Tui Kamikamica \u2013 who had been linked with a move to St Helens \u2013 is now set to remain with NRL outfit Melbourne Storm for 2026, according to reports Down Under<\/p>\n
Veteran front-rower Kamikamica has spent his entire career to date with Storm having made his first-grade bow at club level back in 2017.<\/p>\n
A 23-time Fiji international, who captained the Bati during their Pacific Bowl campaign this autumn, salary cap restrictions had meant that Storm weren\u2019t able to offer him a suitable deal, with his contract ending after their 2025 NRL Grand Final appearance.<\/p>\n
No secret was made of the fact that he had plenty of offers from both sides of the globe, with clubs in both the NRL and Super League<\/a> vying for his signature ahead of 2026.<\/p>\n Saints<\/a> were the interested Super League party, but Kamikamica\u2019s agent confirmed he would look to remain in the NRL back in early October.<\/p>\n And he will do just that, but the latest twist in the saga is set to see him remain in Melbourne.<\/p>\n St Helens-linked stalwart forward Tui Kamikamica handed NRL lifeline for 2026 as future confirmed<\/p>\n Kamikamica has 138 NRL<\/a> appearances on his CV alongside his 23 games in a Fiji shirt having made his international bow back in 2016. His 161 senior career appearances to date have produced 14 tries.<\/p>\n In the deal which came to an end this year, the veteran\u2019s salary was believed to be in the region of $400,000 AUD (~\u00a3196,000) per year.<\/p>\n Salary cap restrictions that had been hindering Storm<\/a> meant they could only offer him a new deal on the NRL\u2019s minimum wage of $140,000 AUD (~\u00a369,000) per year.<\/p>\n But in recent weeks, the beaten NRL Grand Finalists have seen Jonah Pezet depart alongside Ryan Papenhuyzen and Nelson Asofa-Solomona, both of whom look bound for new rebel breakaway rugby union competition R360.<\/p>\n