■ By JON NEWCOMBE
A DUAL-CODE rugby club is set to return to the Rugby League heartland of Leeds, with Jason Robinson’s former club Hunslet launching a 15-man, semi-pro franchise team.
Four years after the ‘marriage’ between Leeds Rhinos and Yorkshire Carnegie (now Leeds Tykes) broke up, Hunslet have announced they have become an all-year round rugby operation.
New RU franchise Hunslet Wolves will compete in the Yorkshire RFU Merit League for the 2024/25 season and share the 5,000-capacity South
Leeds Stadium with the third-tier RL team and fellow new te...
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