Leeds Rhinos Netball are an English netball team based in Leeds. They were founded in 2017. Together with the men's rugby league and women's rugby league teams, they are part of the Leeds Rhinos family of clubs. In 2018âÂÂ19 they entered an under-19 team in England Netball's National Performance League. They joined the Netball Superleague in 2021.
Leeds Rhinos Netball was founded in July 2017 in partnership with the rugby league Super League club Leeds Rhinos and their charity, the Leeds Rhinos Foundation. Ashton Golding became an ambassador for the team.
In 2018âÂÂ19 Leeds Rhinos entered an under-19 team in England Netball's National Performance League, competing against the under-19 teams of Netball Superleague teams. On 15 December 2018 they made their NPL debut with a 54âÂÂ53 win against Mavericks. Leeds Rhinos subsequently finished fourth in their inaugural NPL season. They secured fourth place with a 63âÂÂ55 win over Surrey Storm.
In June 2019 it was announced that Leeds Rhinos would start playing in the Netball Superleague in 2021. In August 2019, as part of their preparations for joining the Superleague, Leeds Rhinos appointed Dan Ryan as head coach.
In 2018âÂÂ19, when Leeds Rhinos played in the National Performance League, they played their home matches at Leeds Beckett University. The Netball Superleague fixtures are played at Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield and First Direct Arena, Leeds.