Leeds Rhinos Foundation is this year featuring a Community Team of the week following the weekend’s home fixtures and this week’s team in the spotlight is East Leeds Girls.
East Leeds Girls Rugby team was founded two years ago in December 2013 with eight local girls interested in playing rugby league when they had to leave their previous club.
Glen Swailes and Dean Gledhill were the driving force behind setting up the club and ensuring their daughters had a place to play rugby league. Glen returning to coach to East Leeds after a spell out of coaching at the club where he coached one of the boys teams.
In the two years the club have increased massively and now have 46 girls signed on at East Leeds – 20 Under-13s and 24 Under-15s.
Their newest venture is a ladies open age team where they have been running training sessions and have attracted good numbers so far.
For anyone interested in playing for East Leeds Women or Girls section please contact Dean Gledhill on 07789113515.