{"id":319407,"date":"2025-12-16T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/319407\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T17:12:08","slug":"st-helens-tie-down-off-contract-forward-on-new-one-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/319407\/","title":{"rendered":"St Helens tie down off-contract forward on new one-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Cole-Marsh-006.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>St Helens have re-signed one of their off-contract forwards with a new one-year extension until the end of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Vee have confirmed that Academy and Reserves star Cole Marsh has signed a new one-year deal, keeping him with the club until the end of the upcoming 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Marsh, 20, joined the first-team set-up in late 2024 and he\u2019ll remain involved in 2026 having signed his new deal.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s yet to play a senior game but has been named to the club\u2019s 21-man squads, including for the clash with Wigan Warriors in September.<\/p>\n<p>A junior at Blackbrook, Marsh joint the St Helens system and has progressed from Under-16s through to winning the Academy Grand Final in 2023, and featuring heavily for the Reserves in the years since.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expected he\u2019ll play a key role once again in the Reserves whilst remaining in the first-team environment and being an option for Paul Rowley as well.<\/p>\n<p>St Helens re-sign versatile forward to one-year deal<\/p>\n<p>Marsh is adept at both hooker and loose forward and he credited a number of St Helens forwards for aiding his development in 2025 as he moved into the full-time training environment.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cIt was a big year for me. Physically, I feel like I improved a lot, and I got to learn so much just by being around the squad and learning from experienced lads. Players like Morgan Knowles and Matty Lees, especially through the middle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year I\u2019ve also been picking things up from Wingy [Jake Wingfield] and Shoz [Joe Shorrocks], and I\u2019m just trying to learn as much as I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for 2026, Marsh is looking to again establish himself prominently within the Reserves, stating: \u201cI want to be a leader in the Reserves, lead from the front and do the best I can for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his new deal, he said: \u201cIt feels really good, and I\u2019m grateful for the opportunities I\u2019ve been given here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always special staying here as a local lad. My family have supported me for a long time, so it means a lot to all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out the latest episode of The Serious About Rugby League Show on our <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RJEg5OR1XRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\ude07 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde6\ud835\udddb<\/p>\n<p>Young homegrown Saints forward Cole Marsh has agreed to a one-year contract extension for the 2026 season!<\/p>\n<p>Read more \ud83d\udd3b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XyjTIApwPl\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/XyjTIApwPl<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#COYS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 St.Helens R.F.C. (@Saints1890) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Saints1890\/status\/2000642014186971258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765275256_81_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St Helens have re-signed one of their off-contract forwards with a new one-year extension until the end of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319408,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-319407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}