{"id":254320,"date":"2025-11-01T00:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/254320\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T00:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T00:22:11","slug":"david-klemmer-deregistered-by-australian-club-confirms-new-contract-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/254320\/","title":{"rendered":"David Klemmer deregistered by Australian club, confirms new contract – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nineteen-time Australian international and 14-time NSW Blues<\/a> representative forward David Klemmer<\/a> has confirmed his future which will see him make the move overseas to the Super League<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n

After a one-year stint with the St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a>, the veteran has signed a two-year contract with St Helens<\/a> until at least the end of the 2027 season.<\/p>\n

However, his arrival comes after he was deregistered by Australian club Lake United, who compete in the Newcastle Rugby League<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n

According to a statement put forward by the club on Saturday, Lakes United confirmed that he agreed to a two-year contract with the club to finish out his playing career, but the original deal included a clause that it would be deregistered immediately if an NRL<\/a> or Super League<\/a> team came calling – which it did.<\/p>\n

“I’m very excited! It’s a massive honour to be joining St.Helens, it’s such a big club and I feel truly privileged,” Klemmer said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the opportunity came up, I grabbed it with both hands. Saints has got such a rich history, and I know they demand success, such is the pedigree that the club has. I can’t wait to be part of that environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t wait to get over with my family, get amongst it all and meet all the boys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will do everything I can to represent the jersey in the right way. I cannot wait to get started, meet everyone involved at the club, and I will give my all for St.Helens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Klemmer<\/p>\n

Having likely played his final match in the NRL<\/a>, the 31-year-old joins St Helens<\/a> after 13 seasons in the competition which included stints with the Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a>, Newcastle Knights<\/a>, Wests Tigers<\/a> and Dragons.<\/p>\n

The 2017 Brad Fittler<\/a> Medal winner, he managed 260 appearances and six tries during this period.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid is a big addition to our squad and adds real strength to what is already a solid pack. It’s exciting because he’s not just a big player, he’s also got a bit of football in him,” Saints coach Paul Rowley said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s coming over with a lot to play for, and speaking to him, it’s clear to see how competitive he is.<\/p>\n

“We’re adding a really good bloke to our group too, and I’ve been speaking to people who know him well, and they all speak very highly of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think David will bring a lot to our team, both on and off the field. He’s been playing at the highest level for a decade and will add brilliant qualities to St.Helens through his experience, consistency, and presence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nineteen-time Australian international and 14-time NSW Blues representative forward David Klemmer has confirmed his future which will see…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254321,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-254320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}