Veteran Leeds centre Keith Senior insists the Super League champions will let their rugby do the talking in Sunday's Carnegie World Club Challenge at Elland Road.

Grant Mayor, chief executive of opponents Manly Sea Eagles, caused a furore when he claimed many Australians view Super League as a "second-tier" competition, despite English clubs' domination of the annual clash of the champions.

"I don't think they've got much respect for our game but that's their opinion," said Senior. "It's something we don't really listen to."

He added: "We see it as a tough competition and we enjoy playing in it. We've got something to prove to ourselves. This game is a great honour and we're going into it as Super League champions.

"We've made no secret of the fact that we've been using Super League as a run-in to this game and we feel that we're ready for this game."