Leeds Rhinos will wait until the end of the 2026 season before deciding whether Ryan Hall gets a contract for 2027, leaving one of Super League’s oldest players in limbo as his deal at AMT Headingley runs down in the coming months. Hall is 38 years old and still a regular presence in the side, but his next step will not be settled until the season is finished.
The reason his name is being searched now is simple enough: Hall has still been productive this year, scoring six tries in 15 appearances in all competitions, yet a late call on his future means the discussion has shifted from what he has done to whether Leeds want to keep him on. Brad Arthur said he was not sure about Hall’s future at the moment, which is the clearest sign yet that the club is in no hurry to rush a decision.
Hall’s standing in the game adds weight to the wait. Josh Charnley’s hat-trick last weekend moved him above Hall on Super League’s all-time try-scoring list, a reminder that even a veteran who has spent years at the top can suddenly find his place in the record books changing around him. Arthur also made clear there have been no internal discussions about shaping anything around Hall’s chase to get back above Charnley, even though those milestones matter to individual players.
There is a practical reason behind Leeds’ approach. Arthur said the club would get closer to the end of the season and see where Hall is with his body, which suggests the decision will be made on how much more he can give rather than on reputation alone. That matters because Leeds have preferred attacking down their left edge this season, with Maika Sivo benefiting from that pattern, while Hall has not been leaving tries out on the field and still remains useful in the structure.
That is where the friction sits. Hall is still producing, still influential and still among the league’s senior figures, but Leeds have chosen to leave his 2027 status open until the season is over. Arthur said he could not have done any more to add points, but the club’s next move depends less on past service than on whether his body and form hold up when the season reaches its final stretch. For Hall, the answer that matters most will not come now. It will come at the end of the season, when Leeds decide whether his next chapter is worth writing.
