St George Illawarra Dragons’ exodus has continued as yet another player has swapped the NRL side for a move to Super League.

The Dragons, who finished as wooden spooners in the NRL, have overseen a huge squad overhaul with plenty of players leaving and the vast majority have picked up deals in Super League.

To date, all of Damien Cook, Mat Feagai, Tyrell Sloan (all Castleford Tigers), Luciano Leilua (Catalans Dragons), Christian Tuipulotu (St Helens), Emre Guler (Wakefield Trinity, joined early) and Blake Lawrie (York Knights) have agreed deals with Super League clubs.

Now, Tongan international forward Hame Sele has become the eight St George player to sign with a Super League club for the 2027 season.

Sele has linked up with one of his former teammates as he’s joined Catalans Dragons, signing a two-year deal with the option of a third, thus linking up with Luciano Leilua.

It’s quite remarkable that eight of the ten players that St George allowed to leave at the end of 2026 have made the move to Super League with Jayden Su’a (Parramatta Eels) and Nathan Lawson (rugby union) being the only two not to take that route.

Incredibly, it’s also been reported this week that St George forward Josh Kerr, who is contracted for 2027, has been offered to Super League with the Dragons hoping that they can offload him in a bid to retain Castleford-bound Sloan.

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While Kerr’s future is not clear, Sele’s is with the forward signing a contract at Catalans until the end of the 2028 season. There is also an option for the 29-year-old to stay on for 2029, which is when ex-St George teammate Leilua is contracted until.

Sele debuted in the NRL back in 2017 and has gone on to make 94 appearances in the competition, including five in 2026. He has also represented Tonga on two occasions with both caps coming during the nation’s 2023 tour of England.

He’ll strengthen a pack that has seen Leiulua and Alex Mellor added to it, whilst Catalans have also extended the contracts of a number of other forwards recently.

2026 signing Josh Allen has extended his deal until the end of the 2028 season, whilst mid-season addition Mickael Goudemand has also extended his deal until the end of the 2028 campaign.

Outside back Mathieu Laguerre was signed up for 2027 as well, though he has an option of a further year in his deal, with Catalans making plenty of contract decisions and signings under head coach John Cartwright.

𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐬 ✍️
The Tongan international forward has signed with the club for the next two seasons, plus an additional season as an option.

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— Catalan Dragons (@DragonsOfficiel) October 1, 2026