{"id":54288,"date":"2025-08-09T05:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/54288\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:05:14","slug":"hull-kr-boss-explains-why-hes-so-excited-about-new-signing-amid-jack-broadbent-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/54288\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR boss explains why he’s so excited about new signing amid Jack Broadbent point"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hull KR boss Willie Peters can\u2019t wait to welcome Declan Murphy to Craven Park, but he doesn\u2019t know what position the youngster will play just yet.<\/p>\n

The Salford Red Devils youngster will join up with the Robins ahead of the 2026 Super League campaign after penning a three-year deal with the club. The move comes after a number of impressive showings in the Salford side, which has served as his introduction to professional rugby league having switched codes not too long ago.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old played rugby union before making the move to the 13-man game, spending time within Saracens\u2019 academy while also playing in New Zealand. As such, while he possesses all the skill and talent to make a success of himself in league, he is still relatively new to the game.<\/p>\n

He has been playing full-back at Salford but Peters is keen to give him a run in a number of other positions, including hooker, to see where he might be most suited.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a talent,\u201d the Hull KR boss said on Murphy. \u201cI don\u2019t usually get excited by highlight packages because I might be able to put a highlights package together from back in the day and you might think this guy\u2019s alright when that was far from the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cHighlight packages can be deceiving. You can look at them and think \u2018wow, what a player\u2019, but you don\u2019t see what they do off the ball, so you have to watch a full game. I\u2019ve watched all his games as well as the highlights package, I got excited by that. It\u2019s what he does off the ball, it\u2019s how hard he competes, he\u2019s a talent and there\u2019s no doubt about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to bring in players who are going to put pressure on other players and he\u2019ll certainly do that. In terms of position, at the moment he\u2019s a full-back but we\u2019ll look at him in a few different positions.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got pace, good feet and he\u2019s willing. He wants to compete on every play and that\u2019s a player you want to work with. I gave him the example of Jack Broadbent when we had the conversation. I won\u2019t give players guarantees, I\u2019ll give them a vision and I gave him a vision around Jack Broadbent.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this stage I don\u2019t know exactly where we see him but we\u2019re certainly going to play in a few different positions. Jack played centre in the Grand Final but won the Challenge Cup final at full-back and this kid could potentially be the same. He might come in and we think he\u2019s an out and out full-back or he might be in the halves, we\u2019re going to look at him as a nine as well because he\u2019s got pace, he can kick out of dummy half and he\u2019s got a great pass on him.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s willing, we need to be able to see whether he\u2019ll put his body in front, can he get back onside? Hooker is demanding so we\u2019re not 100 per cent sure he can play at nine but potentially he could.\u201d<\/p>\n

Willie Peters on Hull KR signing Cobie Wainhouse<\/p>\n

Murphy will be joined at Craven Park by Cobie Wainhouse, who made the immediate move from Hull FC to KR earlier this week. The prop has joined on an intial loan<\/a> before he takes up a two-year deal and while he never made a senior appearance for the Black and Whites, Peters believes he has the potential to kick on and become a part of his Super League plans.<\/p>\n

However, Wainhouse\u2019s short-term future could lie away from east Hull, with a Championship loan a possibility it seems.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a genuine prop,\u201d Peters said. \u201cWe want some young props coming through, we need that, so we wanted to bring in someone we believe could play first-team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen enough of Cobie to know in terms of potential, there is potential to play first-team and be part of us for a number of years. With front-rowers you never know until early to mid-20s, that\u2019s when they develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s only young and his best years are ahead. He\u2019s a good kid and wants to be at the club. That\u2019s why we brought him in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key is playing against men and that\u2019s what he needs to do, whether that\u2019s through the Championship or I believe the RFL are working on the reserves to strengthen that.<\/p>\n

\u201cCobie needs to be playing in a really strong reserve grade comp to then for us then to look at him every week and go \u2018yeah, he\u2019s ready now\u2019. Unfortunately the reserves system at the moment can give a false indication of where players are at because there\u2019s so many different levels and age groups in terms of talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Championship is a strong competition so whether we look at him next year to go out and get some development there, I believe most clubs will do that, that\u2019s the next best competition under Super League.\u201d<\/p>\n

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