LIVING LEGEND

Well done Sir Kevin Sinfield, the greatest points scorer and most successful captain in the history of Leeds Rugby League!

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Love it!

Oh and a special well done to Kev for braking the record in style with a slightly uncharacteristic try scoring performance

Since the record has gone and speaking hypothetically, had the record have gone at home, many other sports would have had a pitch invasion (I don't mean the sort of thing that Hull FC do) but something like a fairly orderly leaving of the stands to celebrate it and the stewards only making a token effort to keep the fans back.

Wasn't there something like this when Boycott got his 100th first class hundred in the Headingley Test circa 1977 ?

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Legend

He must be ready to receive the keys to city

What about Sachin for his?

Well done to Sir Kev ,latest in a long line of prolific points scorers for Leeds ! My memory tells me how he & his predecessors ,notably Lewis Jones & Bev Risman , have kicked the Mighty Wire & most other teams to death over the years. Well done Kev !!

This man's humility is second to none. what a pro.

It's been a privilege to watch him play for Leeds. His place in Leeds history was already secure, this just adds to the legend.

Fantastic achievement from a model pro. Without wanting to detract from Kevin's achievement but does anyone know what Lewis jones points total would be applying modern scoring to his goals and try tally.

See above...again and again.
Sinny once again deflects the glory onto his team-mates.
I particularly like the bit about them scoring most of the tries under the sticks to make it easy for him.
Not too sure Scott Donald or Ryan Hall would agree though.

Great day yesterday...2 of my sporting heroes reaching milestones that you can't see being eclipsed for many many years

I've said it before and i'll say it again Sinny is our "Bremner" and then some.
What a privlage to see this lads career at Leeds and none more deserving of their legendary status.
A true gentleman and a pleasure to watch and also to meet him and we are lucky as a club to have yet another "immortal" in the famous Blue 'n' Amber.

It's a fantastic achievement, fair play to him.

Phenomenal achievement from the greatest captain in the clubs history.
Agree with all the comments here, arise Sir Kev

I believe Lewis Jones set his record when tries were only worth 3 points!!! In real terms Kevin has a little way to go!!!!

True.....BUT nobody should try to debilitate Sinfield's achievement. It could not happen to a more deserving guy. As others have stated he is a model professional, outstanding captain and a perfect role model. He has no exceptional world beating qualities, but his average skills are complemented and surpassed by his rare invaluable, always-ready-to-hold-his-hand-up 'presence' that never fails to inspire others around him.

A privilege to watch his place in history been cemented.

but lewis jones was a try scorer was he not which is something that sinfield isnt, can anyone tell me how many tries jones scored compared to how many sinfield has now? at the end of the day neither record can me detracted from but SIR Kev is a modern day legend!

Lewis scored 1,244 goals, meaning 2488 points out of a total of 2920. That leaves 432 points from tries, at 3 points per try that's 144 tries.

I think Sir Kev's scored 68 tries, so that's 76 less than Lewis. Of course, all of Lewis' goals were worth 2 points, including drops, but there's no record of the breakdown there, so it makes direct comparisons pretty much impossible.

Oh, and a huge congratulation to Sir Kev, it'll be nice to say in years to come that I was there when the record fell and it's been a honour to watch him over the years

All valid points which you make there.

On the subject of points scoring records, my personal opinion (as I've opined several times before) is that records built up during the Super League era are exactly that... they are Super League records which ought to remain separate and distinct from all from other previous records. On that basis, Sinfield broke the 'Rhinos' points scoring record a long time ago.

It's an entirely different game these days in so many aspects with little to no contest for possession and an emphasis on creating conditions/rules changes favouring attacks and the amassing of points in the name of 'entertainment'. The Super League era also defines itself by it's lack of competitiveness - where a handful of top clubs are almost guaranteed 2 easy games out of every 3 which provides further opportunities to amass both team and individual points.

Then there's the switch to summer rugby playing in more favourable weather conditions along with the utilisation of modern technology like kicking tees, better playing surfaces.

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A living legend, a true gentleman, the ultimate rugby pro and Leeds Rugby League all time greatest leader, I salute you.

It's been a privilege to watch the career of this talented, professional and humble young man.

The greatest. End of. Fact.