Twist for World Cup star after Radley bust-up

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Irish firebrand James Bentley wants to travel to Australia to beryllium himself successful the NRL.

The Leeds prima made headlines connected Tuesday when helium was allegedly progressive successful a brawl with Sydney Roosters prima Victor Radley astatine the World Cup successful England.

Reports from the UK accidental that 25-year-old Bentley, overlooked for the England squad for Radley, gave Lions manager Shane Wane a fiery spray implicit his omission.

He past allegedly locked horns with Radley, who allegedly headbutted him earlier the brace were separated.

Bentley is rated 1 of the champion moving forwards successful the Super League, scoring 2 tries successful the daze semi-final triumph implicit Wigan that earned Leeds a spot successful the expansive final.

Like Radley, his fiery temperament has caused him problems with referees; helium was sent disconnected successful his Leeds debut astatine the commencement of this twelvemonth aft conscionable 16 minutes.

The pugnacious guardant played for Ireland successful the World Cup aft being brushed by Wane and present wants to beryllium helium tin premix it with the champion of them successful the NRL.

"He was offered to america and we looked into him; there's nary uncertainty helium tin play," 1 NRL manager told Wide World of Sports.

"But his subject is his undoing and that's wherefore we decided to steer wide of him.

"Another nine whitethorn determine to instrumentality the risk, though."

Clubs fume astatine NRL draw

Plenty of clubs are fuming implicit the precocious released NRL draw, with South Sydney up adjacent the apical of the list.

All clubs privation to commencement the play with a location crippled arsenic it gives you a amended accidental of a winning commencement to the play and besides tends to bring successful a steadfast assemblage of footy-starved fans.

But for the 3rd consecutive year, Souths volition commencement the caller run connected the roadworthy - and with a pugnacious crippled against the unsafe Cronulla Sharks astatine that.

The Bunnies volition lobby the NRL successful 12 months' clip for a location crippled to commencement 2024. It lone seems just aft 3 consecutive distant circular 1 matches.

Dragons hopeless for large boppers

The Dragons person told subordinate managers they request front-rowers - and quickly.

With Daniel Alvaro (France) leaving midway done past play and Tariq Sims (Melbourne), Josh McGuire (Warrington), Jack Gosiewski (North Queensland) and Poasa Faamausili (Dolphins) leaving astatine the extremity of the season, arsenic good arsenic George Burgess (released) and Andrew McCullough (retired), the Dragons are abruptly abbreviated connected acquisition up front.

Aaron Woods is besides apt to determination connected to the Tigers according to the rumour mill.

Zane Musgrove (Tigers) is the lone experienced guardant to articulation the nine and the Dragons' occupation is that astir of the large men with quality are signed and sealed for 2023.

Gold Coast snaps up young gun

The Titans person signed a promising fastener from the Knights connected a train-and-trial contract.

Jaron Purcell, a 21-year-old section Knights inferior from the NSW Central Coast, came to presumption past week and is hoping to unit his mode into Justin Holbrook's apical 30 during the trials.

Purcell looked bully successful the NSW and Flegg Cups for the Knights this twelvemonth but decided helium had a amended accidental of a full-time woody with a determination up the coast.

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