Zane Musgrove, a free agent forward from the St. George Illawarra Dragons, has officially signed a two-year contract with the Warrington Wolves.
For the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the move will send the prop to England, where he will fill one of the international quota spaces for new coach Sam Burgess.
Burgess, who is getting ready to lead the Wolves for the first time, has frequently been mentioned as looking to bolster the team with NRL quality.
Burgess and Musgrove were teammates at South Sydney, and Musgrove, who has played in 78 NRL games for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wests Tigers, and South Sydney Rabbitohs, expressed excitement about working with the new coach.
According to a club statement, he remarked, “I’ve heard nothing but good things about the club and I’m really looking forward to getting over to the UK.”
Sam [Burgess] and I will be working together once more, which is wonderful since I believe he’ll.
“I’ve been following the games and watching them, and I’ve been finding out more and more about the town and the Wire.
“The team has quality players all around it, and I think that hanging out with them will make me my best self next year.
“I’m prepared to take on the challenge. I’m only 27 and believe that my best football is yet to come. I want to move in, establish my power, and prosper for Warrington under Sam.
Musgrove’s decision comes after the Dragons, who are getting ready to live under Shane Flanagan as their new coach, confirmed that he had been let go from the last year of his contract in red and white.
Another recent win for Warrington was the extension of Jason Demetriou’s contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, effectively ending any possibility of the Redfern-based team trying to replace Burgess in that position.
