Leeds Rhinos have identified their next signing target with Brad Arthur’s side reportedly set to recruit Wiremu Greig to a two-year deal.
Greig is someone who is very familiar to head coach Brad Arthur as the New Zealand-born prop played for Arthur’s Parramatta Eels for the bulk of his NRL career.
The front-row forward would become the latest Eels player to head over to Headingley after Maika Sivo and Dylan Walker, the latter who has signed on a long-term deal from 2027 onwards.
Greig has previously been linked with Super League and a move now looks likely given that Matt Lodge, who the Rhinos had signed on a short-term deal until the end of the 2026 season, is reportedly intent to finish his playing career in the NRL and will not re-sign with Leeds.
Lodge had played five games with the Rhinos to end out the 2026 season and there had been some suggestion that he could remain on for 2027, however, he’s reportedly decided against that and that’s seen Leeds pivot to Greig.
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Leeds Rhinos set to sign Wiremu Greig
According to reports from Zero Tackle, the Rhinos will sign Greig to a two-year deal on a deal worth around $350,000 per year, or just over £175,000.
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Greig joined the Cowboys ahead of the 2026 season but found appearances hard to come by, playing just three matches, having previously played 27 for the Eels across five seasons.
Off-contract with the Cowboys, his exit has already been confirmed but he now seems set to make a Super League switch and reunite with the man who gave him his debut back in 2021.
Greig’s best season in the NRL to date was the 2023 season, the final season before Arthur left the Eels, with the prop making 17 appearances that year.
With no direct replacement confirmed yet for Mikolaj Oledzki, the 26-year-old Greig would fit the bill perfectly.
