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Super League: Transfers ahead of the 2021 season

Check back regularly for all of the comings and goings across Super League as teams put their plans in place for the 2021 season; New season to begin on March 11 2021, with Grand Final on October 9 at Old Trafford

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 17/10/2020 - Rugby League - Coral Challenge Cup Final - Leeds Rhinos v Salford Red Devils - Wembley Stadium, London, England - Niall Evalds.

We keep track of who's coming, who's going and which players have moved where ahead of the 2021 Super League season...

Castleford Tigers

In: Niall Evalds (Salford Red Devils), Suaia Matagi, Jordan Turner (both Huddersfield Giants, Matagi on loan), Lewis Bienek (Hull FC).

Out: Mike McMeeken (Catalans Dragons), Bailey Hodgson (Newcastle Knights), Lewis Carr (Dewsbury Rams), Calum Turner (Newcastle Thunder), Matt Cook (Widnes Vikings), Junior Moors (Featherstone Rovers).

Catalans Dragons

Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 15/08/2020 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League - Wakefield Trinity v Catalans Dragons - Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, England - Catalans' Remi Casty in action.
Image: Remi Casty is leaving Catalans after 14 seasons with the French club

In: Gil Dudson (Salford Red Devils), Mike McMeeken (Castleford Tigers), Dean Whare (Penrith Panthers).

Out: David Mead (Brisbane Broncos), Lewis Tierney (Leigh Centurions), Antoni Maria, Sam Moa (both Lezignan), Lucas Albert (Carcassone), Remi Casty, Mika Simon (all released).

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Huddersfield Giants

In: Jack Ashworth (St Helens), Jack Cogger (Canterbury Bulldogs), Ricky Leutele (Melbourne Storm), Josh Jones (Hull FC), Olly Ashall-Bott (free agent).

Out: Jordan Turner, Suaia Matagi (both Castleford Tigers, Matagi on loan), Reiss Butterworth (Dewsbury Rams), Adam Walne (Barrow Raiders), Akuila Uate (retired).

Jack Ashworth has failed to command a regular starting place for St Helens in recent months
Image: Jack Ashworth is Ian Watson's first signing as Huddersfield head coach

Hull FC

In: Josh Reynolds (Wests Tigers).

Out: Ratu Naulago (Bristol Bears RU), Lewis Bienek (Castleford Tigers), Josh Jones, (Huddersfield Giants), Liam Harris (Halifax), Ryan Johnson (Sheffield Eagles), Kieran Buchanan (Batley Bulldogs), Gareth Ellis (retired), Albert Kelly, Ryan Johnson, Charlie Patterson, Charlie Graham (all released).

Hull Kingston Rovers

In: Albert Vete (Melbourne Storm), Ryan Hall (Sydney Roosters), Korbin Sims (St George-Illawarra Dragons), Brad Takairangi (Parramatta Eels), Luis Johnson (Warrington Wolves), Muizz Mustapha (Leeds Rhinos, loan).

Ryan Hall has signed for Hull KR on a two-year contract
Image: Ryan Hall has signed for Hull KR on a two-year contract

Out: Jamie Ellis, Matty Gee, Ryan Brierley, Nathaniel Peteru (all Leigh Centurions), Robbie Mulhern (Warrington Wolves), Mitch Garbutt (Toulouse Olympique), Dan Murray (Halifax), Will Oakes (Dewsbury Rams), Elliot Wallis (Bradford Bulls, loan), Harvey Livett (loan from Warrington Wolves finished), Kyle Trout, Weller Hauraki (both released).

Leeds Rhinos

In: Zane Tetevano (Penrith Panthers), King Vuniyayawa (New Zealand Warriors).

Out: Adam Cuthbertson (York City Knights), Rhys Evans (Bradford Bulls), Wellington Albert (Keighley Cougars), Muizz Mustapha (Hull KR, loan), Stevie Ward (retired), Ava Seumanufagai (released).

Leigh Centurions

Ben Flower has failed to recover from the leg injury picked up in Wigan's semi-final win over Hull FC
Image: Ben Flower is one of several high-profile signings Leigh have made for 2021

In: Jamie Ellis, Matty Gee, Ryan Brierley, Nathaniel Peteru (all Hull KR), Adam Sidlow, Joe Mellor, Matty Russell, Blake Wallace (all Toronto Wolfpack), Ben Flower, Craig Mullen (both Wigan Warriors), Lewis Tierney (Catalans Dragons), James Bell (Toulouse Olympique).

Out: Danny Addy (Salford Red Devils), Martyn Ridyard, Liam Forsyth, Sam Brooks (all Swinton Lions), Gregg McNally (Whitehaven), Ben Reynolds (Toulouse Olympique), Callum Field (Featherstone Rovers), Ryan Ince (Oldham), Brad Holroyd (Workington Town), Adam Walker (released).

Salford Red Devils

In: Morgan Escare, Joe Burgess, Jack Wells (all Wigan Warriors), Harvey Livett, Declan Patton (both Warrington Wolves), Danny Addy (Leigh Centurions), Elijah Taylor (Wests Tigers), Sebastine Ikahihifo, Oliver Roberts (both Huddersfield Giants, loan), Sam Luckley, Darcy Lussick (both free agents).

Sebastine Ikahihifo is wrapped up by Catalans defence.
Image: Sebastine Ikahihifo is re-joining Salford on loan again in 2021

Out: Niall Evalds (Castleford Tigers), Gil Dudson (Catalans Dragons), Kris Welham (Featherstone Rovers), Mark Flanagan (retired).

St Helens

In: Joel Thompson (Manly Sea Eagles), Agnatius Paasi (New Zealand Warriors), Sione Mata'utia (Newcastle Knights), Dan Norman (London Broncos).

Out: Joseph Paulo, Dom Peyroux (both Toulouse Olympique), Jack Ashworth (Huddersfield Giants), Callum Hazzard (North Wales Crusaders), Joe Sharratt (Barrow Raiders), James Graham (retired).

Wakefield Trinity

In: Mason Lino (Newcastle Knights), Eddie Battye (London Broncos).

Mason Lino.
Vodafone Warriors training session. Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand. NRL Rugby League. Wednesday 23 May 2018 © Copyright photo: Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz
Image: Mason Lino is Wakefield's new half-back

Out: Ryan Atkins, Danny Kirmond, Ben Jones-Bishop, Daniel Barcoe, Harry Dodd (all York City Knights), Craig Kopczak (Featherstone Rovers), Danny Brough (Bradford Bulls), Romain Navarrete (London Broncos), Tony Gigot (released).

Warrington Wolves

In: Greg Inglis (free agent), Robbie Mulhern (Hull KR), Rob Butler (London Broncos).

Out: Harvey Livett, Declan Patton (both Salford Red Devils), Ben Murdoch-Masila (New Zealand Warriors), Reece Hamlet (Bradford Bulls), Callum Green (Oldham), Anthony Gelling, Leilani Latu (released).

Wigan Warriors

In: John Bateman (Canberra Raiders), Jai Field (Parramatta Eels).

John Bateman returns to the Warriors
Image: John Bateman will be back in a Wigan shirt in 2021

Out: Morgan Escare, Joe Burgess, Jack Wells (all Salford Red Devils), Harry Rushton (Canberra Raiders), Craig Mullen, Ben Flower (both Leigh Centurions), Chris Hankinson (London Broncos), Nathan Wilde (Newcastle Thunder), Max Roberts, James Barran, Ben Holcroft (all Oldham), Sean O'Loughlin (retired).

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