{"id":801386,"date":"2026-07-15T07:40:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801386\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T07:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:40:26","slug":"sharks-cult-hero-rejects-overseas-offer-to-remain-in-the-shire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/801386\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks cult hero rejects overseas offer to remain in the Shire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cronulla Sharks<\/a> forward Toby Rudolf<\/a> will knock back a lucrative three-year offer from the Catalans Dragons<\/a> in the Super League<\/a> to remain in the Shire.<\/p>\n

It is understood Rudolf was considering the switch to the Northern Hemisphere, but fresh reports from NewsCorp reveal he will sign a 12-month extension to remain at the Sharks.<\/p>\n

Reports on Tuesday indicated that the Dragons tabled an offer to Rudolf.<\/p>\n

The Sharks were allowed to present their own contract proposal, and Rudolf has agreed to the terms to continue playing at the Sydney club.<\/p>\n

\"NRLPENRITH, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 04: Toby Rudolf of the Sharks looks on during the warm-up before the round one NRL match between Cronulla Sharks and South Sydney Rabbitohs at BlueBet Stadium on March 04, 2023 in Cronulla, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Rudolf has been consistent for the Sharks throughout the year, fighting for an offer despite missing a chunk of the season with injury.<\/p>\n

It has been no secret that the Sharks are undergoing a massive change of guard for 2027.<\/p>\n

The likes of long-term players Cameron McInnes<\/a>, Siosifa Talakai<\/a>, Jesse Ramien<\/a> and Sione Katoa<\/a> will depart the club at season’s end.<\/p>\n

Rudolf’s quality work in the forward pack has earned him a new contract with the Sharks and is set to enter his eighth season in the black, white and blue.<\/p>\n

Since his debut in 2020, Rudolf has amassed 132 appearances for the Sharks and is playing solid minutes in the club’s front row rotation this year.<\/p>\n

Despite sustaining a nasty MCL injury in the middle of June, Rudolf now has his future sorted at the club and can turn his attention to supporting the club for a deep run into the finals series.<\/p>\n

Rudolf is due back from his knee complaint when the club travels to Brookvale to face the Manly Sea Eagles<\/a> in Round 21.<\/p>\n

The Sharks get a further boost with young gun Jesse Colquhoun<\/a> also closing in on a return for their trip across the bridge.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Dragons miss out on Rudolf, but have gained experienced NRL<\/a> duo Tyson Gamble<\/a> and Jesse Arthars<\/a> to make the switch to France<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cronulla Sharks forward Toby Rudolf will knock back a lucrative three-year offer from the Catalans Dragons in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-801386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801386","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=801386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}