Matty English joins for 2027!
York Knights have signed Matty English for the 2027 season, thanks to support from Squad Builder!
Initially joining on loan until the end of 2026, English has now agreed a permanent move to the LNER Community Stadium from Huddersfield Giants.
After spending 10 seasons with the Giants, the 28 year-old earned a testimonial year in 2026, and faced the Knights in a pre-season game as part of it.
A former England Knight, English came through Huddersfield's academy system, making his debut in 2017.
Despite making the move on loan to York ahead of the game at home to St.Helens in August, he picked up an ACL injury which prevented him from making his debut before the end of the season.
English said: "I'm really excited for the next couple of years with the Knights.
"It wasn't the start I could have hoped for but I am doing everything I can to make sure I come back stronger than before.
"Seeing how passionate the fans are and how together this group of lads are, is making me even more excited to get out on that field and push for silverware."
Knights head coach, Mark Applegarth added: "I'm over the moon to get Matty over the line because he's a real quality player.
"It was very unfortunate for Matty that he got injured coming on loan. We signed Matty with a long term vision and we think he'll be a big part of York moving forward.
"He's due back the first two or three months of the season starting, so what a boost that'll be.
"He's a quality person, a quality player and the sort of player that we want at York Knights to take us on this journey moving forward."
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