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The 2023 season was the Leigh Leopards's 4th season overall and 1st season back playing in England's top division of rugby league after relegation to the RFL Championship in 2021. During the season, they competed in the Super League XXVIII and the 2023 Challenge Cup.

Preseason friendlies

Super League

Fixtures

• All fixtures subject to change

Date and time	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
18 February, 13:00	Salford Red Devils	H	Leigh Sports Village	L	10–20			10,029	Channel 4
26 February, 20:00	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	6–14			12,306	Not televised
4 March, 20:00	Hull KR	A	Craven Park	W	30–25			7,565	Not televised
11 March, 20:00	St Helens	H	Leigh Sports Village	W	20–12			11,451	Sky Sports
18 March, 19:45	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	20–38			5,777	Not televised
26 March, 20:00	Hull F.C.	A	MKM Stadium	W	24–16			11,492	Sky Sports
31 March, 20:00	Wigan Warriors	H	Leigh Sports Village	L	6–34			9,189	Sky Sports
8 April, 15:00	Salford Red Devils	H	Leigh Sports Village	L	20–22			6,002	Sky Sports
17 April, 20:00	Wakefield Trinity	A	Belle Vue	W	32–0			15,026	Sky Sports
22 April, 15:00	Leeds Rhinos	H	Leigh Sports Village	W	20–6			12,240	Not televised
6 May, 20:00	Castleford Tigers	H	Leigh Sports Village	W	30–6			10,251	Sky Sports
13 May, 20:00	Huddersfield Giants	A	John Smith's Stadium	W	30–4			12,167	Sky Sports
27 May, 20:00	Warrington Wolves	H	Leigh Sports Village	W	30–12			Not recorded	Sky Sports
4 June, 15:45	Wakefield Trinity	N	St James' Park	W	30–4	Lam 2, Mulhern, Ipape, Charnley	Reynolds 1/1, Hardaker (3/4 + 1 pen.)	36,943	Sky Sports
9 June, 20:00	Hull F.C.	H	Leigh Sports Village	W	28–16	Gareth O'Brien, Briscoe, Charnley 2, Joseph Mellor	Hardaker (4/5)	16,272	Sky Sports
25 June, 20:00	Catalans Dragons	A	Stade Gilbert Brutus	L	30–38	Chamberlain 2, Ipape, Charnley, Briscoe	Reynolds 5/5		Sky Sports
1 July, 05:00	Hull KR	H	Leigh Sports Village	W	34–4	Briscoe, Ipape, Chamberlain, Charnley, Mulhern	Reynolds 5/5		Sky Sports
8 July, 19:45	Castleford Tigers	A	Mend-A-Hose Jungle	W	34–16	Amone, Lam 2, Briscoe, Charnley 2	Reynolds 5/6		Sky Sports
17 July, 20:00	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	W	24–22	Chamberlain, Leutele, Lam, Hardaker	Reynolds 3/4 + 1 pen.)		Sky Sports
29 July, 13:00	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	L	18–44	Amone, Briscoe, Mulhern	Reynolds 3/3		Channel 4
7 August, 12:00	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley Stadium	W	13 –6	Ipape, Amone	Reynolds 1/2 + 1 pen.), O'Brien 1 Drop goal
20 August, 20:00	Catalans Dragons	H	Leigh Sports Village		–
26 August, 18:00	Hull KR	A	Craven Park		–
2 September, 20:00	Huddersfield Giants	H	Leigh Sports Village		–				Sky Sports
9 September, 05:00	St Helens	A	Totally Wicked Stadium		–
16 September, 05:00	Wakefield Trinity	H	Leigh Sports Village		–
22 September, 20:00	Wigan Warriors	H	Leigh Sports Village	L	6–10	Lam	Reynolds 1/1

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wigan Warriors (L, C)	27	20	0	7	722	360	+362	40	Qualification to Semi-finals
2	Catalans Dragons	27	20	0	7	722	420	+302	40
3	St. Helens	27	20	0	7	613	366	+247	40	Qualification to Eliminators
4	Hull KR	27	16	0	11	589	498	+91	32
5	Leigh Leopards	27	16	0	11	585	508	+77	32
6	Warrington Wolves	27	14	0	13	597	512	+85	28
7	Salford Red Devils	27	13	0	14	494	512	−18	26
8	Leeds Rhinos	27	12	0	15	535	534	+1	24
9	Huddersfield Giants	27	11	0	16	473	552	−79	22
10	Hull FC	27	10	0	17	476	654	−178	20
11	Castleford Tigers	27	6	0	21	323	774	−451	12
12	Wakefield Trinity (R)	27	4	0	23	303	742	−439	8	Relegation to Championship

