Rugby League: Lee Mitchell has signed a new two-year deal with Rochdale Hornets

Lee Mitchell, Rochdale Hornets

Club captain, Lee Mitchell is the latest Hornets player to commit his future to the club by signing a two-year contract extension.

Mitch, who joined the club initially on loan in the 2017 season, went on to make his move permanent ahead of the 2018 season where he played 31 times, scoring for tries, on top of his ten loan appearances the year before.

The former Warrington, Castleford and Harlequins forward made over 50 Super League appearances and also enjoyed spells at Leigh, Whitehaven and Batley.

He becomes the latest player to resign with his team mates Seta Tala, Ben Moores and Joe Ryan all penning new deals last week as the club enters a new era under arriving head coach, Carl Forster.

Mitch said: “I’m really excited to get this over the line and commit the next two years to Rochdale.

“I have really enjoyed my time here so far, and can’t wait to get to work with Carl (Forster) in pre-season. It’s an exciting time for the club and I’m happy to be a part of it.

“The club and the supporters have been great to me in the last two years I’ve been here and I’ve been incredibly proud to lead the club as captain in 2018. Although it was a tough year, we achieved our goal at the end of it and we need to build on that for next season.”