WELCOME B ACK, KYLE
LEEDS’ decision to sign Kyle Eastmond is very interesting.
It’s been something of a slow burner, because I remember there being speculation over him returning to Rugby League from union last summer, when Leicester released him.
At the time, my main concern was that Kyle, who left St Helens to join Bath back in 2011, and has also played for Wasps, had been out of our game for too long.
I guess the time it’s taken to sort out a Rugby League deal shows I wasn’t alone in that line of thinking.
Leeds’ lengthy list of injured players is no doubt a factor in their latest bit of recruitment.
With Rob Lui facing up to three months out with a thigh injury and Luke Gale touch and go for the start of the season because he is recovering from a torn pectoral muscle, I can see Richard Agar going with Kyle and Richie Myler as his halfbacks for the opening Super League game against Wakefield a fortnight on Saturday.
That would be quite an ask for Kyle, given the time frame, but needs must, and let’s not forget, he isn’t coming to Rugby League raw.