Jack Ormondroyd looks back on his time at Leeds Rhinos largely with disappointment, but the Salford Red Devils prop returns to Headingley today enjoying the best season of his career. The imposing Bradfordian, whose father Ian played for Bradford City, Aston Villa, Derby and Leicester, has been a key figure in Salford’s dramatic rise under Paul Rowley this year.
The Red Devils thumped champions St Helens 44-12 last Sunday – their fifth win in six games – and victory over a Leeds side who lie one point below them would be another step towards the play-offs. Ormondroyd, 30, joined the Rhinos from Featherstone Rovers in 2017 but struggled for regular game-time and rejoined Featherstone in 2019 before signing for Salford ahead of the 2020 campaign.
He told Leeds Live: “How would I describe my time at Leeds? Disappointing really. I’d only had one full year at Featherstone and I didn’t have the experience, so it was probably a bit too early for me.
