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The Wests Tigers have today confirmed that Robbie Farah will return to the club effective immediately to aid the side’s finals push.
Farah was contracted to the South Sydney Rabbitohs for two years and played a key role in their recent victories over the Cronulla Sharks and Gold Coast Titans during the Origin period.
Outside of that, however, the former NSW Blues hooker has been restricted to playing for South Sydney’s NSW Cup team, the North Sydney Bears.
The Rabbitohs are genuine premiership contenders this season, currently sitting second on the premiership ladder and do not have a first-grade quality back-up hooker available if current rake Damien Cook went down injured.
However, it is understood that Rabbitohs coach Anthony Seibold promised Farah he could leave the club this year if an opportunity came up at another NRL side.
In a statement released on the Wests Tigers website, coach Ivan Cleary said that he was looking forward to having Farah back at the team he spent so much time at before moving to Souths.
“I look forward to welcoming Robbie back home to Wests Tigers this week,” said Cleary.
“Robbie brings a wealth of experience back to the club in a position where we feel we need some additional support at this stage of the season.
“All of my discussions with Robbie have been very positive, he understands the direction that the club is heading in, and how he can help contribute to that.”
Farah, who played 247 first-grade games for the Tigers before leaving at the end of 2016, will begin training this week and is available for selection in the club’s match against the Titans after rep weekend.
The Tigers currently sit in 10th position on the NRL ladder, four points adrift of the eighth-placed Broncos.
The acquisition of Farah is a massive boost for the club given that they have struggled to nail down a regular starting hooker in 2018, with Elijah Taylor, Matt McIllwrick and Jacob Liddle all featuring in the No. 9 jersey this year.
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