Haverthwaite’s Will Maher has signed for Hull Kingston Rovers from fellow Super League side Castleford Tigers on a two-year contract.

The 23-year-old former Ulverston junior has moved to Rovers, who just about managed to avoid relegation to the Betfred Championship this season, after five years with the Tigers, who gave him his debut in 2014.

A pectoral injury meant Maher had to miss part of the 2019 campaign, but he forced his way back into contention towards the end of it and leaves Castleford having made 37 appearances.

During his time at The Jungle, where he played alongside Askam’s Jacques O’Neill, he spent time on loan at Oxford, Batley, Keighley and Halifax.

Maher said: “I am really excited to join Rovers. I have played against the club a few times and have experienced the crowds before. I am very excited to be working under Tony Smith here.

“I had a really good few years at Castleford, but it was definitely time to move on and go somewhere that I can reinvent myself.

"I am looking to progress under Tony’s stewardship. I like the way that Tony goes about his business. He is more about the person, than just the ‘rugby player’, which I like.

“He took a lot of interest in me personally rather than just talking rugby-wise. I am looking forward to developing that strong relationship on and off the field, we got on really well.”