Leeds Rhinos will take on New Zealand in a mouth-watering World Cup warm-up match at Headingley this autumn.
The game will take place on Saturday, October 8 (6pm kick-off) and will be Leeds’ first meeting with Test opposition since a full house at Headingley saw them narrowly beaten by the Kiwis seven years ago. It comes a week before the tournament begins and eight days ahead of New Zealand’s opener against Lebanon in Warrington.
New Zealand will be back at Headingley 20 days after the Rhinos fixture to play Ireland in a World Cup group match. Leeds say the warm-up fixture will be a “celebration of rugby league with the club aiming to work with every community club in the region to provide special offers for all those involved in the community game to make it a night to remember at Headingley”.
