Wakefield Trinity can confirm their initial intake of Scholarship players for the 2025 season.

The club are extremely pleased to welcome 12 new players into the club from 9 different community clubs from around the district and further. With places still available on the scholarship programme the club will be looking for late identifying talent and turning over every stone for players of high potential.

Wakefield as a club have already placed a huge importance on bringing through the best players within the district and that work continues with the latest crop of players entering the club.

With the club entering a new era under Matt Ellis’ ownership and the guidance of Ben Lazenby as Head of Youth, Trinity are placing greater importance on youth, focusing on the greater development of players across all levels. This is reflected in the development opportunities that are being offered from the emerging player programme, aspire development group, scholarship, academy and reserves; with talent ID taking place at all levels of the game to feed all of these programmes.

Wakefield Trinity Confirmed Scholarship Intake And Community Clubs:

Lennon Kelly – HUNSLET

Gabriel Keogh – GUISELEY

Henry Dale – GARFORTH

Clayton Callaghan – HEWORTH

Kaz Davison – LOCK LANE

Lucas Foster – LINDLEY

Stephen Fletcher – KNOTTINGLEY

Nathan Olusode – LOCK LANE

Fred Buckborough – SHAW CROSS

Lucas De Silva – HEWORTH

Lucas Jones – OULTON

Logan Surfleet – N/A

Matty Nicholson, Trinity Player Pathway Manger said: “Firstly I’d like to mention the excellent job that Chris Robinson and the Wakefield Trinity scouting network has done this year going out rain or shine to identify some excellent potential talent for the future. 

All of the community clubs and coaches and volunteers also need to be credited for the work and support they have provided to the players on their journey so far both on and off the field to put the players in this position . 

As a club and youth performance department we now look forward to repaying that faith and giving back to these community clubs by supporting them with coach education and development sessions to ensure a strong relationship is built to give as many young players the opportunity to be a part of the rugby league family in one capacity or another. As part of my role in 2025 I will be visiting the clubs where these players play their community rugby and observing sessions and supporting the coaches where I can. I am really looking forward to getting out and visiting the clubs that do so much to develop players across our game.”

Chris Robinson, Wakefield Trinity Community Scout said: “I am proud of the group of players who have worked tirelessly to get to this point in their rugby careers and look forward to seeing their development. The signings made are down to the hard work, professionalism and relationships built by the clubs scouting network with the community clubs, coaches, parents and players. The scouts work tirelessly each week gathering information on players in line with the club’s values and ethos to bring in players with the attributes and potential to develop and progress within the game.”