List of Leeds Rhinos captains explained

The following is a list of full-time captains of Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club.

Captains

Name	Years	Honours (as captain)
	1987–1990
	1991–1995
	1996
	1997–2001	Challenge Cup 1999
	2002–2015^[1]	Super League: 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 League Leaders Shield: 2004, 2009, 2015 Challenge Cup: 2014, 2015 World Club Challenge: 2005, 2008, 2012
	2016–2017^[2]	Super League 2017
	2018^[3] –2019^[4]
	2019
	2020^[5]
	2020–2021^[6]	Challenge Cup 2020
	2021
	2022^[7]
no full-time captain	2023^[8]
	2024^[9]

Web site: McGuire named Leeds Rhinos captain . Leeds Rhinos . 15 January 2016 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Watkins named Rhinos captain for 2018 . Leeds Rhinos . 16 January 2018 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Burrow ready for coaching baptism. Leeds Rhinos. 17 January 2018. 18 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053426/https://www.therhinos.co.uk/2018/01/17/burrow-ready-coaching-baptism/. 20 January 2018.
Web site: Merrin set to captain Rhinos as Watkins heads Down Under . Leeds Rhinos . 27 June 2019 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Ward named new Leeds Rhinos captain . Leeds Rhinos . 22 December 2019 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Luke Gale statement . Leeds Rhinos . 26 July 2021 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Leeming named new Leeds Rhinos captain for 2022 . Leeds Rhinos . 28 January 2022 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Rhinos clarify captaincy role for 2023 . Leeds Rhinos . 7 February 2023 . 20 November 2023.
Web site: Smith named Leeds Rhinos captain . Leeds Rhinos . 30 November 2023 . 10 December 2023.