The former NRL player came close to a new career in coal mining before finding an unlikely new lease of life in England’s second division
Blake Ferguson says he was close to retirement from rugby league before he got a call from Championship club Leigh Centurions.Blake Ferguson says he was close to retirement from rugby league before he got a call from Championship club Leigh Centurions.B
“I wouldn’t have thought I’d be here, that’s for sure,” Ferguson admits. After all, it was only this time last year Ferguson was a regular in a Parramatta Eels side that reached thefinals, but a lot has happened since then. That includes an ill-fated stint in Japanese rugby union club NEC Green Rockets, which ended with the 32-year-old spending a month in jail in Japan after being arrested for alleged possession of cocaine, before being released.
“It’s been really refreshing coming here. We’ve a great owner, the coaching staff are fantastic and it’s been so amazing to come here and experience something new and something different with my family, who have come over too. It was important for me to get the right club, and it’s great to get the love back for rugby league.” Ferguson’s impact was immediate, scoring four tries on his debut against Workington Town.
Ferguson will be the biggest star on show this weekend at the Summer Bash, the equivalent of the NRL’s Magic Weekend, where all teams play in the same stadium on the same weekend.
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