{"id":444188,"date":"2026-02-25T04:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/444188\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T04:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T04:42:12","slug":"hull-kr-star-says-turning-down-nrl-move-was-right-decision-after-rumours-of-family-reunion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/444188\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR star says turning down NRL move was &#8220;right decision&#8221; after rumours of family reunion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/JC_250627_096.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"Leeds Rhinos v Hull KR\" 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>Hull KR star Tyrone May could have departed the club in order to return to the NRL and play alongside his brothers, but turned it down \u2013 and as a result became a treble winner and World Club Champion.<\/p>\n<p>May, 29, is the eldest of three brothers, with siblings Terrell and Taylan both playing for Wests Tigers under Benji Marshall.<\/p>\n<p>Terrell has been with the Tigers since the start of 2025, after signing from Penrith, whilst Taylan joined the club on a train-and-trial deal half way through last year, and end the year with seven appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Hull KR\u2019s May has revealed that an opportunity to join his family in Australia came about, but was so driven to achieve to success with the Robins, he opted against it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the opportunity to go back home and play with my brothers last year,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrl.com\/news\/2026\/02\/23\/right-thing-to-do-why-may-turned-down-chance-to-play-with-brothers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May said to NRL.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m glad I made the decision to stay here and achieve what we\u2019ve achieved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was the main reason I wanted to stay. I could see the club going in a trajectory that I wanted to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>May last signed a contract in June 2025, penning a two-year deal until the end of 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always going to be that temptation to play with my brothers,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s something that we\u2019ve spoken about, that we\u2019ve dreamed of doing since we started walking, really.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time contract time comes up, there\u2019ll always be that chat. We all fall off contract at the same time but that\u2019s not until the end of 2027 so every time that comes, we\u2019ll cross that bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I did have the opportunity, and I turned it down because I thought this was the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His decision in the summer of last year has certainly paid off, with Hull KR winning three trophies \u2013 including the World Club Challenge \u2013 in that time.<\/p>\n<p>May was announced to stay at Craven Park one week after the club\u2019s Challenge Cup victory, one of many crucial games that the half-back has had influence in.<\/p>\n<p>Where Hull KR rank among Super League\u2019s greats, referee controversy and Las Vegas predictions \u2013 <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hOZAOj3TOZI?si=rHskNOTvga5WzFyB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/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\/2026\/01\/1768085712_213_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hull KR star Tyrone May could have departed the club in order to return to the NRL and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444189,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-444188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444188","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=444188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}