A-Z of Leeds Rhinos - 'I' is for...Impossible comebacks

Danny Buderus' late try sealed Leeds' comeback win against Wakefield at the 2010 Magic Weekend. Picture by Lynne CameronPA Wire.

In 1994 they were 20-6 behind in a home Premiership semi-final against St Helens, having had Garry Schofield sent-off and Alan Tait sin-binned, but a brilliant second-half performance, inspired by George Mann, secured a 30-26 win.

In 1998, Adrian Morley sent-off and Rhinos were 23-4 down at Sheffield Eagles with 20 minutes to play, but three converted tries cut the gap to a point and in the final seconds Iestyn Harris booted a penalty from half-way to win it, 24-23.

Rhinos trailed visitors St Helens 20-0 with 16 minutes left in 2003, but staged a remarkable rally to win 30-20 and three years later, they wiped out a 16-point half-time deficit to snatch a 24-16 victory at Wigan Warriors.

Brad Singleton is among 12 Leeds players to have appeared for Ireland. Picture by Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Hull seemed to have two points in the bag when they led 20-4 just after half-time at Headingley in 2008, but a sensational long-range try by Scott Donald inspired Leeds to a 38-22 success.

In 2009, hosts Wakefield Trinity Wildcats were eight points in front inside the final three minutes, but Rhinos snatched a 32-30 victory through last-gasp tries by Rob Burrow and Scott Donald.

The following year, Leeds were 12-0 down after as many minutes and 28-10 adrift midway through their Magic Weekend derby with Wakefield at Murrayfield, but hit back to win 32-30 with Danny Buderus scoring the decisive try three minutes from time.

‘I’ is also for...Ireland. Leeds lost 45-20 to Wigan in the 1995-96 Charity Shield at the Royal Showground, Dublin. Leeds qualified as Championship runners-up behind Wigan, who had also won the Challenge Cup. The crowd was 5,716. A dozen Leeds players have featured for Ireland, the latest being Anthony Mullally and Brad Singleton at the 2017 World Cup.

An inferno ripped through Headingley's North Stand on Good Friday, 1932

‘I’ is also for...Inferno. Leeds’ Good Friday clash with Halifax in 1932 was abandoned after the North Stand caught fire. There were no injuries, but the structure was destroyed.

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