{"id":84917,"date":"2025-08-22T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/84917\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:50:09","slug":"nrl-legend-tips-promising-half-back-to-make-super-league-switch-with-loan-deal-suggested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/84917\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL legend tips promising half-back to make Super League switch with loan deal suggested"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NRL legend Andrew Johns is tipping Sydney Roosters half-back Hugo Savala to make a temporary move to Super League.<\/p>\n

Savala has been one of the Roosters\u2019 key men this season in the NRL, making 17 appearances in the halves with his time in the side being split between partnering Sandon Smith and Sam Walker. This season has been Savala\u2019s first in the Roosters first grade and he\u2019s managed to mark it with four tries, his most recent coming in the convincing win over the Dolphins a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n

However, the 23-year-old\u2019s spot in the side is uncertain heading into next season, as talk of Daly Cherry-Evans making the move to the Roosters gathers pace. Should the Australia international make the move to the Eastern Suburbs, he would be expected to partner Walker in the halves and that would leave the promising Savala on the peripheries.<\/p>\n

Johns though believes the best thing for Savala would be to spend next season away from the Roosters on loan, potentially in Super League.<\/p>\n

Hugo Savala \u2018could benefit from Super League switch\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cDCE will start next year at No.6 and Sam will have the keys to the team,\u201d Johns said on Wide World of Sports\u2019 Immortal Behaviour.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhether that\u2019s the same mid-year we will see, but the big question is what Hugo Savala will do, whether he will stick around and wait for another year in the lower grades.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he will go out on some sort of loan deal. It might be good for his development to go to England for a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Where Savala would go in Super League is hard to say, but with quota spots increasing to 10 for next season, a number of clubs would be putting their hands up to sign the playmaker if he were made available on a temporary deal.<\/p>\n

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