Catalans Dragons swoop to sign Queensland Cup star for 2026 as recruitment drive continues
Manase Kaho celebrates Norths Devils' 2024 Queensland Cup triumph - Image credit: Norths Devils
Catalans Dragons have swooped to sign Manase Kaho from Queensland Cup outfit Norths Devils ahead of 2026, with the winger penning a two-year deal in Perpignan.
Kaho – who will turn 25 in January – has spent the last three seasons plying his trade at second-grade level Down Under for Norths, winning both the Grand Final and State Championship in a memorable 2024 campaign.
That year, he ended as the top try-scorers in the Q Cup to earn a place in the competition’s Team of the Year.
Having played for Norths as a junior, he re-joined the club midway through 2023 following a stint in the youth ranks of NRL outfit Canberra Raiders – whose second string he donned a shirt for in the New South Wales Cup between 2021 and 2022.
With a contract signed which runs until the end of the 2027 campaign, this move to Catalans marks his first opportunity to play at first-grade level.
Catalans Dragons swoop to sign Queensland Cup star for 2026 as recruitment drive continues
Kaho’s overall try record at second-grade level in Australia sits at 52 in 62 games, including 44 in his 63 Q Cup appearances for Norths.
The 24-year-old becomes the Dragons’ 12th new recruit for 2026: following on from the arrivals of Toby Sexton, Solomona Faataape, Harvey Wilson, Josh Allen, Zac Lipowicz, Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui, Charlie Staines, Josh Simm, Lewis Dodd, Ben Condon and Phoenix Laulu-Togaga’e.
Catalans announced his signing via social media on Wednesday afternoon, posting a highlight reel on X (@DragonsOfficiel) as below.
𝑈𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑢 𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑜𝑛 🐲 pic.twitter.com/nOu3cB74un
— Dragons Catalans (@DragonsOfficiel) December 10, 2025
Dragons head coach Joel Tomkins had high praise for his newest signing, saying: “Manase will be the last addition to our squad before the start of the season and (he is) someone I am very excited to have joining us.
“He will bring genuine speed and try-scoring ability.
“Manase joins us at a great time in his development as a player and is motivated to take his game to the next level in Super League.”
