Two Leeds Rhinos players make Championship loan move
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First team squad member Joe Gibbons is back at Keighley Cougars following a similar spell earlier this year and has been joined by reserves player Tom Nicholson-Watton.
Gibbons a back-rower who is in the final season of his Rhinos contract, initially linked up with Betfred Championship outfit Keighley in March and made a try-scoring debut in a home win over Bradford Bulls.
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He featured five times for Cougars, but returned to Leeds following an injury and played for the reserves in their win at Salford Red Devils two weeks ago.
Prop Nicholson-Watton has represented England at under-16s level and was a member of the Yorkshire academy squad in 2021.
He played for Rhinos’ first team in last year’s Boxing Day derby against Wakefield Trinity at Headingley.