Featherstone Rovers have confirmed the release of an outside back, despite him showing good form throughout the season.
Jayden Hatton, who only joined the Rovers at the start of the 2025 season, had a contract that ran through to the end of the year, but it has been cut short.
The centre, who can also play on the wing, joined Featherstone from Swinton Lions, where he spent three seasons and scored 27 tries in 62 appearances.
His try-scoring ability carried over to West Yorkshire, where he scored seven tries in 12 appearances for Paul Cooke’s side. However, the Widnes Vikings academy product has not played since Round 10.
The club confirmed in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, that the 25-year-old would leave Post Office Road with immediate effect.
Featherstone Rovers confirm centre release
The statement read: “Featherstone Rovers can confirm that Jayden Hatton has been released from his contract to pursue opportunities closer to his north west home.”
“We thank Jayden for his time and the commitment he has shown whilst at the Club. We wish him well for the future.”
Rovers do have options in the centre department. James Glover, who signed mid-season from Sheffield Eagles, and Josh Hardcastle have been the starting three-quarters in the last three matches.
They will be competing with the experienced Carlos Tuimavave for a starting spot once he returns from injury. The former Hull FC man signed for the club when his contract expired last season.
Featherstone will look to earn their fourth win in five matches on Friday night, when they make the short journey to Hunslet. Their opponents have only won once since May, but in the reverse fixture the game went down to the wire, with the flat cappers scraping a 26-24 victory.
Hunslet are still without a head coach, after they parted ways with Dean Muir before last week’s fixture against Bradford.
