Leeds Rhinos ace Harry Newman talks end of contract, 2024 prospects and England duty v Tonga

The centre is out of contract at the end of 2024 and set to attract interest from the NRL as well as Leeds’ Betfred Super League rivals.

In the meantime, Newman reckons Rhinos’ new-look side will be challenging for honours after their disappointing eighth-placed finish in Betfred Super League this term.

So, with potentially two games still to go in his campaign, he is already looking forward to getting stuck into pre-season, buoyed by his long-awaited first experience with England.

Newman is set to earn his second cap in his hometown of Huddersfield on Saturday, six days after his debut in England’s opening Test win over Tonga. The series concludes at AMT Headingley a week later, just two days before the first batch of Rhinos players report in to begin pre-season.

Newman is the only Rhinos player involved in the Test series. Winger Ash Handley (foot) and props Tom Holroyd (knee) and Mikolaj Oledzki (shoulder) were in the performance squad, but withdrew because of injury.

The 23-year-old, who has battled back from a series of long-term injuries said: “I am going into the final year of my contract at Leeds. We will see what happens there, but I’ll be going into pre-season happy.

“I’ll have a quick break as soon as I’ve finished with England, but I want to get straight back into it. I want a good pre-season; I have not had one for three years so I will be ripping in with Leeds.”