{"id":227408,"date":"2025-10-27T02:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/227408\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T02:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T02:11:13","slug":"castleford-tigers-forward-becomes-championship-clubs-first-signing-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/227408\/","title":{"rendered":"Castleford Tigers forward becomes Championship club’s first signing for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former England academy prop Muizz Mustapha has found a new club following his departure from Castleford Tigers.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old was released by Tigers<\/a> earlier this month, with two seasons remaining on his contract, to \u201cpursue playing opportunities elsewhere\u201d. He has now signed for Betfred Championship outfit Doncaster on a deal until the end of the 2027 campaign.<\/p>\n

Mustapha was born in Nigeria but grew up in Leeds and progressed through Rhinos\u2019 academy to make his first team debut in 2019. He made nine senior appearances, all as a substitute and had a season on loan with Hull KR before joining Tigers in October, 2022.<\/p>\n

He played 45 times for Castleford Tigers, scoring three tries. Of his move to Doncaster, Mustapha said: \u201cI\u2019m really excited to be here. It has been going on for a while, but I\u2019m really pleased to get it done and for me to be here. There\u2019s some big ambitions for the club and I\u2019m just excited to be a part of that moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mustapha is Doncaster\u2019s first addition for 2026 and coach Richard Horne enthused: \u201cThis is a great signing for us. He\u2019s a young, aggressive, powerful forward with a lot of Super League experience, which will only help us raise our levels. He is going to be a key part of the squad as we look to progress.\u201d<\/p>\n

Serious About Rugby League has launched a brand new podcast which can be watched in full on our YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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