Rhinos star Bentley targets trophies after penning a new two-year deal

Leeds Rhinos have agreed a new deal with a key player who was set to become a free-agent at the end of this season.

- by Peter Smith

Ireland international forward James Bentley has put pen to paper on a contract which will keep him at his home city club until the end of the 2027 Betfred Super League season. The announcement comes a day after Leeds revealed fellow second-rower Morgan Gannon will leave the club when his contract expires this autumn.

A third player in that position, James McDonnell, recently signed on for another season and Leeds recently strengthened their back-row by signing veteran Kallum Watkins from Salford Red Devils.

Bentley's decision leaves four players - homegrown Tom Holroyd and overseas men Matt Frawley, Sam Lisone and Ethan Clarke-Wood - in the final year of their deal at Rhinos.