Rohan Smith is expecting an emotionally fraught affair when Leeds Rhinos host New Zealand at Headingley tomorrow night as Tom Briscoe captains the side. The beaten 2022 Super League Grand Finalists will bid farewell to several popular departing stars in Briscoe, Liam Sutcliffe, Brad Dwyer, Muizz Mustapha and Bodene Thompson.
Rhinos legend and 2015 treble winner Adam Cuthbertson is also coming back to make a guest appearance as the Rhinos look to give the Kiwis a run-out ahead of the World Cup. Long-serving Briscoe will captain Leeds and head coach Smith said: “We’ve spoken about the emotion of it this week and it’s an unusual situation that we’re in.
“It’s two weeks after we played in the Grand Final but we’ve also talked about how it’s been a good period of reflection of how the season has been and a chance to get together, which you wouldn’t normally get.
