{"id":479339,"date":"2026-03-16T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/479339\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T22:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T22:59:09","slug":"jez-litten-breaks-silence-on-nrl-links-as-hull-kr-chief-addresses-australian-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/479339\/","title":{"rendered":"Jez Litten breaks silence on NRL links as Hull KR chief addresses Australian talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jez Litten has addressed his NRL talks.<\/p>\n

17:01, 16 Mar 2026Updated 17:04, 16 Mar 2026<\/p>\n

\"Jez<\/p>\n

Jez Litten has delivered on the biggest stages for both Hull KR and England in recent months.<\/p>\n

Jez Litten admits the lure of the NRL is something he could one day explore \u2013 but Hull KR<\/a> CEO Paul Lakin insists he is relaxed about the growing Australian interest in the club\u2019s star players.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old has recently proven himself on the biggest stage in the game. Litten was one of England\u2019s standout performers in an otherwise disappointing Ashes series before producing an inspirational player-of-the-match display in Hull KR\u2019s historic World Club Challenge win over Brisbane Broncos in February.<\/p>\n

His rise has inevitably sparked talk of a move Down Under.<\/p>\n

Former Australia forward Willie Mason and veteran Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds have been among those to suggest several Hull KR players could make the step to the NRL<\/a>, after Rovers\u2019 stunning 30-24 victory over the Australian champions.<\/p>\n

Litten admits the idea is something he could consider in the future \u2013 but insists his focus remains firmly on Hull KR.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously I\u2019m happy at the minute at Hull KR, but you can never write it off, playing in the NRL,\u201d Litten said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the best league and you want to challenge yourself against the best. I got the opportunity to do it in the Ashes, which was like a dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd then playing Brisbane with us boys getting a win. Being able to challenge yourself against the best would be good.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at the minute my full focus is on Hull KR and continuing the success we\u2019ve had here and trying to drive the standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the growing interest from the NRL, Rovers CEO Lakin says he is confident in what the club offers its players.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course it\u2019s on my mind – it regularly is,\u201d Lakin recently told Hull Live of the NRL interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut you also have to understand what we provide. If you look at our culture and what we offer, it adds a lot to our players\u2019 lifestyles and their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people talk about being a top club, it\u2019s about that culture. I know it\u2019s an easy word to use, but we genuinely have one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not naive to the fact that the NRL have come looking – but my job is to be one step ahead of that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jez Litten has addressed his NRL talks. 17:01, 16 Mar 2026Updated 17:04, 16 Mar 2026 Jez Litten has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[20372,57666,5903,20370,101,20373,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-479339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-hull-kr","tag-jez-litten","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-league","tag-sports","tag-super-league","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479339","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=479339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/479340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=479339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=479339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=479339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}