Warrington Wolves are set to win the race for Newcastle Knights back-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon, according to reports in Australia. The Newcastle Herald claims the Wire are in pole position to land the forward and are set to beat Leeds Rhinos to his signature.
Rugby League Live had previously reported that both Warrington and Leeds had held talks with the 29-year-old, who has played regularly in the NRL throughout the campaign. But it is now being reported that Warrington have pushed ahead of the Rhinos in the battle to sign him.
As talks have developed, there has been a feeling that Warrington would ultimately prevail. There has been an increasing confidence at the Halliwell Jones Stadium that they would land Fitzgibbon and that now appears to be the case.
