{"id":50807,"date":"2025-06-27T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=50807"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T13:43:44","slug":"breaking-news-sydney-roosters-are-bringing-him-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letsportsrock.com\/?p=50807","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: Sydney Roosters are bringing him back&#8230;&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d79db4796efc26332eabfc3f5dafbc76\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inarticle\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls\"  id=\"hbagency_space_111930\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It appears that the \u201cBreaking News: Roosters are bringing him back\u2026\u201d story is actually misinformation. It originated from a speculative site referencing Jake Friend returning from retirement, but there\u2019s **no credible evidence** that the Sydney Roosters are signing him again ([smartsport2.com][1]).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what\u2019s actually happening:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*  **Reece Robson**, the NSW Origin hooker, has officially signed with the Roosters on a four-year deal starting **2026**. He\u2019ll finish out the 2025 season at the Cowboys before moving to Bondi ([news.com.au][2]).<\/p>\n<p>*  **Brandon Smith**, currently recovering from injury, has been released by the Roosters and will join **South Sydney Rabbitohs** in **2026** (possibly earlier) ([abc.net.au][3]).<\/p>\n<p>*  Significant roster changes have occurred: veterans like **Terrell May**, **Jared Waerea\u2011Hargreaves**, **Luke Keary**, **Joey Manu**, and **Sitili Tupouniua** have all departed ([theqldr.com.au][4]).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> **TL;DR**: The only confirmed \u201ccoming back\u201d news is Reece Robson joining the Roosters in 2026. There\u2019s **no reliable confirmation** of Jake Friend or anyone else returning. If you saw social media shoutouts about a \u201clegend\u201d re-signing, it\u2019s most likely a fan-made rumor with no official backing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Want to dig into more player movements or Roosters roster updates? 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It originated from a speculative site referencing Jake Friend returning from retirement, but there\u2019s **no credible evidence** that the Sydney Roosters are signing him again ([smartsport2.com][1]). &nbsp; Here\u2019s what\u2019s actually happening: &nbsp; * **Reece Robson**, the NSW Origin hooker, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Breaking News: Sydney Roosters are bringing him back........<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Breaking News: Sydney Roosters are 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