The Newcastle Knights have signed former Manly prop Josh Starling for the 2017 season. 

The 26-year-old has played 67 NRL games, first at the South Sydney Rabbitohs then at Manly over the past three seasons.

"Josh is a good competitor, a great trainer and does a lot of wonderful work in the community," Knights coach Nathan Brown said.

"These are all qualities on and off the field that are important to have around our young squad."

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