The Sharks are reportedly set to re-sign gun back-rower Briton Nikora with a contract extension.
The Daily Telegraph reported Nikora is set to ink a two-year extension that will keep him at the club until at least the end of 2027.
It is a massive boost for the Sharks given Nikora was one of the best back-rowers coming off-contract in 2025 and free to negotiate with rivals from November 1.
Nikora had the option of testing his worth on the open market, but ignored the opportunity of playing elsewhere to remain loyal to the Sharks.
The 26-year-old is one of 12 players from Cronulla whose contracts expire at the end of 2025.
Nikora has scored 43 tries in 136 games for the club since his debut in 2019 and has also played 13 Tests for New Zealand.
The brilliant hole runner had 10 tries last season, the most of any Sharks player.
The fact that Nikora invited a large contingent of his teammates, coach Craig Fitzgibbon and chairman Steve Mace, to his wedding in Bali last month, shows how much the club means to him.
Nikora will officially put pen to paper once he returns to Australia this week following his honeymoon.
Nikora’s imminent re-signing comes on the back of Braydon Trindall signing a $2.4 million extension.
The Sharks have Cameron McInnes, Daniel Atkinson, Kade Dykes, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Sam Stonestreet, Teig Wilton, Tom Hazelton, Tuku Hau Tapuha and William Kennedy off-contract at the end of 2025.
Star prop Oregon Kaufusi has also committed to the Sharks for the 2025 season.
TIGERS OFFER SULLIVAN $900,000 TO LEAVE CLUB
The Tigers are reportedly willing to give halfback Jayden Sullivan $900,000 to leave the club just one year into his four year deal with the club.
The Daily Telegraph reported the Tigers are prepared to give Sullivan a monster pay out from his $2.4 million contract in order to free up salary cap space.
Sullivan joined the Tigers on a four-year deal to be the club’s halfback, but played just eight games last season and lost all but one of the games he played in.
The Tigers have Jarome Luai and Lachlan Galvin as their starting halves next season, with Latu Fainu handy back-up if injuries strike, so Sullivan has become surplus to requirements.
In 2025, Sullivan could be as low as fifth in the halves pecking order behind Adam Doueihi as well, who ironically is looking to switch to Sullivan’s old club the Dragons.
The Tigers plan to chip in $300,000 for each of the three seasons remaining on his contract for him to find another club.
Their hope is to make other clubs take a punt on Sullivan on a cut price deal that would be subsidised by his Tigers money.
The Tigers are in desperate need of some middle and edge forwards and need Sullivan’s money to make a play on the open market.
The 23-year-old has scored eight tries in 36 games for the Dragons and Tigers since his debut in 2020, but has failed to cement a starting position in his career to date.
