Rohan Smith will spend the international break trying to get to the root cause of Leeds Rhinos' slow starts after they were blown away in an early blitz during their defeat to Leigh Leopards.
Smith's side was 16-0 down in 18 minutes as his team once again failed to come out of the blocks early, a persisting problem that has been an issue for large parts of his first 12 months at the club. The issue has particularly reared its head this year. The Rhinos have only been leading at half-time twice this season in their opening ten games and have been trailing by ten points or more on four occasions.
While Leeds have performed better in the latter stages of games, the Rhinos chief has been left concerned by his side's inability to get on the front foot early.
