The Newcastle Knights are pleased to announce halfback Trent Hodkinson has agreed to the terms of a three-year contract, commencing in season 2016.

Hodkinson made his NRL debut in 2010 playing for the Manly Sea Eagles before joining the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2011. The 26-year-old NSW Origin halfback has played 109 NRL games.

“Trent’s signing is a major coup for our Club,” CEO Matt Gidley said on Monday.

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