Kevin Sinfield to miss Leeds Rhinos' clash with New Zealand through injury
Thursday 22 October 2015 15:22, UK
Kevin Sinfield will not be given the chance of a final appearance for Leeds in their clash with New Zealand on Friday.
The Rhinos great is switching codes to play for Yorkshire Carnegie and has been ruled out of a Headingley farewell with a hand injury.
Sinfield suffered the injury in what turned out to be his last outing for the club, their Grand Final win over the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford earlier this month.
Jamie Peacock is also missing from the Leeds team but fellow front rower Kylie Leuluai, who like Peacock is retiring from the game, will make one final appearance before hanging up his boots.
Auckland-born Leuluai, who defied a heart condition to help the Rhinos complete the treble, will line up alongside former Leeds legends Ali Lauitiiti and Adrian Morley who are returning for one final run-out in blue and amber.
Rhinos fans will get a first chance to see new signing Anthony Mullally but back-row forwards Brett Delaney and Carl Ablett and hooker Rob Burrow are also ruled out through injury while Ryan Hall, Zak Hardaker and Kallum Watkins are on England duty.
Leeds are expecting a near-capacity crowd, with the South Stand and Carnegie Stand terrace sold out and fewer than 1,000 tickets remaining for the Western Terrace along with around 100 restricted view seats.
Leeds Rhinos: Ashton Golding, Tom Briscoe, Jimmy Keinhorst, Joel Moon, Ash Handley, Danny McGuire, Jordan Lilley, Kylie Leuluai, Robbie Ward, Adrian Morley, Ali Lauitiiti, Josh Walters, Adam Cuthbertson
Replacements: Mitch Garbutt, Anthony Mullally, Brad Singleton, Mitch Achurch, Robbie Mulhern, Jordan Baldwinson.
