'Rumour, hearsay and talk': Leeds Rhinos coach Brad Arthur comments on link to new NRL club PNG Hunters
Leeds Rhinos coach Brad Arthur has commented on the latest speculation linking him with a move away from the club.
The Australian joined Rhinos in July, 2024 and last year agreed a rolling deal which keeps him at the club until the end of this season, with a decision on his future beyond that to be decided by early summer. As one of the sport’s most experienced coaches, he has regularly been linked with jobs in the southern hemisphere NRL where he spent a decade in charge of Parramatta Eels.
Reports in Australia this week suggested he is on a shortlist of three to take charge of the new PNG Hunters club who will enter the competition in 2028, along with Hull KR boss Willie Peters and ex-Wakefield Trinity captain Jason Demertiou, now coaching London Broncos.
Asked about that at his weekly press conference ahead of tomorrow’s (Sunday) game at Hull FC, Arthur described the link as “all rumour and hearsay and talk”. He said: “There’s nothing to talk about at the moment. Every time there’s a job someone writes my name in there. It doesn’t mean I am in for those jobs.”
Arthur stressed: “I love it here. I have got my family here, I am really enjoying it and I have never had a problem with the club.”