Leigh Leopards young gun lands Championship loan as destination revealed
Will Brough in action for Leigh Leopards during a pre-season friendly in 2025
Leigh Leopards young gun Will Brough has linked up with Championship outfit Halifax on a short-term loan deal, and will play for the Panthers this weekend.
Teenager Brough is the son of Super League legend Danny, the former England and Scotland international who racked up over 500 appearances in a career which saw him line up for Huddersfield Giants, Hull FC and Castleford Tigers among others.
19-year-old son Will has been with Leigh since the beginning of the 2025 campaign, when he joined the Leopards from Wakefield Trinity.
After coming through a couple of injury issues, Brough acted as the unused 18th man on a couple of occasions this season for Adrian Lam’s side before slotting into the centres as he made his Super League debut in a defeat at Warrington Wolves earlier this month.
With the Leopards now nearing something like full strength as their early season injury crisis begins to settle, the youngster – who can also play in the halves if required – will head out on loan to play for Fax on Sunday.
Leigh Leopards young gun lands Championship loan as destination revealed
Having been beaten 28-12 at home by Oldham last time out, Kyle Eastmond’s Panthers travel to Barrow Raiders this weekend, and Brough will be involved.
The Leopards ace has already had a taste of the Championship this term after featuring on loan for Salford RLFC against Oldham in the Reds’ first game of the season back in January.
And last year, he gained experience in League 1 with Midlands Hurricanes, who he kicked 11 goals for in the space of two games.
As he runs out for Fax on Sunday, Brough will chalk up the fifth senior appearance of his career to date, with the Panthers set to become the fourth club he has represented.
Wakefield are not counted in that tally of four as Brough never registered a first-team appearance for Trinity, with the closest he came during his time at Belle Vue being the unused 18th man for a Challenge Cup tie against amateur outfit Hunslet ARLFC.
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