Hull KR

Hull KR boss drops hint on star’s future as timeline for Tyrone May news revealed

by
Sam Cook
June 11, 2025

Hull KR head coach Willie Peters has dropped a hint on one star’s future and promised a news update soon on off-contract playmaker Tyrone May.

Whether to renew May’s deal or not is one of the biggest contract decisions that Hull KR will have to make heading into 2026 with the former Catalans man proving his worth week in week out.

However, it’s not as simple as whether the Robins want to keep the former NRL man. It also revolves around May’s ambition of playing with his brothers, something with looks more of a realistic possibility following recent events.

Youngest brother Taylan has just signed a deal with Wests Tigers where middle brother Terrell also plays making Benji Marshall’s side an ideal destination for Hull KR’s playmaker, who previously spoke with Serious About Rugby League on his dream of playing alongside his brothers.

Talking back in January when Taylan was a free agent and facing a court hearing, which has since been dismissed, Tyrone May said: “Really I just want to wait and see what happens really and wait for my brother to get through his issues and then I can work with him and see what he wants to do.”

Wests now become an obvious landing spot for May, especially given May’s connection with starting half Jarome Luai.

Hull KR boss talks Tyrone May future amid Micky McIlorum retirement hint

Having created the try that won Hull KR the Challenge Cup, Serious About Rugby League asked Willie Peters if that performance and the recent reports had altered the club’s stance on May and his future.

“No, it never changed from our point of view. We value Tyrone. We love what he brings,” Peters declared.

“I think he made about 28 tackles on the weekend, and like you say, there were some key tackles there.

“We’ll have some news around Tyrone and he’ll be able to share with you. We’ll be able to share with you shortly.”

With no hint on whether that is exit news or contract renewal news, it seems Craven Park is a place to watch for that but Peters also dropped a hint on the future of another senior player.

Speaking about Micky McIlorum, who returned four weeks early from a torn bicep to play in the Challenge Cup Final, Peters seemed to suggest that McIlorum is playing in his final season.

Discussing the risk of playing, he said: “There was obviously a risk involved there of possibly rupturing it (bicep) again so we had to make the call.

“Essentially, it was him at the end of the day whether he wanted to take that risk and with the game being a cup final, and it’s his last one, we spoke about the potential risk of it happening again and all that sort of stuff.”

Talking on the occasion at Wembley, Peters used of the words “and it’s his last one” could be confirmation that McIlorum will hang up the boots at the end of the year as many expect. Like May, he is another of the Hull KR players out of contract at the end of the season.

It’s already been confirmed that Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, who will miss the next four weeks, will call time on his career at the end of the season.