Richard Agar: Hull were bigger and better than us

Drew Darbyshire

Leeds coach Richard Agar insists his side will learn quickly following their opening round defeat to Hull.

The Rhinos were heavily beaten 30-4 by the Airlie Birds at Emerald Headingley on Sunday.

Agar commented: “We had some strong carries and a couple of opportunities to score tries in the first half and, in a game like this, you need to put them away.

“The conditions meant it was a big enough lead for them to stay calm, it’s difficult to chase four tries on a night like tonight.

“Some individuals were off, too, but we learn pretty quickly, we certainly know we can be better than tonight and I don’t want to take anything away from Hull, who I thought were great.

“We were beaten by a bigger and better team tonight but we still believe in what we are doing.”

 


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