Raiders sign Adam Walne, Jordan Walne extends contract
Barrow Raiders are absolutely delighted to announce that they have signed Adam Walne from Huddersfield Giants for 2021 and that they have also extended brother Jordan’s deal meaning they will play together for the next two years. This is another coup for Raiders to capture a Super League star in their prime. Not only that, but Adam has made a claim to be our media manager by producing his own press release:
“I’m entering a point of transition in my career earlier than I once would of thought, but I’m a big believer in following your path and trusting your inner compass and I have recently been faced with some difficult decisions regarding the direction of my future with various offers coming in. It was never going to be a straight forward decision.
Having recently founded Raw&Outdoor conditioning club with my brother Jordan, for the community, which we set up to boost the populations physical & mental health during a time of uncertainty surrounding the safety of exercising within closed indoor spaces. It’s been impossible for me to have the input and involvement in the business while being full time with rugby. It’s very frustrating having loads of ideas and plans but not having any time to make them happen with full time rugby being so demanding it takes over your life.
I’m at a good age and potentially in my prime but the thing with rugby is that it’s a shelf life career and the problem with that is you can’t predict when your own shelf life will be up and when it does come, you then get tossed aside like those out-of-date, unwanted goods on the shelf. And rugby takes it toll on the body for the rest of your life but once your done it’s back to square one in the real world. With a large percentage of players having nothing to fall back on for life after rugby, finding themselves in turmoil when their careers finish.
So I have decided that moving to part time rugby for next season would be the smartest decision and that me and Jordan need to be on the same schedule to grow the business (Raw&Outdoor) into what we want it to be for our long term future. Also to play alongside Jordan once again, which is something we both thought we might not get the chance to do again, would be too special to turn down.
And after hearing nothing but great things about everyone involved & connected with the club, Jordan then put the club in contact with me and it became very clear after some good conversations with the club Chairman Steve Neale & Coach Paul Crarey along with Rugby Director Andy Gaffney that signing at Barrow for the next 2 years was the right move for me and my family.
I have already experienced first hand the atmosphere and support from the fans at Barrow when I came up for a game on dual reg from Salford in 2014 and look forward to pulling on the Barrow jersey once again as a Barrow player this time for the 2021 season and beyond.”
Welcome Adam and thank-you Jordan for the deal extension.