Featherstone Rovers confirm the signing of Leigh Leopards star

Featherstone Rovers have confirmed the signing of Leigh Leopards star Caleb Aekins.

The former Penrith Panthers fullback joined Leigh last year and was an instant hit.

Electric at the back, Aekins scored tries for fun as he helped Leigh secure promotion ahead of the Rovers in 2022.

He scored a spectacular try against Batley Bulldogs in the Championship Grand Final having been a key part of Leigh’s earlier final success in 2022 when they defeated the Rovers at the Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium in the 1895 Cup Final.

With plenty of pace he is perhaps one of those players the Leopards would have liked to have kept following their rebrand from Centurions.

But due to quota spot restrictions, he and the likes of Sam Stone and potentially Nene MacDonald who is rumoured to heading to Leeds Rhinos have had to be let go of.

The Leopards have already replaced him with star signing Zak Hardaker formerly of the Rhinos, Castleford Tigers and the Wigan Warriors.

An electric player, he scored over 20 tries in 2022 and there is more to come from a player who could easily be a star in Super League moving forward.

He will certainly give Featherstone’s hopes of promotion a might boost and could be the perfect foil to Bradford Bulls’ Jack Walker.

He joins new on loan signing Riley Dean from the Warrington Wolves in the club’s new look spine.