Hansen and Halton join NW Crusaders on loan : Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:33 pm
Leigh Centurions can confirm that they have agreed season long loan deals for two of their most promising young players to gain valuable experience in the Kingstone Press Championship One.Halfback or fullback Jack Hansen, 18, and prop forward Frankie Halton, 19, will both spend the 2016 season with North Wales Crusaders where Head Coach Anthony Murray and his assistant Alan Hadcroft are both ex-Leigh players.
Hansen graduated through the ranks of Leigh East and earned junior representative honours with Lancashire Under-19s and BARLA and also had a short spell at Warrington. He is the son of former Leigh favourite Lee Hansen who joined the club in 1991 and was the Club’s first signing from Tonga.
Halton is a former Crosfields and Leigh Miners product who also had a Warrington scholarship. Both players have played prominent roles in the last two seasons for Leigh Centurions Reserves and Hansen was Reserves Young Player in the 2015 end of season awards.
Leigh Centurions Head of Rugby Derek Beaumont said: “This is a good move in their development and Rolls and Ando (Paul Rowley and Paul Anderson) will keep a watchful eye on their progress and development. It is a good place for them to progress whilst we restructure our reserve set up and we are confident Anthony and Allan will work well with them.”