Ian Blease confirms Leeds Rhinos interest in Paul Rowley

The search will be led by new sporting director Ian Blease, who only officially started his new role at the club on Monday, having joined from Salford Red Devils. Blease has now said whether Rowley is in the running for the top job at Leeds.

Leeds Rhinos are interested in Rowley

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Speaking at a club press conference held alongside chief executive Gary Hetherington, Blease discussed the possibility of Rowley joining the Rhinos. Rowley and Blease have a long-standing relationship dating back to Blease’s time at Salford, and Rowley has been mentioned as a potential option for the Rhinos.

While stressing the importance of confidentiality in the process, Blease appeared to confirm that Rowley was someone the Rhinos would be interested in bringing in. Blease stated:

“I think, like I said, we’re big on privacy in this process. It’s early, it’s just started, there’s no time scale on it. Talented coaches interest me, Paul will be one of them obviously. His name has been planted by you for some time.