Leeds Rhinos v Wakefield Trinity News

Whenever the Leeds Rhinos welcome their West Yorkshire rivals Wakefield Trinity to Headingley Stadium, it is a match that grabs the attention of both fanbases.

These derby games always live up to the occasion and give all those watching great entertainment thanks to the local pride and bragging rights on offer and the bumper crowd in attendance.

With so much interest and intrigue in the build up to game day, it just leaves both sets of fans, and plenty of neutrals, looking for all of the latest breaking news headlines for the game and that is exactly what you can read right here on this page.

Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Breaking News

If you are looking for the breaking news headlines for Leeds vs Wakey, you are in the right place as we bring you headlines from local, national and even international sources.

If you read a headline that is of interest to you, all you need to do is click on it to be taken to the full story at the original source.

Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Latest News Today

If you have been out and about and want the latest news from today, or if you want to check if a rumour you have heard is true or not, you can do as we update the headlines on this page around the clock.

Stadium

The match takes place at the iconic Headingley Stadium in north Leeds which both a famous international standard Rugby League standard and also an international test standard cricket stadium.

On the Rugby side of the stadium, the ground is one of the most impressive in the northern hemisphere after a major redevelopment to 3 sides of it to where it is now both an historic stadium and a modern one.

The stadium is made up of 4 separate stands with one end been a two tier stand with terracing in the lower half and seating in the other half.

Along the sides are the north stand, the main corporate stand that is also an all seater one and the south stand, a two-tier stand featuring terracing in the lower half and seating in the other half and that is famous for housing the bulk of the most vocal home support.

The final stand in behind the sticks and is the only one not be redeveloped yet, so it remains a single tier, open air terrace and it is here where the bulk of away fans stands.

For a game such as this one, the terrace will be packed out and away fans will also spread into the north stand.

All in all, that comes together to make one of the biggest Rugby League specific stadiums in Europe with a total capacity of around 21,000.

Due to the great facilities at the stadium, the ground has proven to be a popular venue for other matches as well with it hosting a number of Championship Grand Final days, Challenge Cup semi-finals and it has also hosted numerous international test matches including games at the Rugby League World Cup when hosted in the UK.

Location

The city of Leeds is located in West Yorkshire, just off of the M621 motorway that links the M62 and M1 into the city.

It is one of the biggest cities in England and with the club located in one of the affluent areas of it, it is no surprise that the club not only have one of the biggest fanbases in the sport, but they also have one of the best corporate offerings.

Thanks to its location almost centrally in the sport’s traditional northern heartlands, it is also a thriving area at the semi-professional, amateur and junior levels.

About

With only around 10 miles between the two cities in West Yorkshire, this is a true derby of the sport where the match just matters that much more.

The cities are heavily linked by road, rail and in terms of Wakefield been the capital of the county and Leeds been its biggest city.

That leads to many people supporting one of the clubs and either living or working in the other and many schools, workplaces and even homes split between support for both clubs.

When teams are located so close to each other, have the history that these two do and even have a traditional pre-season Boxing Day match up every year, it is no surprise that these are amongst the most important matches for fans and the ones that they look to keep up to date with the most.

History

Leeds vs Wakefield Score

If it is match day and you are not able to either be at the game or keep up with the action and want to know what the score is, you can do right here as we update the headlines throughout out the game to bring you all of the latest news from the ground, including the score.

Rhinos vs Trinity Teams

In the build up to game day, the squads for the match are announced well in advance and that makes it easy for fans to read who is and isn’t available selection and discuss it with friends, family and fellow fans.

Unfortunately, it can often be much tricker for fans to keep up with the actual teams to take to the field as they don’t tend to be announced until just before kick-off.

As soon as the teams are announced from Headingley, we will bring them to you right here on this page.

Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Result

If the match has finished and you haven’t been able to keep up with the score, don’t worry, as not only will we bring you the final match result, but we will also bring you full match reports from a number of different sources.

That allows you to get a full match breakdown of where the match was one and lost and also get the views of key personnel including both head coaches.