{"id":778744,"date":"2026-09-22T09:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778744\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:36:20","slug":"off-contract-wakefield-trinity-backs-signs-super-league-deal-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778744\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-contract Wakefield Trinity backs signs Super League deal for 2027"},"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\/AW5_9762.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>Departing Wakefield Trinity outside back Will Tate has been confirmed as Huddersfield Giants\u2019 sixth signing for the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>Trinity are still in the play-offs but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/wakefield-trinity-announce-released-list-as-nine-players-confirmed-to-depart-including-contracted-forward-118156\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tate will depart Wakefield at the end of the year<\/a>, as previously announced, but we now know where he will be playing in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>He made just ten appearances for Wakefield in 2026 although he scored seven tries in this matches, showcasing his talent, and at 24, he\u2019s still got plenty of development in him.<\/p>\n<p>After coming through the ranks at Hull KR, Tate signed for Castleford Tigers and then made the switch to Wakefield at the start of the 2026 season, last representing Trinity in round 19 when he played in the centres and scored a try against Bradford.<\/p>\n<p>He also played off the bench in the round 16 win over Huddersfield Giants, who have now confirmed a two-year deal for the 24-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Red card stupidity, Willie Peters\u2019 legacy, and Super League Grand Final predictions \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lryMnri4Mqo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Huddersfield Giants sign departing Wakefield Trinity man<\/p>\n<p>Tate becomes the club\u2019s sixth signing after recruiting Jaimin Jolliffe, Jeylan Hodgson, Kruise Leeming, Jake Arthur and Jordy Crowther, as Jim Lenihan assembles his squad.<\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>A club statement confirmed: \u201cHuddersfield Giants are delighted to announce the signing of Will Tate from Wakefield Trinity on a two-year deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his move, he said: \u201cI want to be part of something that\u2019s growing and I want to grow with this team. I can see the improvements that\u2019s happened over the last few months and I\u2019m excited to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t put a price on what a new Training facility can do to a team. It\u2019s a big part of why I wanted to come to the club. I\u2019ve had a chat with George King, and he\u2019s told me how good the boys are so I\u2019m really excited to get to Huddersfield and get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director of rugby, Andy Kelly, added: \u201cWill fits the mantle that we\u2019re trying to create. We\u2019re trying to get a squad that has Super League experience and he\u2019ll be an asset in everything he does at the club. He comes highly recommended and I\u2019m confident that he\u2019ll be liked by everyone for the player he is and how he commits himself to what he does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Huddersfield Giants are delighted to announce the signing of Will Tate from Wakefield Trinity on a two-year deal \u270d\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Read \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WJgc3e7OB6\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/WJgc3e7OB6<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/OneGiantFuture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#OneGiantFuture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GoE0o7rMx1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/GoE0o7rMx1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Huddersfield Giants \ud83d\udc2e\ud83d\udd14 (@Giantsrl) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Giantsrl\/status\/2102067792568541561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 21, 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\/1790069780_446_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":"Departing Wakefield Trinity outside back Will Tate has been confirmed as Huddersfield Giants\u2019 sixth signing for the 2027&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778745,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-778744","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\/778744","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=778744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778744\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}