Leigh Centurions have confirmed the signing of Keanan Brand on season-long loan from Warrington Wolves.
He enjoyed a memorable breakthrough season with Widnes Vikings in 2019. Brand was nominated as the Championshipโs Young Player of the Year and also named the Widnes Playersโ Player of the Year.
He played 32 times for Widnes that year, scoring nine tries and last year made three appearances for Warrington.
Brand, said: โThis is a brilliant opportunity for me and one Iโm looking forward to. I didnโt hesitate when I got the chance to join Leigh for 2021 and talking to their coach John Duffy itโs clear everyone is buzzing about being in Super League.
โMy main objective at Leigh will be to play every week and the Sports Village is a ground I always looked forward to playing it. Itโs a great facility with probably the best playing surface in the competition.โ
Head Coach John Duffy added: โIโve coached against him when he was at Widnes and he was a player that always caused us problems. Heโs a young player with massive potential which is why Warrington signed him last year.
โHe is a tough opponent and has many good attributes as well as a great attitude. We had looked at him before the Super League announcement and tried to sign him then but he was adamant he only wanted to play in Super League which says a great deal about the player and shows heโs got something about him.โ