England worldwide Mikey Lewis can be staying at Sewell Group Craven Park till no less than the tip of the 2028 Betfred Tremendous League season after agreeing a five-year take care of Hull Kingston Rovers; Watch each sport of the 2024 Tremendous League season stay on Sky Sports activities
Final Up to date: 16/11/23 9:10pm
Mikey Lewis has signed an extension to his Hull KR contract
Mikey Lewis can be staying with Hull Kingston Rovers till no less than the tip of the 2028 Betfred Tremendous League season after signing a five-year deal.
The 22-year-old is likely one of the up-and-coming stars of the competitors, and performed a major position for the Robins as they reached this yr’s Betfred Problem Cup last at Wembley and the Tremendous League play-off semi-finals after ending fourth through the common season.
Lewis was already below contract with Hull KR till the tip of the 2025 season after signing an improved four-year take care of the membership in November two years in the past, however has now chosen to signal a brand new contract which retains him at Sewell Group Craven Park for an extra three years past that.
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Watch a few of Mikey Lewis’ finest moments within the Betfred Tremendous League after he agreed a brand new long-term contract with Hull Kingston Rovers.
Watch a few of Mikey Lewis’ finest moments within the Betfred Tremendous League after he agreed a brand new long-term contract with Hull Kingston Rovers.
“I am over the moon to signal the brand new deal,” Lewis advised hullkr.co.uk. “I am actually comfortable the place I’m now and I am trying ahead to what the long run holds.
“This yr has been large for me. As an entire workforce we have come to this point over the previous couple of years to how we carried out final yr, attending to the Problem Cup last, ending fourth and making the play-off semi-finals.
“It will be a troublesome pre-season. We have new teaching workers and new gamers, they have to return in with the identical mindset as this yr’s group that set the usual.
“Hopefully they will deliver what they have from different golf equipment and take us to that subsequent stage. We’ll be extra decided than ever to win one thing subsequent yr. That can be one in all our objectives subsequent yr and it is all about taking it one step additional now.”
Mikey Lewis celebrates along with his team-mates after scoring a attempt on his England debut
Hull-born Lewis got here to the Robins through the Metropolis of Hull Academy and made his debut towards Wigan Warriors as an 18-year-old in 2019. Since then, he has gone on to make 71 appearances and rating 31 tries to this point, together with present process mortgage spells within the Betfred Championship with Newcastle Thunder and York Knights.
His spectacular performances in 2023, which included having to play at full-back once in a while as properly, noticed him rewarded with a call-up to the England efficiency squad and he performed within the first two matches of the autumn Check collection towards Tonga, incomes the participant of the match accolade and scoring a attempt on his debut, a 22-18 win for Shaun Wane’s aspect.
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters is delighted Lewis has chosen to commit his long-term future to the Robins and is impressed with how he has developed as a participant through the season.
“We wish to maintain our homegrown expertise on the membership and we wish to maintain them long run,” Peters mentioned. “We have definitely proved that by locking in Mikey for 5 years and Jez Litten long run too.
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters is impressed with the progress Mikey Lewis made in 2023
“For those who have a look at Mikey’s yr, he performed practically each sport this season. Essentially the most pleasing half for me is seeing the expansion in Mikey as an individual, in addition to a participant – I’ve seen a whole lot of progress with him this yr.
“Then [he] was deservedly rewarded with getting within the England workforce. It simply reveals the place he is at along with his rugby within the first two video games [against Tonga], particularly the primary sport towards Tonga – he was the principle distinction.
“There are only some gamers which have the qualities that Mikey has. Now it is about combining that with working onerous, making sacrifices and he’ll be on observe to changing into among the best gamers on this competitors.”
Lewis ‘a shining mild in our sport’
Tremendous League Grand Ultimate winner and Sky Sports activities rugby league professional Barrie McDermott on Mikey Lewis:
“It’s terrific Mikey Lewis has signed a brand new five-year take care of the membership meaning a lot to him, and the place he means a lot to the followers.
“He is an actual shining mild in our sport. For a very long time, we have been speaking about how we want a younger, brash, assured half-back to take video games by the scruff of its neck. He is definitely acquired that in his locker and the way in which he carried out for England was simply rewards for a superb yr in Tremendous League.
“Hull KR and Mikey Lewis each get some consistency, they each get a while to plan, evolve and develop. Hull KR looks as if a membership which has the entire main items in place and it may solely be a matter of time earlier than they’re in these massive video games and actually difficult for honours.
Barrie McDermott is a large admirer of Mikey Lewis and is delighted to see him staying in Tremendous League
“Willie Peters has acquired a diamond of a participant, so all issues are moving into the fitting path for the crimson and white of Hull. I am an enormous admirer of Mikey Lewis, an enormous admirer of what he does in a sport and the way he dominates. Even when he would not dominate, his quantity is there and when he touches the ball you definitely learn about it.
“He is additionally a extremely thrilling participant. Once you’re seeking to get individuals to return and watch our sport and see what’s good about it, you’ll want to be placing the spotlight package deal of Mikey Lewis ahead. When he runs with the ball he breaks tackles, he is acquired good footwork, when he passes it is correct, and his kicking sport is getting higher and higher the entire time.
“A younger, good, British half-back signed at his hometown membership is an impressive assertion for a membership on the rise.”
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