Leeds Rhinos have handed hooker Corey Johnson a new two-year contract. The 21-year-old returned to the Rhinos last summer after initially taking a break from the professional game at the beginning of the pandemic.
However, he has impressed the club since returning to full-time rugby and has now finalised his future with a new contract through to the end of the 2024 season. Johnson was named in Leeds' first-team squad this year and has made two appearances for the club, but has battled a knee injury for large periods of 2022 so far.
However, as he nears a return to full fitness, Johnson admits it is a relief to have his long-term future sorted. “I’ve been at the club since I was 14 and it’s where I want to carry on getting experience under my belt," he said. The coaching staff are great, all the boys are great and I can’t think of anywhere else I’d want to be.
