http://www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/shownews.cgi?4318The Tigers have completed the signing of prop forward Mitchell Sargent from the Newcastle Knights.
Subject to his obtaining a work permit, Mitchell will join us for the rest of the current season and the next two. The Tigers are delighted to have been able to bring in a player with his top-flight experience and he will be a welcome addition to our squad for the next two and a half years.
The 28-year-old has made over 100 appearances in the NRL in a senior career that started with the Melbourne Storm (2002-2003). He then moved to the North Queensland Cowboys (2004-2006) before switching to the Knights in 2007.
Mitchell was a first grade regular last year until a missing out on the latter stages of the season through injury. Fully fit, he returned to action this season in the Knights NSW Cup side and was included in the first grade 18 for the past weekends game.
A tough defender and strong attacker, Mitchell was selected for the Country of Origin side in 2006.
Work permit permitting, the Tigers are planning to bring Mitchell over to the UK as soon as possible and hopefully in the next couple of weeks.
Commenting on his new signing, Tigers boss Terry Matterson said: “I know Mitchell having coached him at Melbourne Storm and he will bring plenty to our squad. He is a big mobile forward with plenty of experience and I’m really pleased to have him on board. He is an aggressive forward but he also has plenty of skill and I’m looking forward to him joining up with us.â€
Castleford sign prop forward Mitchell Sargent from the Newcastle Knights.
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Castleford sign prop forward Mitchell Sargent from the Newcastle Knights.
Anyone can support a team when it is winning, that takes no courage.
But to stand behind a team, to defend a team when it is down and really needs you,
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Re: Castleford sign prop forward Mitchell Sargent from the Newcastle Knights.
He was sacked from his North Queensland Cowboys contract in 2006 after testing positive for cocaine.
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Re: Castleford sign prop forward Mitchell Sargent from the Newcastle Knights.
can they find one more to go for the hat-trick, Dwain Chambers was banned from his sport for drugs, now this guy, all they need now is to unveil Pete doherty as their new winger!billyboy wrote:He was sacked from his North Queensland Cowboys contract in 2006 after testing positive for cocaine.
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Re: Castleford sign prop forwa...
how do they bloody do it :conf:
theres some clever chairmans in this league....
theres some clever chairmans in this league....
Re: Castleford sign prop forward Mitchell Sargent from the Newcastle Knights.
Aren't they supposedly going back in for Ryan Hudson, if true then that makes 3luke_robinsons_ angel wrote:can they find one more to go for the hat-trick, Dwain Chambers was banned from his sport for drugs, now this guy, all they need now is to unveil Pete doherty as their new winger!billyboy wrote:He was sacked from his North Queensland Cowboys contract in 2006 after testing positive for cocaine.