{"id":485194,"date":"2026-06-19T09:24:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/485194\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:24:15","slug":"broncos-centre-confirms-departure-zero-tackle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/485194\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos centre confirms departure – Zero Tackle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jesse Arthars<\/a> has signed a two-year deal to join the Catalans Dragons<\/a> from 2027.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old made his NRL<\/a> debut in 2019 for the Titans, and since then has played for the Warriors and most notably the Broncos.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Arthars was a regular fixture in the backline for Brisbane during last year’s premiership run, lacing up for 18 games whilst totalling 11 tries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although traditionally noted as a centre, Arthars is versatile across the backline and has slotted into wing and fullback multiple times throughout his NRL<\/a> career.<\/p>\n

Arthars has embraced the move to the Super League<\/a> and is excited for what’s to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m super excited to be joining the Catalans Dragons<\/a> for the next couple of seasons,” Arthars said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m looking forward to representing the club, the fans, embracing the culture and exploring the south of France<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arthars will be greeted by a familiar face in France<\/a>, with head coach John Cartwright<\/a> previously guiding him in an Assistant Coach capacity at the Broncos from 2021 to 2024.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cI have worked with Jesse at the Broncos,” Cartwright said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s a class player on and off the field. He is a good character and a hard worker at the peak of his career. It’s a major statement signing by the club.\u201d<\/p>\n

Broncos General Manager of Football Operations, Troy Thomson, spoke on Arthars departure.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesse has made a meaningful contribution to the Club since first joining us in 2020 and has become a valued member and a respected leader in our playing group,\u201d Thomson said.<\/p>\n

His efforts across the 2025 season and the role he played within the squad were significant in helping us achieve success.<\/p>\n

\u201cJesse will continue to play an important role for us as we head into the second half of the 2026 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arthars 107 game NRL<\/a> career featured 43 tries, earning the 2024 Broncos ‘Wally Lewis Player of the Year medal and earning an appearance in the Maroons<\/a> Game 1 extended squad in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jesse Arthars has signed a two-year deal to join the Catalans Dragons from 2027. The 27-year-old made his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-485194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485194\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/288601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}