Ronnie The Rhino is the mascot of Leeds Rhinos

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Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...

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 team. He gets the crowd going before the match and at half time he normally gets children involved by playing some sort of game. Ronnie the Rhino visits schools as part of the Leeds Rhinos Community project project, with the intention of promoting sports and healthy living. Former "Ronnie" Daniel Duffy stood for Leeds North West in the 1997 UK General Election, obtaining 232 votes.
In 2001 it was reported how the man inside Ronnie Rhino had defected to become Bradford Bull's mascot 'Bull Boy'.