Hi all

Just thought I'd sign up to southstander.com as I've moved to Leeds for 6 months on student exchange from Melbourne. I've been missing my fix of rugby league action and decided to adopt the Rhinos as my league team while I'm in Leeds. I've been to the last three games and I have to say, I've fallen in love with the club and last week was not just a great performance, but proved to me what a great club this is. I'll give you another, I lost my ticket stub after last weeks game (I have a habit of collecting stubs of the games/concerts I go to) went to the ticket office and asked them if they could print me another ticket stub. The girl at the office told me that she would give me her ticket stub and then went to her car and handed it to me!!!! Now, for me, that was a big thing for me. She gave me her ticket stub like it was no big deal. That little thing meant a great deal to me!

There will always be a place in my heart for the Rhinos and Leeds rugby league.

Cheers

Stephen

P.S I've got tickets to the Grand Final on Saturday and will be getting the coach at 1pm. Will be at the Theatre Of Dreams, singing loud for my new favourite side!!!

Welcome aboard mate.

You can watch 13 games of Rugby League at Odsal for £75 if you have your Sunday's free mate.

welcome to southstander stephen,the only advice that i would give you is whatever you do keep away from a certain poster on here called keith swiftcorn as hes a wind up merchant,who whenever the club proves him wrong he goes into hibernation,if the rhinos win on saturday and your on a short term visa then you may not see him on here

Cheers for the advice and heads up! How many Leeds fans are heading up to OT on Saturday? Anyone have a rough idea? Cause from what I've seen from walking around Leeds for the last couple weeks, there is a massive supporter base in the city. Do St Helens fans travel well?

Now then fella, how do.

Am good sir, been having a blast here in Leeds! All is good and have loved watching the Rhinos over the last 3 weeks, especially last week, thought they were dead and buried. I will say that was a bloody brilliant game, everything you could want from a preliminary final!

Am looking forward to Saturday!

First of all welcome, you've certainly come at a good time. If you'd have started following at the beginning of the season I'm not sure you'd have fallen in love then!

As for Saturday, there'll be a good 20-25000 Rhinos fans in the ground. Saints support wasn't great the last time we played them there but I'm not sure what their ticket sales are like this time.

One things for sure, you'll be blown away by the atmosphere at times on Saturday!

Was blown away by the support last week v Warrington! Never ever heard that sort of noise from bout 2,500 people in the Leeds end. Was blown away!

Bring on Saturday!!!

It was pretty good fun wasn't it

Welcome to the forum Aussie...what a great time to join the fun! As others have mentioned it should be a pretty special night on Saturday, cos no one was giving us a chance of getting anywhere near Old Trafford this year....but what do they know eh?!
Here's to more history being made by the Rhinos on Saturday!!!!!

I take it your boys are still struggling to meet their pledge target Mick

Do you like cake?

Welcome.

You will quickly realise who is worth responding to and those who look for arguments.

You seem to be able to type and hold a sentence together, so good start.

I've often found that you get what you pay for in life. Even if you want a bargain basement inferior product like the Bulls £75 still seems a bit steep.

Welcome aboard fella !

I am so looking forward to Saturday. Welcome aboard mate. Get your self down the pub on Saturday morning and watch the union and then get ready for an atmosphere like you have never felt before. Come on Rhinos lets make some more history

Will do, you mean I'm gonna watch Australia win and England lose????? I like to think I have a pretty good grasp of the English language (can't speak Yorkshire, but I can manage!)

you may have a good grasp of the english language but not the fixture list. it's France that will beat us

Can't imagine I'll watch the Yawnion but I heard Brian O'Driscoll (now he would've made a cracking League player) say today that it was "winner goes home from now on"...what sort of crazy format are they using?!

hahah

Oh no he dinnnt!

I've lived in Leeds 3 years mate, it never gets any easier to understand the Yorkshire accent!

Who's your Aussie club as a matter of interest?!

My Aussie club is Melbourne, as I am a Melbourne lad. 'If its outside of Yorkshire, its not worth bloody going to!' is what my mate from Huddersfield always tell me!!

What I should have said regarding Australia and England in Union World Cup, is that AUstralia will win their quarter final and England will lose their quarter final. My bad guys!

We dont talk up rah rah on here,it gets enough publicty without us .

Yeah, can't say its my first choice of sport to watch, but if the national side is on, I'll consider watching it. Knowing myself, I'll probably be hungover Saturday morning and will be up at bout and miss the games. Our national union side get away with so much, if they are playing rubbish, they don't get critised, people just let them get on with it.