Jacques O'Neill: Love Island star returns to Castleford Tigers until end of season
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Jacques O'Neill took a sabbatical from rugby league to chase the reality TV dream on Love Island in 2022
Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has returned to professional rugby league with Castleford Tigers, on a deal until the end of the 2023 season.
Cumbrian hooker O'Neill left in June 2022 to pursue a spot on the reality television series, having scored three tries in 29 games for the Tigers.
The 23-year-old spent 30 days in the Mallorca villa on the programme before choosing to leave the show.
He will join up with the Tigers on 2 May after fulfilling work commitments.
"I just can't wait to be back playing the sport I love again and being back around the ground with the boys," Walney-born O'Neill said.
"Hopefully, in the near future, I'll be back playing competitive rugby again because it's been what I've been thinking about doing since I came out of Love Island.
"I've always wanted to play rugby again; it's never been the case that I didn't want to come back to it. It's what I've loved doing since I was a child."