There could not have been a worse day for Leeds to produce a performance as categorically abject as this.
The last fortnight has reminded us all that sport, at the end of the day, is paled into insignificance when tragedy strikes. But any Leeds supporters who had made the trip along the M62 hoping to see their side put on a showing in their first game since the death of Rob Burrow left not only disappointed, but uncertain about the future of their head coach. This humiliating defeat, Leeds’ worst of 2024 by some stretch, could have major ramifications for Rohan Smith.
