Gary Hetherington enters the dressing room as Rohan Smith turns up late for media duties

Rohan Smith blames errors for Leeds Rhinos defeat

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When Smith eventually spoke to Sky Sports, he blamed a series of errors for Leeds’ defeat. He believed his side let Hull FC loose, handing the ball over too easily throughout the game. Smith said:

“Too many back-to-back errors, so the opportunities, the opportunities that would present themselves, we were rolling and creating enough runs. We didn’t capitalize and apply enough pressure long enough.”

Addressing Hetherington’s visit to the dressing room after the game, Smith said it was important to stick together in difficult times and that Hetherington had come to share that moment with the team after the game as a sign of solidarity.

“I think it’s important after, you know, especially after disappointing performances, that you come together and stick together and talk about how to get through it and the importance of this week coming up and not compounding our mistakes by playing with no confidence. it doesn’t matter what the score or the situation is and we stick together.