Leeds Rhinos Jury: Clunky Cup win leaves fans yearning for an '˜80-minute' performance

Our fans' panel look back at Leeds Rhinos' Challenge Cup victory at Widnes and ahead to the Magic Weekend encounter with Castleford Tigers.

ADAM ANDERSON

Friday was a very tough Challenge Cup encounter for us against Widnes Vikings.

We should have won the game at a canter when we were in front, 23-4.

Ashton Golding celebrates scoring the Rhinos' third try against Widnes.

But we did what we have done best this season – that’s let the opposition come into the game once again, and we were very lucky to get through.

Had the game been on television, I feel we wouldn’t have been in the draw for the quarter-finals.

I’m very happy with the outcome of the draw – against Leigh Centurions. It’ll be different seeing a home game played at Featherstone, but it’s understandable with the money-making Test match at Headingley.

It’s disappointing hearing that Hull KR have reportedly signed Jimmy Keinhorst for next season onwards.

He has helped us through some tough times at this club and is definitely good enough to be playing every week in Super League.

Getting the game time at Leeds this season has been tough and you can’t blame him for looking elsewhere. I hope it goes well for him.

DIANNE HALL

I was going re-do my piece from last week but then thought ‘no, I will make an effort, unlike our team’.

Déjà vu week in, week out. Silly penalties, switching off, falling off tackles and either giving teams a start or letting them back into the game when we are on top.

Having said that, we have learnt the value of the drop goal at last, to the delight and amusement of the sparse travelling fans.

The first team can learn a lot from the under-19s who ruthlessly ran in 60 points in a convincing win.

On a positive note, it was good to see Jack Walker back and it worked putting Ash Golding on the wing.

While I agree with players going on loan to gain game time and experience it saddens me to hear that Jimmy Keinhorst could be on his way to Hull KR, when, in my opinion, he is a better player than some second-rowers we have currently.

Toon on Saturday and a rudderless Castleford. Two desperate sides looking for a win. Rhinos by six!

CHRISTINE KIDD

Leeds Rhinos made it to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals, but only just.

The only difference was that the Rhinos, through Richie Myler, were the team that had scored a drop goal.

Yet again Leeds almost lost a game that they looked like winning quite easily at one point. Another 10-minute period where the opposition scored three tries while the Rhinos gifted possession and fell off tackles. This time Leeds managed to hold on to the lead and actually won the game after another edge-of-the-seat ending to a game.