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Wakefield Trinity Sign Samoa Forward Jazz Tevaga for 2026 Season

Wakefield Trinity have added a seasoned NRL campaigner to sustain their surge towards the Super League play-offs

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Overview

  • Tevaga will depart Manly Sea Eagles after featuring in every match of their 2025 campaign as one of 12 players out of contract
  • The 29-year-old offers nearly a decade of NRL experience, including 138 games for New Zealand Warriors and a Dally M interchange of the year honour in 2018
  • He becomes Wakefield’s second overseas recruit for 2026 following the earlier capture of Brisbane Broncos hooker Tyson Smoothy
  • Wakefield have climbed to within a point of the Super League play-off places after a victory over reigning champions Wigan Warriors
  • The Samoa international is expected to bolster the middle forwards with proven versatility at loose forward and hooker