half the team has gone since the end of the season, to be hoped they have some good youngsters coming through .

Hoyle has also left today to go to Saints.

Has Lois Forsell left, I know we had a temporary coach in at end of last season.

Looks like trouble at mill.

Not left just on maternity leave.

Think were at a bit of a crossroads wrt the ladies team. Weve apparently got some good youth players coming through not to mention players to come back from long term casualty list and think were making a conscious decision to go with the youth.

Losing players of calibre is always a very bitter pill to swallow but if the players have a better offer / better quality of life / better team prospects etc then its really up to them. Thankyou for your service and all you've done for the club but we move on. There may be some lean / leaner times ahead with other clubs now catching up but a club the size of Leeds should always be in the mix.

Something badly amiss I believe , Caitlin Casey.who is a great talent has said she will benefit from better coaching at Saints .Hardcastle and Hoyle happy to be returning there too.

Didn't Hardcastle initially come to the Rhinos because they were all getting paid for playing,
Where as Saints' ladies weren't?

Exactly that. If Hardcastle said jump, Caitlin would say how high.

Controversial maybe but perhaps the club has decided to cut the budget a bit on a loss-making aspect of the business?

Possibly. Makes you wonder if Ian Blease has influenced a decision to put more cash into the men’s team at their expense.

If so, I can’t say I’d be against.

I wondered this too? But how much can the ladies team possibly cost? I know they get paid, but they aren't full time are they? I don't watch a lot of the games live (maybe the back end of games on double headers and the recent CC finals) but I suspect we've been left behind in terms of coaching. The likes of Saints have appointed coaches with considerable experience at the top end of the sport and we've promoted from within and possibly, with the best of intentions, chosen to tick a box. Might be completely wrong on this, but that's my uninformed view.

About time we put the focus back on the mens first team.

yYeah, we can have a mid table ladies team and a mid table mens team too.York Valkyrie and St Helens streets ahead of us

This is the most likely reason that I can think of too
What financial gain do the Rhinos actually get for assembling a trophy winning women's squad?
I'm all for giving opportunities to young and also very talented female players by the way,But is it worth the salary outlay for the club in order to win the trophies?

All that I've heard is that the women's team was becoming a bit toxic, the environment wasn't good, I wouldn't be surprised if the players were told to leave.

I don't think it's anything to do with cutting the budget.

Wigan will end up being the best Women's side in a few years IMO

The team seemed to lose its edge after Goldthorp and Roche left for Australia.