We are only just getting into the business end of the 2026 season, but that doesn’t mean clubs can’t also look ahead to, and start their preparations for, next season. With a number of transfers and player signings already announced, we’re taking a look at six new faces that will be making the move from the NRL to ply their trade in Super League in 2027 and beyond.
DALY CHERRY-EVANS
HULL FC have hailed Daly Cherry-Evans as “one of the most significant signings” in their history, after the Aussie playmaker signed a one-year deal with the club.
With over 350 NRL games under his belt, as well as 21 caps for Australia and 26 State of Origin appearances for Queensland, he has been one of the biggest names in the game over the past 15 years. Most of those seasons were spent with Manly, before joining the Roosters this year.
Yes, he will turn 38 by the start of the 2027 season, but the experience and leadership he will bring with him will be vital for a Hull FC side desperate to be in a play-off fight once again.
ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK
BEFORE Daly Cherry-Evans was announced by Hull FC, Wakefield Trinity thought they’d made the biggest Super League signing for 2027 in cross-code Kiwi international Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
His signature was met with much fanfare from not just the Trinity faithful, but fans across the British game, who know what an exciting player RTS can be on his day.
Sadly, he will miss the early stages of the season due to an ACL injury suffered in May that ended his 2026 campaign, but once fit he should add an extra dimension to an ever-improving Wakefield outfit.
JESSE ARTHARS
ONCE John Cartwright was confirmed to be staying on as head coach of Catalans Dragons, he was always going to look for ways to put his own stamp on the squad he inherited when he stepped into the role earlier this year.
It is perhaps no surprise then that one of his first signings was a player he knew well from his days as assistant coach at the Brisbane Broncos.
Jesse Arthars has proven himself to be a valuable player who can play anywhere across the outside backs and featured for the Broncos in their 2025 Grand Final win.
Joining the Dragons at the peak of his career is a big statement from Cartwright and the French club.
JAIMIN JOLLIFFE
WITH over 100 first-grade NRL appearances to his name, Jaimin Jolliffe will definitely add some experience to the Giants’ pack next season.
A big, powerful and aggressive forward, Jolliffe will link back up with his former Gold Coast Titans coach Jim Lenihan in West Yorkshire, after signing a three-year deal with the Giants.
With Lenihan working with a relatively young pack since coming in as Luke Robinson’s successor, Jolliffe’s experience and leadership, both on and off the field, could prove crucial as they look to continue the steady improvement they have made under the new coach.
JOHN BATEMAN
THE Bradford boy is coming home.
With the Bulls back in Super League, the 32-year-old will get the chance to fulfil a long-held ambition – wearing the red, amber and black in the top flight of British rugby league once again.
Having made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2011, Bateman left his hometown club at the end of 2013 for his first of two spells with Wigan Warriors before becoming a regular feature in the NRL.
But after over a decade away, he will play out the rest of his career back at Odsal after signing a two-year deal, with an option of a third, with his beloved Bulls.
MORGAN GANNON
ANOTHER English talent making the move back to his homeland is Morgan Gannon.
After just one season with New Zealand Warriors, the 22-year-old was granted an early release from his contract for personal reasons, paving the way for a return to Leeds Rhinos, where he’d previously made 73 appearances between April 2021 and the end of the 2025 season.
Having struggled for game time in the NRL, Gannon will be looking to pick up where he left off at Headingley, and will arrive back in West Yorkshire alongside fellow NRL recruit Dylan Walker.
First published in Rugby League World magazine, Issue 524 (September 2026)