Tigers snap up Grehan

Castleford have signed Australian centre or back-row forward James Grehan on a one-year contract from French club Limoux.

The 23-year-old ex-St George junior and Parramatta squad member was recommended to the Tigers by former player Dale Fritz, his strength and conditioning coach at his Sydney club Western Suburbs.

Grehan was man of the match as the Western Suburbs claimed victory in the Illawarra league Grand Final in September, since when he has been playing for Limoux.

"I'm looking to earn a two-year deal and settle down over here," said Grehan, who began training with his new team-mates on Monday afternoon.

"Both my mum and dad are English and I've always wanted to come and play here.

"This is a big opportunity for me and I intend to make the most of it."

The capture of Grehan ends Castleford coach Ian Millward's search for a threequarter.

"Centre is an area where we are short in numbers and we needed depth in this position before the season started," Millward said. "Jimmy runs very good lines in attack and has good mobility in defence.

"He is more of a second row who can play centre, but we believe we might have unearthed someone on an incentive-based contract in Jimmy who we might want to tie down if things work out as a second row in the longer term.

"In the short term he will be useful in that he can do a good job for us in the centres."