Test front-rower pulls off contract backflip

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Gun Parramatta front-rower Reagan Campbell-Gillard has re-committed to the Eels conscionable a week aft it was revealed that helium wanted to articulation the Dolphins.

Campbell-Gillard's manager was past week precise unfastened astir the front-rower's tendency to play nether Wayne Bennett astatine the caller enlargement club, but he's present signed a caller woody that's linked him with the Eels until the extremity of 2025.

The Kangaroos and NSW State of Origin typical had been acceptable to opt against triggering an enactment successful his declaration to enactment astatine the Eels.

The quality that the 28-year-old has penned a caller woody comes conscionable hours aft the nine released a bizarre connection regarding its roster.

"Our attack is not to prosecute publically successful speculation regarding subordinate negotiations," the connection reads.

"It is disrespectful to the players involved, is unhelpful successful gathering a squad that is acceptable up for occurrence and, astir importantly, goes against however we purpose to run arsenic a club."

Eels wide manager of shot Mark O'Neill said Campbell-Gillard was a large plus to the club.

"Reagan has connected good with everyone astatine our club, is simply a captious subordinate of our squad and adds a level of aggression needed to vie astatine NRL level," O'Neill said.

"He is 1 of the champion front-rowers successful the NRL and loves playing successful the large games."