World Club Challenge

NORTH QUEENSLAND 38, LEEDS 4 JT helps Cowboys tame struggling Rhinos SUPER League champions Leeds might have enjoyed home ground advantage, but they faced huge odds to halt the growing dominance of Australian clubs in the World Club Challenge. Beaten in both of their early-season Super League matches, the Rhinos were battling injury and inexperience from the outset of their title defence. In fact, only 11 members of their grand final 17 were available for selection against the Cowboys. It was a totally different story for North Queensland, who became the first club in the history of the World Club Challenge to field all 17 members of their grand final squad. It handed all of the aces to the visitors and an opportunity that Golden Boot winner Johnathan Thurston and his team-mates were…

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Official Rugby League Annual (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2016 Edition

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