Reformed Leeds star James Bentley insists he’ll keep his temper in check when it matters most - bringing former club St Helens to their knees at Old Trafford.
The aggressive second-row had a nightmare start to life at hometown Rhinos this season after leaving champions Saints. He was red-carded on his debut and picked up three different bans - totalling nine games - before June due to numerous pieces of foul play. However, in the second half of the campaign, Bentley has been squeaky clean and helped Rohan Smith’s Rhinos surge to Saturday's Betfred Super League Grand Final.
Saints could easily try and wind up their hot-headed former player in the fiery cauldron with a crowd of more than 60,000 expected at Old Trafford. But Bentley, who won the 2020 Grand Final with them, insisted: “I’m confident I’ll be able to stay in the zone - and just stick there. I know what I need to do to do my job, do it well and do what I need to do for the team. That’s the main thing.
