Breaking: Manly Eagles Set To sign Super League Star On A Mega Deal
Manly Sea Eagles are one of NRL clubs considering looking at the Super League for potential recruitment.
In the past, Serious About Rugby League revealed that Manly were one of the clubs who could sign St Helens star Lewis Dodd.
They are interested in potential other Super League stars ahead of the 2025 season. This comes as the club announced a high profile release.
Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have today released winger Christian Tuipulotu from the final two years of his contract.
Contracted to the Sea Eagles until the end of 2025, Tuipulotu has been granted permission to explore other opportunities in his NRL career.
The 22-year-old scored 13 tries in 32 games for the Sea Eagles between 2021 and 2023. He also became a Test player for Tonga whilst at Manly.
“We thank Christian for all of his efforts at the Sea Eagles and wish him the best in the next chapter of his career,” Manly CEO Tony Mestrov said.
Amid Super League rumours NRL star joins rivals
The St George Illawarra Dragons have announced the signing of Christian Tuipulotu on a two-year deal, effective immediately.
The 22-year-old joins from the Sea Eagles, having scored 14 tries in 33 NRL games over the past four seasons with a Test debut for Tonga in 2022.
Dragons head coach Shane Flanagan welcomed Tuipulotu to the squad ahead of the upcoming season.
“Christian is a big body who can add some strike out of the backfield and will be a valuable addition to the club,” Flanagan said.
“We have some good outside backs coming through at the Dragons but having lost Corey Allan for the season it was important for us to add some NRL experience to the backline for this year.”
The recruitment of Tuipulotu means the club now has 30 names signed to the top squad for 2024.
The club themselves are looking to work towards a much more successful season with Ben Hunt at the heart of it next to Kyle Flanagan in the halfbacks.
Emotional plea from family of Keith Titmuss at coronial inquest after death of Manly Sea Eagles star in 2020 – ‘we want to save lives’
- Keith Titmuss died after NRL training session with Manly in 2020
- Likely to have died of exertional heatstroke after having a seizure
- At inquest, plea for NRL to be better educated about heat-related illness
The family of former Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss hope the coronial inquest into his death will save lives – as they pleaded with the NRL to be better educated when it comes to heat-related illness.
On the final day of evidence into Titmuss’ death on Thursday, his mother Lafo Titmuss delivered an emotional address at the NSW Coroner’s Court.
Her focus is for greater awareness of the dangers of heat-related illnesses for athletes, with the inquest hearing her son likely died of exertional heatstroke after he suffered a seizure during a pre-season training session at Narrabeen on Sydney‘s northern beaches in November of 2020.
The 20-year-old was taken to hospital where he had a heart attack.
‘We love to hear the NRL aims to prioritise heat-related injuries to the same level of importance as its spinal, cardiac and concussion policies,’ Lafo Titmuss said.
‘We sincerely hope the recommendations from this inquest will be instructive, not just to the NRL, but to all sports codes across Australia and worldwide.
‘Our ultimate aspiration is heat-related illnesses will no longer be underestimated and lives can be saved.’
The inquest across seven days heard from several witnesses, including former coach Des Hasler plus Titmuss’ close friends – current NRL stars Josh Schuster and Moses Suli.
On Wednesday, the court heard the training session after which Titmuss died was physically taxing.
The forward was also at greater risk of exertional heatstroke as he had the lowest aerobic capacity of any member of Manly’s NRL squad plus a high body mass index, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
University of Technology Sydney Professor Aaron Coutts agreed Titmuss’ pre-season screening tests would have been a ‘red flag’ for heat-related illness.
At the inquest, no club coaches or Sea Eagles staff members have been accused of criminal conduct or wrongdoing.
Deputy state coroner Derek Lee will make formal recommendations about NRL training loads, the amount of medical staff who should attend training sessions as well as education surrounding heat-related illnesses.
He adjourned the inquest until March 22.
