Wakefiled Wildcats want to sign Leeds Rhinos youngster Brad Singleton on loan
Thursday 27 December 2012 12:18, UK
Image:Richard Agar: Looking to land Leeds Rhinos youngster Singleton on a season-long loan
Wakefield Wildcats have approached Super League champions Leeds Rhinos with the view to signing Brad Singleton on a season-long loan.
Future
Rhinos head coach Brian McDermott believes the youngster will benefit greatly from regular first-team rugby at Super League level after improving at Dewsbury.
"He has a future with us, that's why we're looking towards this," said McDermott. "He needs to be playing week-in, week-out.
"With the pack we've got, the form they are in and what we've done in recent years, it is harder and harder for our young players to break into the team.
"What they do need is Super League experience, so when some of the old stagers do move on they are not raw and green.
"The way of doing that is by sending them out on loan. He was at Dewsbury last season and he benefited from that massively, but he needs to step up next year and do Super League. We are working through that with Wakefield at the moment."
