Leeds Rhinos: Burrow's out to '˜hit the ground running'

After their disastrous 2016 campaign and a poor showing on Boxing Day, Burrow reckons Rhinos need to prove they mean business this year.

Coach Brian McDermott has named his strongest-available squad for Ryan Hall’s testimonial game and Burrow said it’s vital they put what they’ve been doing in practice into action on the field.

“Training has been really good,” insisted the half-back/hooker, who did not play in the 30-6 Christmas drubbing by Wakefield Trinity.

“We’ve really seen a lot of positive stuff and it gives you a bit of a low when that’s not shown out on the pitch.

“It is all right training all right, but we’ve got to play well.

“Hull KR are a good team. Look at their squad and they shouldn’t be in the Championship.

“It is as strong as it was last year and they’ve added people like Jamie Ellis, who are quality players as well.

“We need to play well because of that and we need to get things right for ourselves.”

He stressed: “We have to hit the ground running going into Super League.

“You could say ‘it’s only a friendly’, but I think it’s more than that.

“It is about taking what we’ve been practicing for months out on to the field where it counts.

“That’s what we are looking to do and hopefully we can perform well.”

Australian hooker Matt Parcell is the only new signing in Rhinos’ squad for tonight.

After last year’s battle against relegation, Burrow admitted Rhinos need to prove to their fans and other teams they are capable of competing at the top end of Betfred Super League.