Leigh Leopards have made another new signing for the 2026 season after picking up young St Helens forward Oliver Polec on a long-term deal.<\/p>\n
Polec came through the scholarship and academy systems at the Saints, and has represented Lancashire at Academy Origin level. He featured six times for the Saints\u2019 reserve team in 2025, as well as 11 times for their academy.<\/p>\n
However, he has now made the move across to the Leopards after agreeing to join Adrian Lam\u2019s side on a three-year contract from the beginning of next season.<\/p>\n
The prop has been heralded as a star of the future with \u2018plenty of potential\u2019 by Lam, who admits they have signed a player that can blossom into a high-end Super League forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cOliver is a great addition to our squad,\u201d Lam said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is still a very young front row forward with plenty of potential. He is still learning his trade and I feel strongly that being in our system will help catapult him to the next level. Ollie is a competitor, an explosive and direct ball carrier. We are all looking forward to him joining our squad and watching him develop and grow over the next couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leopards CEO Neil Jukes added: \u201cWhilst we\u2019re working hard as a club to bring in players who can instantly strengthen our 17, it\u2019s also important to have one eye on the future and that\u2019s definitely the case with Oliver.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a young lad with all the right assets to really be a success in the game so we\u2019re thrilled to bring him on board.\u201d<\/p>\n
Polec is the latest new name at Leigh, with more set to sign and be announced in the coming weeks. They are also believed to have agreed a deal to sign Innes Senior, while Love Rugby League revealed last month<\/a> that they are interested in a possible move to sign Queensland Cup star Liam Sutton.<\/p>\n SUNDAY\u2019S READS ON LRL<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Predicting England\u2019s Ashes squad in full as big calls made and huge stars missing the cut<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Hull KR coach Willie Peters delivers World Club Challenge verdict after Grand Final glory<\/a><\/p>\n