Huddersfield Giants snap up third NRL talent with arrival of Taane Milne

Fiji prima Taane Milne follows Tom Burgess and Jacob Gagai from South Sydney arsenic West Yorkshire nine continues to fortify for 2025

Huddersfield person snapped up Fiji planetary Taane Milne from South Sydney connected a two-year deal.

He is the 3rd subordinate to articulation the West Yorkshire nine from the NRL outfit for 2025. Milne, nominated for the Golden Boot aft immoderate awesome Fiji displays, follows Jacob Gagai and Thomas Burgess to John Smith’s Stadium. A highly experienced back, who tin play helping oregon centre, helium volition adhd sizeable onslaught to Luke Robinson’s options.

Milne, 29, has scored 25 tries successful 88 NRL games having besides represented St George Ilawarra and New Zealand Warriors. The New Zealander volition instrumentality the vacant No 23 garment successful the Giants squad and volition study for pre-season grooming wrong the coming weeks erstwhile his visa clearance is obtained.

Milne said: “I’m truly excited to marque the determination implicit determination and my spouse volition travel eventually. It’s been a agelong process but I’m gladsome it’s done present and I can’t hold to get into grooming and conscionable the boys.

“I was speaking to Tom Burgess, and helium was talking bully things astir the club. He asked if I’d beryllium funny successful a determination if an accidental came astir and coming disconnected contract, I said I’d deliberation astir it. Robbo gave maine a telephone 2 weeks successful and told maine helium was interested. I’m having a babe successful January, and helium rang maine to archer maine astir however it is simply a household orientated nine and reassured me. I truly respected that."

Huddersfield president Ken Davy added: "Being capable to unafraid the signing of an International NRL centre who was Fiji’s Man of the Match and a Golden Boot nominee is simply a large seizure for the Giants, and it shows our committedness to providing Luke Robinson with a prime squad to vie successful the Betfred Super League.

"I'm highly assured that Taane volition beryllium an fantabulous summation to our squad, and we are excited to person him articulation our club, helium performed highly good successful the caller internationals, and we're hoping helium tin proceed that signifier successful the Claret and Gold."