Wests Tigers lock in Pathways talent

Wests Tigers are delighted to confirm that two of the club’s brightest young Pathways talents have signed long-term extensions.

Jared Haywood and Christian Taupau-Moors will both remain with Wests Tigers until at least the end of the 2028 season.

Haywood is an 18-year-old hooker/half, who has played primarily in Balmain’s junior representative teams since joining the club’s Pathways system in 2023.

A Patrician Brothers’ College, Blacktown product, he was named in the 2024 Australian Schoolboys squad after showcasing his impressive talent for the school throughout the year.

He has completed the 2025 pre-season with the Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup squad and has also taken part in several training sessions with the NRL squad as part of his development.

Christian Taupau-Moors is a 17-year-old prop, who has graduated to the Wests Magpies SG Ball Cup side this year after helping their Harold Matthews Cup team to a Grand Final appearance in 2024.

He was also named in an Australian-based New Zealand U/17s squad at the conclusion of last year’s campaign to cap off an outstanding season.

The powerful middle has completed the 2025 pre-season with the Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg Cup team and will return to their setup later this year when his junior representative commitments are complete.

Haywood has been named to come off the interchange bench in #23 for this weekend’s NRL trial against the Bulldogs at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.