Sam Walters admitted his pain after Saturday’s Super League Grand Final defeat to St Helens but has also spoken of his pride in a breakthrough season at Leeds Rhinos. The imposing forward has emerged as an increasingly valuable figure at Headingley since Rohan Smith arrived at the club in May and injected confidence into him.
The former Widnes Vikings prospect played in the Rhinos’ play-off victories away to Catalans Dragons and Wigan Warriors before coming off the bench at Old Trafford as Saints won 24-12.
“Rohan has given me a lot of confidence in my game which I think I’ve lacked over the last 12 months,” Walters, who made a career-best 10 Super League appearances this season, told Leeds Live.
