LEEDS RHINOS prop Tom Nicholson-Watton has joined York Knights on a season-long loan.
Nicholson-Watton arrives from Leeds, having earned a Rhinos debut in last season’s 46-0 victory over Castleford Tigers.
The front-rower also spent time on loan at Championship side Keighley Cougars in 2023, making six appearances for the Cougar Park club.
The 21-year-old is a former Leeds Rhinos Scholarship captain and has represented England Under-16s and the Yorkshire Academy.
On joining the Knights, Nicholson-Watton said: “I’m really excited. This is a massive opportunity for me to get some consistent game-time under my belt at a great club like York. It’s going to be great for my development and hopefully I can help the Club out and we can have some success this year.
“There’s some great players and great coaches here who have got a vast amount of experience, which is only going to benefit my own game. Hopefully I can get some good game-time here and continue to develop my game.”
York Knights Head Coach Andrew Henderson said: “I’m really excited to bring Tom to York. Tom is a young, up-and-coming talent who has been on our radar for a while and we’re really fortunate that Leeds have supported and facilitated this move.
“Given where Tom is at at his stage of this stage in his development, getting regular game-time in the Betfred Championship is going to further that.
“He’s a really good person first and foremost and he’s got a really good rugby league IQ for a young player.
“He’s an industrious player that works really hard in his effort areas who has ball-playing ability too. He certainly ticks a lot of boxes for us.”
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