Leeds Rhinos and Championship clubs are expected to finalize agreements for loans and dual registration.

The Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington confirmed the clubs will continue to work together and that

connections are being made with a number of other second-tier teams, despite Bradford Bulls’

announcement this week that they are ending their formal dual-reg agreement with Rhinos.

Additionally, he disclosed that the RFL is taking clubs’ demands into consideration when making

modifications to the loan and dual-registration processes. Along with four other players who were

assigned a squad number a year ago, eight players who were part of Rhinos’ first team this year participated in the Betfred Championship.

“The Rhinos will have several partner clubs in the Championship in 2024,” Hetherington stated. A feature

of the collaboration will be the opportunity for a few players from our first team squad to play dual-reg or

on loan with our partner club.They benefit obviously in finding a top player, but in our opinion, the

players’ personal growth should take precedence. Next week, everything that has been discussed with

coaches at the different clubs and Rohan Smith of Leeds will be made public.

Hetherington continued: “We have always considered playing rugby at the championship level, which is a

very good and competitive competition, as an important part of a young player’s natural development. These are games of pressure.

Hetherington stated that the Rhinos are “still awaiting further information from the RFL on the actual

process of dual-reg and loans” and that “they are looking at refining that to make it as simple and straight-forward as possible following quite a bit of pressure from a variety of clubs in Championship and Super League.” Additionally, we are awaiting more details regarding the reserve grade competition.Leeds has not yet disclosed which teams they will play with in the upcoming season, but Hetherington has stated that Bradford and four other second-tier teams are probably involved. First team players Toby Warren and Oli Field were both loaned to York Knights this season. Rhinos and Featherstone Rovers have a dual-reg agreement. Field then agreed to a long-term contract, along with