Challenge Cup

Date and time	Round	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
20 May, 14:30	Round 6	Wakefield Trinity	A	The Be Well Support Stadium	W	40–12			1,568	BBC One
18 June, 17:00	Quarter Finals	York Knights	A	York Community Stadium	W	34–14	Joseph Mellor, Tom Amone, Briscoe 2, Charnley 2	O'Brien (2), Hardaker (3)		BBC One
22 July, 14:30	Semi Finals	St Helens	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	W	12–10	Holmes, Hardaker	Reynolds (2)		BBC One
12 August, 15:00	Final	Hull KR	A	Wembley Stadium	W	17–16	Lam, Briscoe	Reynolds (2) + 2 pen.), Lam 1 Drop goal	58,213	BBC One

Transfers

Gains

Player	Club	Contract	Date
Gareth O'Brien	Castleford Tigers	2 years	October 2022
Ricky Leutele	Huddersfield Giants
Tom Briscoe	Leeds Rhinos
Zak Hardaker
Nathan Wilde	Newcastle Thunder
Matt Davis	Warrington Wolves
Jacob Gannon
Oliver Holmes
Jack Hughes
Robbie Mulhern
Umyla Hanley	Wigan Warriors		January 2023
Frankie Halton	Hull KR

Losses

Squad

Notes

References

1. https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leigh-leopards-14-leeds-rhinos-12-lessons-for-rhinos-in-hard-fought-clash-3996145
2. "Super League: Shaun Kenny-Dowall treble leads Hull Kingston Rovers to 27-18 win over Warriors". Sky Sports.
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5. "Super League: Catalans Dragons go top as Manu Ma'u double seals 18-10 victory over Wigan Warriors". Sky Sports.
6. "Super League: Huddersfield Giants 12-14 Wigan Warriors; Warrington Wolves 38-20 Leigh Leopards". Sky Sports.
7. "Super League: Bevan French and Toby King help Wigan Warriors see off Salford Red Devils 20-16 in thriller". Sky Sports.
8. "Super League: Wigan Warriors emerge 34-6 winners over Leigh Leopards in 'Battle of the Borough'". Sky Sports.
9. "Wigan Warriors 14-6 St Helens: Hosts seal Good Friday derby glory over Saints to go second in Super League". Sky Sports.
10. "Warrington Wolves 6-13 Wigan Warriors: Harry Smith stars as visitors hand hosts first loss in Super League in 2023". Sky Sports.
11. "Super League (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
12. "Hull FC 14-10 Wigan Warriors: Hosts battle past Super League leaders to make it back-to-back wins". Sky Sports.
13. "Wigan Warriors 18-40 Leeds Rhinos: Harry Newman inspires 12-player visitors to stunning win". Sky Sports.
14. "Hull KR 22-26 Wigan Warriors: Liam Farrell snatches golden-point glory for visitors in Super League thriller". Sky Sports.
15. "Wigan Warriors 22-46 Catalans Dragons: Tom Johnstone's hat-trick helps French side cruise to Magic Weekend win". Sky Sports.
16. "St Helens 34-16 Wigan Warriors: Jack Welsby stars to help Super League champions seal derby delight". Sky Sports.
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19. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/castleford-vs-leigh/58357
20. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/salford-vs-leigh/report/58366
21. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/wigan-vs-leigh/58370
22. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/leeds-vs-leigh/58378
23. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/leigh-vs-wigan/58410
24. "Two Betfred Challenge Cup Ties to be shown live on the BBC". www.rugby-league.com.
25. "Leeds Rhinos v Wigan Warriors - Rugby League". BBC Sport.
26. "BBC confirm Challenge Cup quarter-finals coverage with details announced". LoveRugbyLeague. May 23, 2023.
27. "Challenge Cup semi-final draws made with venues to be confirmed". 18 June 2023.
28. https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12204/12938425/challenge-cup-final-lachlan-lam-drop-goal-seals-dramatic-17-16-win-for-leigh-leopards-over-hull-kingston-rovers
29. "Leigh Leopards: Super League club changes name and signs 10 players". BBC Sport. 20 October 2022.
30. "Leigh Leopards new signing after handing Wigan Warriors man squad number for Super League 2023". 13 January 2023.

• Leigh Leopards seasons
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• 2023 Super League season by club