The trio are out of contract at the end of this year, with no news yet as to whether they will be remaining at the club. Since May 1, any players in the final year of their deal have been free to talk to rival teams and the club must tell them by the end of this month (August) if they will be offered a new contract.
Second-rower Rhyse Martin has been confirmed as a Hull KR player for 2025 and 2026 after rejecting a new deal from Leeds. Rhinos also offered terms to forward James Donaldson, but has opted to go part-time with Bradford Bulls. Here’s the status of every contracted member of Rhinos’ senior group, including when their current deal expires.
25. Ben Littlewood (no 24)
A four-year deal, announced last June, will keep the second-rower at his home city club until the end of 2027. Photo: James Hardisty
26. Ned McCormack (no 25)
The 19-year-old - a 2024 debutant - is contracted until the end of 2026, under a deal announced last June. Photo: Tony Johnson
27. Max Simspon (no 26)
The centre hasn’t played for two seasons, but signed a contract in June, 2023, which keeps him at Leeds until the autumn of 2026. Photo: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com
28. Fergus McCormack (no squad number)
The 18-year-old stand-off agreed a four-year deal last June, tying him to Leeds until the end of 2027. Photo: Tony Johnson
29. Presley Cassell (no squad number)
Scholarship and academy player of the year in successive seasons, the teenage back-rower is contracted longer than any other Leeds man, to the end of 2028, under a deal signed last June. Photo: Tony Johnson
30. Toby Warren (no squad number)
The forward joined Rhinos from York Knights in September, 2022, on a four-year deal, until the end of 2026. Photo: Tony Johnson