Wakefield Trinity news: club confirm Roger Tuivasa-Sheck signing as full details revealed
Wakefield Trinity this afternoon (Friday) confirmed the “monumental” signing of NRL superstar and dual-code international Roger Tuivasa-Sheck.
The full-back, centre or winger, rated as one of the world’s best players, will join Trinity next season on a two-year contract. An NRL Grand Final winner with Sydney Roosters in 2013, the 32-year-old has made 235 appearances in the southern hemisphere competition and been capped 20 times by New Zealand, on five occasions for Samoa and played three rugby union internationals as an All Black.
He announced his move in an online video this morning and the deal has now been confirmed by Trinity. The New Zealand Warriors legend - who received the Dally M medal as the NRL’s best player in 2018 and won the international game’s Golden Boot the following year - said: “I’m grateful for the opportunity to join Wakefield and compete in the Super League.
“My family and I are really excited for the move and new challenge. From the conversations I’ve had, I can see the club is heading in a really positive direction and I’m looking forward to being part of that journey.”
Trinity coach Daryl Powell added: “We are delighted to bring Roger to Wakefield. We are obviously an ambitious club and signing Roger shows that once again. He’s a super high-quality signing for both the Super League competition and of course for Wakefield Trinity and we look forward to welcoming him into our family and helping us achieve our ambitions in the near future.”
Trinity’s director of rugby Ste Mills said: “Bringing someone like Roger to Wakefield is a huge shift in the landscape of Super League. We believe he is one of the final pieces to our puzzle and someone of his calibre and experience will only help propel the club towards silverware. We’ve worked tirelessly since the opportunity arose and we can not be happier to have Roger as part of the club for the next couple of seasons.”