A lot has happened in the last week, with Rohan Smith stepping down as Leeds Rhinos coach, the club staging a remarkable tribute to the late Rob Burrow and the team bouncing back to winning ways in impressive form.
Here, the YEP’s fans panel reflect on one of AMT Headingley’s most memorable nights, including the vastly-improved performance against Leigh Leopards and reveal what they want from an incoming coach., TOM GOLDSWORTHY On a night when the actual game of rugby seemed somewhat insignificant, we paid tribute to Rob Burrow on an emotional evening at Headingley.
Friday night proved to me why I’m proud to be a Rhino. We should all be proud of how - as a club and supporters - we came together to show respect for the legend Rob Burrow. Leigh also need thanking for being part of a special night and showing their respects with the flag they brought with them. The whole night was full of emotion, on and off the field. Coming to the match, what a game it was. There was true determination and the whole team played their hearts out.
If a week is a long time in politics, then two days is even longer in rugby league. It should be noted that Rohan Smith did the honourable thing, departing so as not to detract from Friday’s tribute to Rob Burrow. Rohan is a good guy, but often in life there are occasions when it is a case of ‘right place, wrong time’. He’ll probably make a great assistant-coach somewhere, some time soon. Pre-game, the tribute put together for Rob Burrow was second to none.
Friday night at Headingley was something special. It made me proud to be a Leeds fan. The class with which the club has conducted itself following the death of Rob Burrow and - spelling mistake on the banner aside - the quality of the celebration of Rob’s life was unbelievable to witness and will stay with me for a long time. It was sad, poignant, respectful as well as glorious and I hope it gave comfort to Rob’s family, friends, teammates and fans.
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