{"id":78908,"date":"2021-06-01T09:45:58","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=78908"},"modified":"2021-06-01T09:58:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:58:54","slug":"storm-stars-switch-to-nrl-rival-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=78908","title":{"rendered":"Storm star&#039;s switch to NRL rival confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cronulla Sharks have pulled off a major coup by signing Melbourne Storm utility Nicho Hynes to a three-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by the Daily Telegraph, the deal beginning from 2022 is worth $1.8 million.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old&#x27;s signature had been one of the most sought after in recent times after he <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nicho-hynes-contract-melbourne-storm-brisbane-broncos-interview\/db261cb8-82f7-4382-baba-7f254a69a9fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"revealed he would be willing to leave the Storm if it meant he could secure a starting role\">revealed he would be willing to leave the Storm if it meant he could secure a starting role<\/a> elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#x27;s understood Hynes had drawn interest from a number of clubs including the Raiders and Warriors, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/storms-nicho-hynes-admits-he-may-be-forced-to-leave-melbourne\/34108b14-1377-4556-9be4-c2634e3f7165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" title=\"he made it known publicly last month that the Broncos were a club that had spoken to him\">he made it known publicly last month that the Broncos were a club that had spoken to him<\/a> prior to tonight&#x27;s announcement.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"0a3f7c54-7e95-4c07-825d-f7254b005e0c\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/0a3f7c54-7e95-4c07-825d-f7254b005e0c\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1396\" data-height=\"785\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Sharks confirmed the signing tonight in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The Sharks have secured the services of Nicho Hynes, with the Storm star signing a long-term deal with the Cronulla club,&quot; the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The new contract, which will see Hynes join the Sharks for the start of their 2022 campaign, is for three years, running through until the end of the 2024 season.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Hynes this season has been made to cover for fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen and playmaker Cameron Munster, who have both been impacted by injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Since coming into the starting lineup back in Round Seven, Hynes has notched 11 try assists and nine line-breaks through his past six games.<\/p>\n<p>He will join the Sharks, who this season are currently sitting 12th on the ladder with just four wins to their name.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" title=\"clicking here!\"><em><strong>clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Cronulla Sharks have pulled off a major coup by signing Melbourne Storm utility Nicho Hynes to a three-year deal. According to a report by <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=78908\" title=\"Storm star&#039;s switch to NRL rival confirmed\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78908"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78908"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78910,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78908\/revisions\/78910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=78908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=78908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=78908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}