“We now have been seeking to get a substitute for Tom Amone for a number of months now, and imagine now we have the precise individual to fill these boots,” mentioned Leigh head of rugby Chris Chester.
“Alec is younger, he is solely 23, and he is hungry. He is been via some good methods in Australia and has many good years forward of him.”
Chester additionally indicated that Leigh would possibly nonetheless signal Condon at a later stage.
He mentioned: “It is a blow to our preparations for subsequent season to lose a signing of Ben’s high quality. We had actually excessive aspirations for him, and we maintain that focus that it might occur sooner or later.
“A part of any signing includes due diligence and sadly after the unlucky accident wherein Ben was concerned, we had been unable to proceed. Ben is a very good man and we want him properly.”