You won’t catch Jack Hughes watching Love Island but he’s loved the work of his Leigh Leopards' team-mate and "cheeky chappy" Keanan Brand.
Ex-Great Britain international Hughes, 31, admits players feared their pal had gone AWOL when he disappeared last month. But it was all down to him preparing to enter the hit ITV2 show. After Castleford’s Jacques O’Neill made headlines last year, Brand, 24, was the second Super League player to try and find fame in the villa.
Second-row Hughes admitted: “Keanan went missing for a few days and there were a few raised eyebrows. We were trying to piece things together about what was happening. We didn't know if something personal was going on as the whole thing has got to be kept a big secret.
