{"id":774906,"date":"2026-09-18T17:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/774906\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T17:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T17:02:19","slug":"york-knights-sign-overseas-standout-to-permanent-deal-as-big-bold-verdict-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/774906\/","title":{"rendered":"York Knights sign overseas standout to permanent deal as big bold verdict issued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AM2_1381.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>York Knights have confirmed that loanee David Nofoaluma will sign a permanent deal at the North Yorkshire club for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Samoan international joined the Knights on loan from Newcastle Thunder, spending the majority of the season in Super League and racking up an impressive 15 tries in the competition across his 21 appearances.<\/p>\n<p>After announcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/york-knights-tie-down-star-playmaker-until-2028-118606\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">permanent deal for playmaker Cody Hunter<\/a>, who also arrived from Newcastle, the Knights have moved to sign Nofoaluma to a two-year deal that will keep him at the club until the end of the 2028 season.<\/p>\n<p>A former NRL standout, Nofoaluma joined Salford Red Devils and made two appearances in 2024 before moving to France and then Halifax, ahead of his 2026 switch to Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>That would see him land the loan move to Super League and a second crack at Super League, which it\u2019s fair to say went far better than his first stint.<\/p>\n<p>Super League Dream Team reaction, England selection debate, and are Wigan Warriors unstoppable? <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FvHvwDgv2mE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2013 Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>York Knights boss makes huge David Nofoaluma claim<\/p>\n<p>Announcing his new deal via a club statement, York head coach Mark Applegarth made a major claim about Nofoaluma.<\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDavid on his day is one of the best wingers in the league,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a big name that\u2019s been on a fantastic journey to get back to the top of the sport in terms of club level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA great character to have around, I really enjoy working with David and I think he\u2019s still got his best rugby in front of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nofoaluma added: \u201cGrateful for the journey, ready for what\u2019s next. See you all in 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He will be one of several overseas players at the Knights in 2027, including new recruits Cam McInnes and Blake Lawrie.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nofoaluma is sticking around \ud83e\udd1d<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%F0%9D%98%BC%F0%9D%99%87%F0%9D%99%87%F0%9D%99%9E%F0%9D%99%A3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#\ud835\ude3c\ud835\ude47\ud835\ude47\ud835\ude5e\ud835\ude63<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/921dpsBOlW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/921dpsBOlW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 York RLFC Knights (@YorkRLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YorkRLFC\/status\/2100902665496481856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 18, 2026<\/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\/09\/1789750939_773_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":"York Knights have confirmed that loanee David Nofoaluma will sign a permanent deal at the North Yorkshire club&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":774907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-774906","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\/774906","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=774906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/774907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}