THE news that Kruise Leeming had handed in a release request at Leeds Rhinos took a lot of people by surprise.
Having captain Leeds as recently as 2022, the 2020 Challenge Cup winner outlined his desire to move away from Headingley.
For Leeming's teammate Blake Austin, he only heard the news after the Rhinos' 14-8 defeat to Castleford Tigers Already a subscriber? Log in here
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