Ian Blease chats about Brad Arthur's future, Super League and players moving on! | The Bench

► Subscribe to Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Watch Sky Sports: https://bit.ly/BuySkySports Leeds Rhinos sporting director Ian Blease joins Jenna and Jon on this week's episode of The Bench. With the club currently sitting at the top of Super League, Ian reflects on their improvement over the last year, how they're dealing with the departures of several players and provides an update on contract talks with head coach Brad Arthur. #rugby #rugbyleague #superleague 00:00 - Introduction 00:40 - Leeds top of the table! 02:15 - Thoughts on Jamie Jones-Buchanan 04:15 - Players moving on from the club 07:20 - Brodie Croft departure 08:40 - George Brown contract extension 10:15 - Latest on Brad Arthur 12:15 - Recruitment plans 19:50 - Leeds Rhinos head coach requirements 22:30 - Silverware hopes? 25:30 - Reason for the hold-up with Brad Arthur? 27:45 - On & Off The Bench MMA: https://bit.ly/SkySportsMMA Netball: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNetball NFL: https://bit.ly/SkySportsNFL Rugby League: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyLeague Rugby Union: https://bit.ly/SkySportsRugbyUnion Tennis: https://bit.ly/SkySportsTennis More from Sky Sports on YouTube: ► Sky Sports: http://bit.ly/SkySportsSub ► Sky Sports Boxing: http://bit.ly/SSBoxingSub ► Sky Sports Cricket: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyCricket ► Sky Sports Darts: https://bit.ly/SubSkySportsDarts ► Sky Sports Football: http://bit.ly/SSFootballSub ► Sky Sports F1: http://bit.ly/SubscribeSkyF1 ► Sky Sports Golf: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsGolf ► Sky Sports News: http://bit.ly/SkySportsNewsSub ► Sky Sports Premier League: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsPL ► Sky Sports Retro: http://bit.ly/SkySportsRetroSub ► Sky Sports WSL: https://bit.ly/SubscribeSkySportsWSL ► Facebook:   / skysports   ► Instagram:   / skysports   ► TikTok:   / skysports   ► X: https://x.com/skysports ►Website: https://www.skysports.com ► To enquire about licensing Sky Sports content, you can find out more here: https://www.skysports.com/more-sports...