“If Leeds Rhinos picked up the phone then…” – Paul Rowley reveals if he would discuss head coaching job

Rowley was not “missing his lips” at the prospect of Smith losing his job

Rowley was then asked if he thought the timing of Leeds’ decision to part with Smith was odd. Rowley was not surprised, however, he believed Smith had been put in a difficult position and explained that it is always sad to see a person lose their job.

“Well, you could clearly see there was a lot of buzz around her and the supporters were there, there was a bit of anxiety and the media was everywhere. So I wouldn’t say I was surprised because obviously I read headlines and see enough to know there’s pressure there.

“But what I will say is for me when I saw and watched the Hull v Leeds game last week I felt very sad I felt very sad for Rohan because he is a human being I felt sad for Tony (Smith, Rohan Smith’s uncle) who was between you two last week.” Rowley said, referring to Tony Smith’s appearance on Sky during the Leeds vs Hull FC match which led to Rohan Smith’s sacking.