Leeds Rhinos overcame a scare in their Super League Qualifiers opener to beat Toulouse Olympique 48-22 but lost Ryan Hall to a knee injury on Saturday

There was not much in it for an hour at Headingley, but the Super League champions - missing nine first-team men - scored five second-half tries to pull away from the French side.

An injury sustained by Hall, who will join Sydney Roosters at the end of the season, is a concern for Leeds, though, after the winger appeared to twist his knee when he tried to step away from a Toulouse player.

The Rhinos led 20-16 at the break, Joel Moon claiming a brace in between tries from Brad Dwyer and Hall, with Bastien Canet, Joe Bretherton, Bastien Ader and Maxime Puech going over for a Toulouse side that finished third in the Championship last season to get themselves a shot at the top flight.

Kevin Sinfield's side, smarting from a Challenge Cup semi-final thrashing against Warrington Wolves last weekend, eased away from the underdogs to avoid an upset, Dwyer scoring a second try while Richie Myler, Adam Cuthbertson, Carl Ablett and Ashton Golding also dotted down.