First Utility Super League leaders Leeds Rhinos have confirmed that Ben Jones-Bishop, 25, will leave the club at the end of his current contract this season.

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Where to? A SL rival or down under

Sad to see him go but understandable. Good luck to him.

Sad news

How can this surprise anyone?

I've always liked Bish, (I have his debut season shirt in my collection) but you can't expect a player of his standard to watch games from the stands week in, week out.

I, like many on here, was quizzical when we announced we'd signed Briscoe and felt it a little unnecessary and there was only really one nose that was going to get put out.

TBH I'm a little surprised he's staying till the end of the season.

Salford bound?

its a shame, but a player of his calibre is not going to stick around to be just a back up,especially in his prime.

im sure he wont be short on offers and will have his pick of clubs.

Always sad to see a local class player leave. Whatever the reason. Perhaps he feels that he should be playing weekly, rather than being a squad player who has dropped down the pecking order a bit?

Given that Briscoe appears to have lost a bit of his sparkle in the last couple of games, I would have thought there was an opportunity there to impress BMD, and secure his place in the team.

But, as the lad knows himself, injuries can drastically shorten a career, and is simply looking for the best financial deal for himself. Either way, it cannot have been an easy decision, and I wish BJB well.

One thing's for sure. If he stays in SuperLeague, he can expect a barrage of high balls when he plays against us!

This is a shame, but hardly a shock.

Very good player, and I wish him well wherever he ends up.

Wish him all the best.

What's thr craic with this lad, is he primarily fb or wing?

He wants to play full back, unfortunately for him he is a much better winger!!

IMO BJB is the 2nd best English full back in Superleague (after Hardaker) and the 3rd best English winger in Superleague (after Hall & Briscoe). Wherever he goes whether that be another Superleague club, the NRL or over to the darkside I am sure he will be a great asset to that team.

Sad news. I had hoped after Thursday's game that he'd reconciled himself to being part of the rotation at Leeds. A shame that forwards are happy to do this but not backs, although that is the nature of the game I suppose.

He's a good player but with everyone at full potential at the club he's the third best winger at Leeds. Jury still out for me as to whether he is a full back - when I've seen him there he seems to have dropped his fair share of high kicks. Hopefully we won't see him scoring tries for one of our bigger rivals...

Be interesting to see how our union club do in these playoffs. If they get promoted I could see Bish ending up there.

No surprise.

Said for a while my guess would be he'll be lining up in a Salford shirt next year, but if that's the case he'll have to do it on the wing with them signing Locke. Similarly the previously mentioned rumour to Warrington, Matty Russell if going well at FB for them so it would appear a wing spot only available.

In fact if it's a FB starting spot he wants it's hard to see him getting a gig at any of the better teams in the league ATM.

Gutted but totally understand. Will always be a HQ favorite.