Canberra Raiders local junior Sam Williams will return to the Canberra Raiders in 2018 after signing a new two-year deal with the club.
Williams was an instrumental part of Wakefield Trinityโs rise into the Super 8 stages of the English Super League in 2017 after departing the Raiders at the end of 2015.
It will be the third time Williams has been part of the Raiders NRL squad, after making his debut with the club in 2011, he was a member of the squad until departing at the end of 2013, before returning to the club for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
Williams said heโs looking forward to returning to Canberra and the Raiders and said heโs ready for the challenge of trying to break back into the Raiders NRL team.
"This has always been home for me, itโs great to be back with a lot of mates that I have made and we have great coaching staff as well," Williams said.
"There haven't been a lot of changes since I left last time, it will be easy for me to slide back into the club, I know the culture and how the place works, it was exciting to get the call back to come here.
"Iโm just lucky to be back here and itโs going to be a great challenge, I canโt wait."
Raiders NRL recruitment and High Performance Manager Peter Mulholland said the club was thrilled to have Williams return to the club, with his experience and work ethic providing the squad with an NRL quality half.
"Sam has proven in the past he is an NRL standard halfback and we are looking forward to him rejoining the squad for the next two seasons," Mulholland said.
"We know what a hard worker Sam is and weโre expecting him to rejoin the squad and provide us with competition in the halves which is a good thing for any club to have."
Raiders 2025 Player Movements
| 2025 Gains | |||||||||
| Myles Martin (Newcastle Knights, 2027), Matty Nicholson (Warrington Wolves, 2027), Shaun Packer (2025), Owen Pattie (2025), Joe Roddy (2025), Ethan Sanders (Parramatta Eels, 2027), Peter Taateo (2026), Savelio Tamale (St George Illawarra Dragons, 2026), Manaia Waitere (2025) | |||||||||
| 2025 Losses | |||||||||
| Nick Cotric (Catalans Dragons), Hohepa Puru (Cronulla Sharks), Jordan Rapana (Hull FC), James Schiller (Newcastle Knights), Adrian Trevilyan (Northern Pride), Elliott Whitehead (Catalans Dragons), Zac Woolford (Huddersfield Giants) | |||||||||
| Re-Signed | |||||||||
| Michael Asomua (2026), Jamal Fogarty (2026), Ata Mariota (2026), Trey Mooney (2027), Pasami Saulo (2026), Ethan Strange (2028), Peter Taateo (2026), Matthew Timoko (2028), Kaeo Weekes (2027) | |||||||||
| Off Contract 2025 | |||||||||
| Emre Guler, Albert Hopoate, Danny Levi, Jordan Martin, Josh Papalii, Simi Sasagi, Xavier Savage, Tom Starling | |||||||||
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