WARRINGTON WOLVES will not be signing rugby union prop Ellis Genge.
iNews reported that the Wolves had launched an audacious bid to sign the England international, but the 29-year-old has now signed a long-term deal with the Bristol Bears.
That new long-term deal has, of course, scuppered any potential chance of Genge making the cross-code switch.
“Hopefully it’s not the end, a long contract, so obviously I feel at home now,” Genge told BBC Radio Bristol. “To be honest I didn’t realise how important it was to me.”
“For me to leave obviously Leicester winning the Prem [Premiership title in 2022] and then coming straight here, it was a big ask,” Genge added. “My family said, ‘what are you doing?’, but I knew it was the right decision.
“The training ground, compared to 90% of the other clubs, is above and beyond. That obviously is a big pull, going somewhere at work every day which you think this is wild.
“It was an easy one for me. I’m from here and when I put a Bristol shirt on, it actually means something to me. I probably am on par with how passionate I am about playing for England as what I am for playing for Bristol.”
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