Dragons snap up Sironen

Catalans Dragons have announce the signing of Bayley Sironen from the 2024 Betfred Super League season. The New Zealand Warriors second row, 26, has signed a two-year deal with the French club. 

Bayley Sironen started his career in the New South Wales Cup with Wests Tigers reserve team before making his NRL debut with the Tigers in August 2017.

After two first team appearances with Wests Tigers, he moved to South Sydney Rabbitohs. With limited opportunities in the Rabbitohs' squad, where he played five games in his first two NRL seasons with the club, he established himself as a frontline player for the Rabbitohs in 2020, appearing in 19 games to lift his career tally to 24.

In 2021, he joined the New Zealand Warriors and quickly became a key player of the Warriors' squad, reaching the NRL semi-finals this year.

A versatile player who is able to play as a second row, lock or stand-off, Bayley Sironen heads to Super League with Catalans Dragons after 80 appearances in six NRL seasons.

On joining the Dragons, Bayley Sironen said: ?"I am very excited to be coming to such a competitive club, I was really impressed with what Steve had to say and the way he spoke when meeting the coach and I have heard such good things from people who have represented the club in the past. I'm looking forward to hopefully bringing more success to the Dragons and can't wait to move over and get to work."

Dragons head coach Steve McNamara added: "Bayley is a young ambitious player with lots of NRL experience who will be a great addition to our squad. He is a player that players love to play alongside and coaches love to coach. He will primarily come as a 2nd row but his versatility will also give us many options."