (men's), Mitch Woodham (LDSL), Fergus McCormack (academy), Hanna Butcher (women's), Presley Cassell (scholarship), Caitlin Beevers (try of the season), Tom Kaye (PDRL).
More than 300 guests, including players from the men’s, women’s, scholarship, academy, learning and physical disabilities teams, attended Rhinos’ first end of season awards ceremony since 2019.
The event clashed with Rhinos wheelchair side’s final game of the regular season, when they were crowned Super League leaders despite a defeat to arch-rivals Halifax Panthers.
Here’s a rundown of the major award winners.
Caitlin Beevers' solo touchdown in the Women's Challenge Cup final at Wembley was named Rhinos' try of the season, receiving more than 55 per cent of votes cast by fans. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Rhinos' Learning Disabilities Rugby League (LDRL) player of the year - and star of the awards ceremony - Mitch Woodham, with club legend Jamie Jones-Buchanan.
YEP competition winner Phil Abrahamson presents the Magic Moment award to Rhinos operations director Sue Ward, watched by Evening Post writer Peter Smith (left) and Bob Bowman, of the Rhinos Foundation. Bowman and Ward were key organisers of the Rob Burrow Leeds marathon which was voted Rhinos' 2023 Magic Moment.
Stand-off Fergus McCormack was named Rhinos academy player of the year. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Scholarship player of the year Presley Cassell. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Tom Kaye, Rhinos' physical disabilities player of the season, with club director Jamie Jones-Buchanan. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Rhinos women's player of the year Hanna Butcher, with club legend Jamie Jones-Buchanan. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Rhinos' women's team let their hair down, before preparations begin for their Super Leaguem Grand Final against York on Sunday, October 8. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Lois Forsell, coach of Rhinos' women's side, with YEP competition winner Phil Abrahamson. (Photo: Simon Davies/Varley's/Leeds Rhinos)
Rhinos'[ awards ceremony was held in the Howard Suite at Headingley Stadium. (Photo: Simon Davies)
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