Leeds Rhinos have held talks with Newcastle Knights back-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon. Rugby League Live understands the Rhinos have shown interest in signing the NRL forward, who is off-contract at the end of the season.
Fitzgibbon, 29, has an appetite for a stint in Super League and has been weighing up the idea of making the move for some time. Rugby League Live revealed earlier this year that the forward was a name that clubs had been told to consider and the Rhinos appear to have made further enquiries as a result.
This year, he has been an ever-present for Newcastle, the only NRL club he has represented since his debut in 2015. In total he has made 110 appearances, scoring 30 tries. He has averaged 33.5 tackles and 84 metres per game this season. When quizzed on his future earlier this month, he told the Newcastle Herald: "All options are on the table at the moment. I am off-contract. I want to have a really big year this year and finish strong. The way I play this year and the way we as a team play this year, I think it will look after itself. I'm not too sure what the future holds."
