Leeds Rhinos went into the season with high hopes to end the club’s 21 year wait for major silverware. And they could not have got off to a brighter start beating both Wigan and St Helens in the Challenge Cup within less than a fortnight. Striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink proved the hero as his brace helped Leeds United win a thriller at the Villa and away from sport a police offcier was recognised for his life-saving efforts. And finally another unsung hero, the kinds of a feathered variety, was proving a talking point among motorists. This was Leeds in February 1999. Is it a city you remember? READ MORE: 21 Leeds publicans you may remember from the 1990s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
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