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The Sydney Roosters signings keep on coming. A day after landing Panthers star Spencer Leniu in a transfer coup they’ve welcomed a familiar face back into the fold.
The Sydney Roosters have thrown a rugby league lifeline to premiership winner Dylan Napa.
It is understood Napa has agreed to a second-tier deal with the Roosters to be part of their NSW Cup squad with the hope of returning to the NRL.
Napa reached out to the Roosters last week after being released from his deal with Super League club Catalans Dragons. The Roosters have agreed to give him a minimal contract with match payments.
Napa could return to the top grade for the Roosters later in the season. He played 122 games for the tricolours during his six-season stint which included the 2018 premiership triumph.
That was his last game for the club before he was released to sign a rich three year contract at the Bulldogs.
He had mixed success at Canterbury playing 54 matches in three seasons before linking with Catalans last year, playing 20 games for the French-based side. Napa has also played seven State of Origin matches for Queensland – the last being in 2019.
His contract is a far cry from the $600,000 a season he earned at the Bulldogs and the deal is just for the rest of the season. It is understood Napa was at Roosters training on Tuesday.
The Roosters have a strong middle rotation led by Lindsay Collins, Matt Lodge and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Although there are some concerns regarding the fitness of Waerea-Hargreaves.
The likes of Waerea-Hargreaves, James Tedesco, Daniel Tupou, Joey Manu, Luke Keary and Victor Radley still remain from that premiership winning side
The Sydney Roosters have thrown a rugby league lifeline to premiership winner Dylan Napa.
It is understood Napa has agreed to a second-tier deal with the Roosters to be part of their NSW Cup squad with the hope of returning to the NRL.
Napa reached out to the Roosters last week after being released from his deal with Super League club Catalans Dragons. The Roosters have agreed to give him a minimal contract with match payments.
Napa could return to the top grade for the Roosters later in the season. He played 122 games for the tricolours during his six-season stint which included the 2018 premiership triumph.
That was his last game for the club before he was released to sign a rich three year contract at the Bulldogs.
He had mixed success at Canterbury playing 54 matches in three seasons before linking with Catalans last year, playing 20 games for the French-based side. Napa has also played seven State of Origin matches for Queensland – the last being in 2019.
His contract is a far cry from the $600,000 a season he earned at the Bulldogs and the deal is just for the rest of the season. It is understood Napa was at Roosters training on Tuesday.
The Roosters have a strong middle rotation led by Lindsay Collins, Matt Lodge and Jared Waerea-Hargreaves. Although there are some concerns regarding the fitness of Waerea-Hargreaves.
The likes of Waerea-Hargreaves, James Tedesco, Daniel Tupou, Joey Manu, Luke Keary and Victor Radley still remain from that premiership winning side
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