Leeds Rhinos star Harry Newman is confident he can eradicate the petulant side of his game “pretty quickly”. The 23-year-old centre is rated as one of Super League’s brightest young talents and scored twice during last Saturday’s stunning 32-22 comeback win over Catalans Dragons.
A fierce competitor, Newman let his emotions boil over early in the second half when he was sin binned by referee Liam Moore for dissent. It might have proved costly, but Rohan Smith’s men remarkably scored twice when Newman was off the field.
Last season, Newman served a three-match ban for using aggressive language or body language towards referee Tom Grant in match against St Helens. While Newman’s ability is not up for debate, he admitted he needed to improve his on-field discipline.
