{"id":782828,"date":"2026-09-26T03:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/782828\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T03:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:38:14","slug":"leigh-leopards-re-sign-exciting-young-prospect-to-new-deal-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/782828\/","title":{"rendered":"Leigh Leopards re-sign \u2018exciting young prospect\u2019 to new deal for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MixCollage-25-Sep-2026-03-18-PM-5523.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>Leigh Leopards have confirmed a new deal for off-contract prop forward Ryan Brown, who follows in the footsteps of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/gareth-obrien-commits-future-to-leigh-leopards-with-new-contract-extension-118784\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gareth O\u2019Brien in penning a new deal at the club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Leopards had previously announced which players would depart at the end of the season, confirming the exits of several key players, but three players without contracts for 2027 were not named.<\/p>\n<p>That trio was Gareth O\u2019Brien, Ryan Brown and Matty Davies, with the first two now having signed deals for 2027, meaning Davies is the only member of the 2026 squad whose future is undecided.<\/p>\n<p>Still only 21, Brown has had his first real taste of Super League action in 2026, making a total of eight appearances for the club, the first of which was his debut.<\/p>\n<p>Brown joined from local rivals Wigan at the end of the 2024 season and then spent 2025 out on loan with Barrow, for whom he also played in 2026, as well as short stints at Salford and Widnes Vikings.<\/p>\n<p>With injuries hitting Leigh\u2019s pack, he ended up making eight appearances himself before falling to injury but he\u2019ll go around again in 2027 after signing what is understood to be a multi-year deal.<\/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>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Leopards sign Ryan Brown to new deal<\/p>\n<p>Confirming the news, a Leigh statement said: \u201cLeigh Leopards are delighted to confirm that Ryan Brown has extended his contract with the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Adrian Lam labelled the 21-year-old an \u2018exciting young prospect\u2019, stating: \u201cIt\u2019s brilliant for the club to have extended Ryan\u2019s contract. He\u2019s a very exciting young prospect with a very high ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the nicest guys off the field, but when he crosses that line there\u2019s a lot of fight in him and I think that\u2019s going to be part of what makes him a top middle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe saw a lot of opportunity this season because of a really bad injury crisis at the club and never let me down. Had he not joined the list of injured players, he would have made a lot more appearances, but I\u2019m really excited for Ryan next season and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his new deal, Brown said: \u201cI\u2019m buzzing. I love it here, I love all the boys and the coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back on the year, I\u2019ve had a good year. I\u2019ve had my first taste of Super League and it\u2019s made me hungry and I want more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddec\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udde1 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\udde5\ud835\udde2\ud835\uddea\ud835\udde1 \ud835\udde6\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddda\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde6 \ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddea \ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde7\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udde7 \ud83d\udc06<\/p>\n<p>Leigh Leopards are delighted to confirm that Ryan Brown has extended his contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Read More \u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ctU9SqluGq\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/ctU9SqluGq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wo0K0FHiki\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/wo0K0FHiki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leigh Leopards (@LeighLeopardsRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeighLeopardsRL\/status\/2103472692632674557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 25, 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\/1790393894_598_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":"Leigh Leopards have confirmed a new deal for off-contract prop forward Ryan Brown, who follows in the footsteps&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":782829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-782828","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\/782828","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=782828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/782829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}