Castleford prop Liam Watts has signed a one-year contract extension, with an possibility for an extra 12 months.
The 33-year-old is in his second spell on the Tigers, having made his debut in 2007 earlier than transferring on to Hull KR and Hull FC.
Watts returned to Wheldon Street in 2018 and has made 118 appearances within the final six seasons.
The potential further 12 months on Watts’ new deal will likely be triggered by the variety of video games he performs in 2024.
Watts, who was chosen for the Tremendous League Dream Crew in 2019, instructed the Tigers website: “I’ve probably not chased it an excessive amount of, I simply wished to be taking part in in addition to I might and constantly, and hopefully simply let the deal care for itself.
“It’ll be a large subsequent 12 months for me. I wish to be taking part in effectively but it surely’s about mentoring and bringing a number of stuff out of the younger youngsters which can be on the membership, like Muizz Mustapha and Sam Corridor.
“I am a Cas lad and I am not glad personally with how we have carried out this 12 months and I do not assume anyone is, in order that hurts as effectively and I do not need one other 12 months of that.”
Director of rugby operations Danny Wilson mentioned: “Wattsy had a extremely good finish to the season. He is an enormous, dominant center on his day and he is nonetheless acquired some miles on the clock.”