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LEEDS RHINOS are taking a “strategic” approach to their fight for a place in the play-offs, coach Richard Agar says.

Agar will field a strong side at home to Castleford Tigers tonight, three days after an inexperienced team were beaten 40-8 at St Helens.

Rhinos, who are fifth in the Betfred Super League table, face successive derbies against Wakefield Trinity on Thursday and Sunday, followed by a return meeting with Tigers the following Friday.

Last week was Leeds’ third defeat – all when most of their senior players were rested – in four league matches and Rhinos have a mountain to climb to finish in the top-four and qualify for the semi-finals.

Richard Agar with Luke Gale. Picture: Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com.

But Agar insisted they will “give it everything we’ve got” as they bid to complete a Cup and league double which seemed unlikely, if not impossible, at the start of the year.

Richard Agar taking the strategic approach to Leeds Rhinos’ play-off push