Huddersfield Giants make NRL signing

The 23-year-old has 42 games of experience in the NRL with Newcastle Knights and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and captained the Australian Schoolboys team in the Test series against England in 2014.

Watson said: “Jack Cogger gives us great competition in the spine of the team. He’s a no-nonsense rugby player with a great kicking game and a level of experience at the NRL level with Newcastle and Canterbury and he’s played with top-quality players, so coming alongside Lee Gaskell and Aidan Sezer, he’ll be used to playing with top quality.

“He adds to the strength in depth and the quality we have here at Huddersfield.

“He gives us competition to compete for the starting spot alongside Gaskell and Sezer, and he’ll make those players accountable and force them to play at the right levels.

“He’s played half-back and played nine. He’s tough and he doesn’t mind getting stuck in, so I think he’ll suit the English style.”

Cogger added: “It’s a really good opportunity at a time in my career when I need high-level consistent football and I think Huddersfield can offer that.

“I spoke to Ian Watson and he’s filled me with confidence that it was going to be the right place to further my game.”