The Wolfpack have signed England international back Kallum Watkins to a three-year deal.
Watkins recently returned from Australia, granted a compassionate release from his contract with the NRL’s Gold Coast Titans after his father contracted the novel coronavirus.
While the Wolfpack have had salary cap issues, the transatlantic rugby league team said Watkins had agreed to “significantly reduced pay terms” for the 2020 season. Like other Super League teams, Toronto has reduced salaries during the current hiatus due to the global pandemic.The addition of Watkins gives Toronto a powerful combination in the centres alongside Australian-born Samoan international Ricky Leutele.
The move reunites the 29-year-old back with Wolfpack head coach Brian McDermott, who coached Watkins at Leeds between 2011 and 2018. “This is a testing time for sports teams all over the world, and we are no different. We are grateful that Kallum has shown commitment to our cause by agreeing to our revised pay model alongside his teammates, and in line with many other players across our league.”
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