{"id":65030,"date":"2025-08-13T22:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/65030\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T22:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:51:10","slug":"wakefield-trinity-make-fourth-signing-for-2026-as-english-forward-joins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/65030\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakefield Trinity make fourth signing for 2026 as English forward joins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wakefield Trinity have continued to build their squad for the 2026 season with the club announcing a fourth signing.<\/p>\n

That man is Featherstone Rovers\u2019 prop Jordan Williams with the 28-year-old becoming the first domestic piece of recruitment that Trin have announced ahead of the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n

So far, their signings<\/a> have hailed from Down Under with NRL payers Tyson Smoothy and Jazz Tevaga both signing, as well as reserve grade player Tray Lolesio<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the club pushing close to their overseas quota limit of ten, they\u2019ve now turned to the domestic market and signed former London Broncos prop Williams, a man the club have chased after for a while.<\/p>\n

A positive of the domestic recruitment is that Williams already has Super League experience, playing for London last year in their relegation campaign but spending much of his career in the Championship where he has become an established powerhouse.<\/p>\n

Wakefield Trinity sign Featherstone Rovers prop<\/p>\n

News of Williams\u2019 signing was announced by the club via a press release, which read: \u201cWakefield Trinity can confirm the signing of Jordan Williams from Featherstone Rovers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 28-year old joins Wakefield on a two-year deal that will run until the end of the 2027 season.\u201d<\/p>\n

His 13 Super League appearances last year add came as part of a team that featured current Trinity full-back Josh Rourke, another savvy piece of recruitment that Wakefield have done under recruitment manager Ste Mills.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the move, Mills said: \u201cBringing Jordan to the club has been a long time coming, Jordan is a player we have been monitoring for a couple of years now and tried to get when we originally joined the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a great size for a front rower and keeps getting better year on year. Jordan will be a great fit for our environment & I am very excited to see how he develops under our coaching team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams said: \u201cI am honoured to be joining Wakefield Trinity on a two-year deal. The club has enjoyed some impressive success in recent seasons and I believe moving forward we will achieve even more.<\/p>\n

\u201cReturning to Super League has been a major goal of mine and I\u2019m proud to have earned this opportunity. I can\u2019t wait to get to work and give everything for this great club.\u201d<\/p>\n

His addition means Wakefield\u2019s forward pack next year look very deep with Mike McMeeken leading the line alongside the likes of Ky Rodwell, Caius Faatili, Seth Nikotemo, Caleb Hamlin-Uele, Matty Storton, Isaiah Vagana, Jay Pitts, Tray Lolesio and Jazz Tevaga.<\/p>\n

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