Seventh player added to Warrington Wolves’ 2024 roster as seasoned hooker rejoins team
Re-joining Warrington Wolves for a two-year contract, seasoned hooker Brad Dwyer is the seventh confirmed member of Sam Burgess’ 2024 squad.
Having come through the Wolves youth, Dwyer made his debut in a March 2012 victory over Wakefield Trinity, coming off the bench.
The 30-year-old made 88 appearances and scored 16 tries for the Wire between loans at the Swinton Lions and Huddersfield Giants. He left permanently for Leeds Rhinos before of the 2018 season, having won the 2016 League Leaders’ Shield.
After six years away, in which he featured for Leeds and Hull FC as well as on loan at Featherstone Rovers, the Wigan-born ace now makes a return to the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Brad Dwyer re-joins Warrington Wolves
The experienced forward has been linked with a move back to Warrington throughout this year, with Hull confirming that he would be leaving to join a fellow Super League club at the end of the season as early as May.
With the switch now confirmed and Dwyer putting pen to paper on a contract running until the end of 2025, he said: “I’m really excited to be re-joining the club.
“I’m happy to be moving back to the North West and being amongst family and friends. It’s a place I know really well and there’s a lot of familiar faces at the club.
“It’s a special place for me. Warrington gave me my first crack at being a professional rugby player and I spent six good years here.
“To be coming back a bit older and a bit wiser, and hopefully a better player, is really exciting for me. I’m keen to show how much I’ve developed as a player and a person. I’m looking to impress in pre-season and put my best foot forward.”
Sam Burgess’ squad grows stronger
Homegrown talent Dwyer, a one-time Challenge Cup winner with Leeds, becomes Warrington’s first confirmed signing since new boss Sam Burgess landed in the UK.
Additionally, he becomes the seventh confirmed addition following Jordan Crowther (Wakefield Trinity – loan deal made permanent), Wesley Bruines (St Helens), Rodrick Tai (PNG Hunters), Lachlan Fitzgibbon (Newcastle Knights), Toby King (Wigan Warriors – returning to parent club from loan spell), and Zane Musgrove (St George Illawarra Dragons).
With more than 250 career matches under his belt, Burgess commented on the hooker’s signing, saying, “Brad will bring depth and experience to our squad for 2024.”
“We’re delighted to welcome Brad back home,” said Gary Chambers, the new interim Director of Rugby until the completion of the current campaign. He will contribute a variety of assault possibilities and a wealth of knowledge from his time at the camp to the way we play.
