Ryan Hall: Leeds Rhinos wing retires from rugby league after storied 20-year career
Ryan Hall made over 500 career appearances and scored 275 Super League tries, second only to current Leigh winger Josh Charnley; the 38-year-old made his Leeds Rhinos debut in 2007, going on to win six Super League titles with the club
Friday 9 October 2026 11:01, UK
Leeds Rhinos legend Ryan Hall has announced his retirement from rugby league after an extraordinary 20-year career.
The 38-year-old made his Rhinos debut in 2007 and went on to win six Super League titles with the club before helping Hull KR reach Old Trafford in 2024.
He made over 500 career appearances and scored 275 Super League tries, second only to current Leigh winger Josh Charnley in the league's all-time list.
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Hall will be granted a three-month testimonial period from December, including one final appearance in a friendly against Hull FC, before taking up a commercial role at Headingley.
Upon his announcement on Friday, Hall said: "I'm officially retiring from playing rugby league.
"I think the time's right that I hang up the boots. I've done it for 20 years and I've loved every minute of it.
"The club's in a good position to go with the youth, that's the natural progression in rugby league. I've always wanted the best for the club at heart and if the decision is to go with the youth at this point in time, that suits me down to a tee because I have had 20 years of loving every second of it."
Hall had a disappointing two-year spell with Sydney Roosters in the NRL after his first stint with Rhinos ended in 2018. He signed with Hull KR ahead of the 2021 season, before returning to Leeds in 2024.
He was capped 40 times for England, scoring 39 tries, and twice for Great Britain on the 2019 Lions tour of the southern hemisphere.
