Under-pressure Leeds Rhinos boss Rohan Smith insists it is 'business as usual' at Headingley amid scrutiny over his position.
Leeds reached the Super League Grand Final in 2022 following Smith's mid-season arrival but struggled for consistency on their way to an eighth-place finish last year and have failed to convince in the early stages of this campaign. The Rhinos suffered a fourth successive home defeat last week after succumbing to a Huddersfield Giants fightback, leading to boos from the Headingley faithful.
Smith will continue to encourage his team to throw caution to the wind – as long as it is in their favour. 'When they should be used is very circumstantial,' he said. 'Clearly on the weekend, we didn't think that was the time for it. Ironically, some rugby league experts who watched the game thought it may have been a good time to do it because we were struggling to have any real possession. 'Those short drop-outs are really a club-by-club or a case-by-case situation.
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