{"id":347297,"date":"2025-12-14T10:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/347297\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T10:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:38:09","slug":"kevin-larroyers-nous-key-to-hunslet-squad-total-rugby-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/347297\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Larroyer\u2019s nous key to Hunslet squad \u2013 Total Rugby League"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HUNSLET will benefit from the experience of France forward Kevin Larroyer for a second season after the 36-year-old signed a twelve-month contract extension.<\/p>\n

And coach Kyle Trout is determined to make it more successful than last after the south Leeds side finished at the foot of the Championship.<\/p>\n

Trout stepped up from assistant following the departure of Dean Muir in June and has built a new-look squad for the new-look second tier.<\/p>\n

Emmerson Whittel and Australian brothers Darcy and Elijah Simpson have joined from Rochdale.<\/p>\n

And other pack additions are Eddie Battye from Sheffield, Bailey Aldridge from Oldham and Zach McSwiney from Leeds.<\/p>\n

Larroyer spent six seasons with Halifax before moving to Hunslet a year ago as the club worked to strengthen their roster after their against-the-odds promotion in 2024.<\/p>\n

The versatile operator started his senior career at home-city team Toulouse in 2010 and had a stint with Catalans before a move to Hull KR.<\/p>\n

Spells with Castleford and Leigh preceded his switch to Halifax, where he became a fans\u2019 favourite.<\/p>\n

Larroyer has made 15 appearances for France, featuring in the 2013 World Cup, in which Les Bleus beat Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n

He has turned out 20 times for Hunslet, where Keith Senior is now working alongside Trout as director of rugby.<\/p>\n

\u201cKevin is a big retention. It\u2019s good to have him back,\u201d said Trout.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is massive in terms of culture and setting standards and also with the passion he brings to the dressing room.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we will have a more settled squad going forward, and that will help him thrive on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trout is happy with the way his first pre-season at the helm is going, explaining: \u201cWe\u2019re getting into a bit of routine in terms of the timing of sessions, and our partnership with Hunslet Club means we have had the use of a 4G pitch, which helps deal with the uncertainty of the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n

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