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SUPER League champs Leeds Rhinos are to swap sunny Florida for remote Eskdale as they count down to the defence of their title. The Rhinos warmed up for the past two campaigns in Jacksonville, in 2008 rubbing shoulders with Oscar-winning superstar Russell Crowe, owner of NRL side South Sydney. But financial constraints have led to a change of plan for next term, with the Rhinos rounding off pre-season preparation with a four-day stint in the Lakes, before facing Whitehaven at the Recre on Sunday, Janu

The plan is that we are coming up there on the Thursday and be based in the middle of Eskdale   -Leeds Rhinos

 

DEWSBURY Moor are looking forward to another big day at the club on Sunday when one of their old boys, Matt Diskin, of Leeds Rhinos will take the Super League trophy to an open day, which starts at 2pm. There is also the chance that the four Burgess brothers, who all played at the Moor, Sam, who is shortly to leave to join South Sydney, and twins George and Tom, who have signed new contracts at Bradford Bulls, will be there along with Luke, who is a team matre of Diskin's at the Rhinos. Moor may also be  

WHITEHAVEN have hit the lotto jackpot – with a whopping boost to their Pride of Five draw. The club lottery was traditionally a major earner for Haven but flagged badly before being targeted for action this year. And the result is good news for club coffers, with Haven even declining a kind offer from Super League partners Leeds Rhinos to join their lotto scheme.  

Saints have drawn Hull KR in the Super League's Magic Weekend. Mick Potter side will face the Humbersider's at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on the weekend of May 1 and 2. Wigan Warriors drew Huddersfield Giants, while Grand Final winners Leeds Rhinos will play Warrington Wolves.  

The match will be staged on Saturday, February 6, and will be screened by Sky TV with a 6pm kick-off. Saints are away to Bradford Bulls the following Sunday, February 14, kick-off 3pm, and will then face their second Saturday match in three weeks when travelling to coach Mick Potter's former club, Catalans Dragons. Old rivals Wigan Warriors visit the GPW Recruitment Stadium on Good Friday, April 2 – a match which will be covered by Sky but at a kick-off time still to be arranged – while the return cla  

The Reporter understands an offer is already on the table but due to the Four Nations tournament, in which 20-year-old Eastmond emerged as a star in the making, talks were put on the back burner. Now they are set to resume and hopefully will be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties. Speaking on the eve of England's Four National Final clash against Australia at Elland Road, Leeds, the Oldham-born utility back, who has been at St Helens since he was 13, revealed: "We are hoping to get something  

THE engage Super League XV fixtures have been released and Wakefield Wildcats will begin their campaign with a trip to Harlequins on January 30. In a re-run of last season's elimination play-off, John Kear's men will look for revenge when they entertain Catalans Dragons in their first home game on February 7 before reigning champions Leeds Rhinos visit the Hearwell Stadium on February 14. For more on this story and the Wildcats' full fixture list for next season click here and follow the Wakefield Wil  

Crusaders will open their Super League campaign against champions Leeds Rhinos at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground. Leeds, who completed an unprecedented hat-trick of titles with their 18-10 Grand Final victory over St Helens last month, travel to the rebranded Crusaders a week before the first full round of engage Super League XV. The match is a round four fixture which has been rearranged because of the Rhinos' involvement in the World Club Challenge against Melbourne Storm on Sunday February 28.  

Leeds Rhinos are in an "enviable" financial position, but future ground improvements will send them back into the red, chief executive Gary Hetherington confirmed today. Latest accounts – for the year to December 31, 2008 – show the club made an operating loss of £324,945, on turnover up from £9,829,658 in 2007 to £10,599,073. The sale of fixed assets worth £1,466,331 – part of the sale of the cricket ground – turned the operating loss into a post-tax profit of £760,610.

We increased turnover to a record level   -Gary Hetherington