As a boy and man, Jamie Jones-Buchanan cried when his beloved Leeds lost - but now he wants to make sure there are only tears of joy.
The Rhinos legend unexpectedly goes into Saturday’s Betfred Challenge Cup sixth round tie against Castleford Tigers as interim head coach after beleaguered chief Richard Agar quit on Monday. Troubled Leeds lost five of their opening six Super League games with Agar - who enjoyed Wembley success in 2020 - fearing he had lost touch with misfiring players.
Ex-Great Britain second-row Jones-Buchanan, 40, won seven Grand Finals as part of Rhinos’ famed Golden Generation before becoming their assistant coach. It has been hard witnessing their pitiful start and he felt “pretty sick” with their recent pathetic loss against Hull.
