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Rhinos defence begins at home

Leeds Rhinos will begin the defence of their engage Super League title with a home match against Hull KR on Saturday, February 2.

The match is being brought forward from round four to enable the Rhinos to take on Australian champions Melbourne Storm in the Carnegie World Club Challenge at Elland Road on February 29.

Newly-promoted Castleford will kick off their top-flight campaign against French side Catalans Dragons at the Jungle on Saturday, Feburary 9.

The first full round of fixtures for Super League XIII is: Friday, February 8 - Warrington v Hull (7.30pm); Saturday, February 9 - Harlequins v Wigan (3.00pm), Castleford v Catalans Dragons (6.00pm); Sunday, February 10 - Hull KR v St Helens (3.00pm), Huddersfield v Leeds (3.00pm), Wakefield v Bradford (3.30pm).

The final round of regular fixtures will take place on the weekend of September 5-7 and the season-ending Grand Final will be held on Saturday, October 4, a week earlier than this year in order to give England more time to prepare for the 2008 World Cup in Australia.

Super League clubs will enter the Carnegie Challenge Cup at the fourth round stage on the weekend of April 4.

The fifth round is on the weekend of May 11, the quarter-finals on June 1, the semi-finals on July 26 and 27 and the Wembley final on August 30.

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