Salford Red Devils captain Lee Mossop has signed a two-year contract extension with the club.
In 2019, the forward led the Red Devils to a first Super League Grand Final appearance and has now committed to the club until the end of the 2022 season.
Mossop said: βI love playing at Salford, so this was an easy decision to make.
βI play my best rugby under Watto (Ian Watson) and I remember last time he extended I did the same straight away.
βAt the moment, weβve got a great group, so my job as captain isnβt a difficult one.
βWeβve changed the culture since I first joined the club, with every player coming here to achieve.
βThe players weβve signed recently all have hunger and passion. Theyβve come for the right reasons.β
He added: βWe all love playing in those big occasions.
βIt was outstanding to lead the team out at Old Trafford and at the DW, with that away end packed.
βNow weβve had time to reflect, itβs something that drives us on.
βI want to lift some silverware during my time at the club.β
The captainβs contract extension comes after head coach Ian Watson also committed his future to the club.
Watson said: βItβs great to have Moose sign up for the next two years.
βWhen he joined us in 2017, he embraced the challenges that we at Salford face and quickly established himself as a leader and the captain of our group.
βHeβs driven the standards of being a team that competes and challenges the best teams, by pushing players to be better and leading with his actions on and off the field.
βWe all saw in the run up to last yearβs Grand Final and the last few games before the break, that heβs amongst the best front-rowers in our game and hopefully over the next few years Salford and Moose can have further success together.β
Mossopβs try against his former club Wigan Warriors sealed the Red Devilsβ place in last yearβs Grand Final, marking a memorable play-off campaign for the captain. All four matches from Salford’s 2019 play-off campaign are available to watch in full on RDTV.
Director of rugby & operations Ian Blease said: Weβve been talking with Lee for some time now and Iβm really pleased to have secured our captainβs signature for the next two years.
βLee is a winner and he epitomises our clubβs vision and values. His determination to succeed makes him a great leader of men.
βHeβs been exemplary as a player since he arrived at our club and Iβm looking forward to working with Lee again for the next two years.β
Salford Red Devils supporters can support the club’s recruitment, including the retention of players like Mossop, by becoming squad builders.
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