The Robins have brought in Titans halves Albert Kelly and Maurice Blair for the 2015 Super League season.
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Hull KR have signed Gold Coast pair Albert Kelly and Maurice Blair as replacements for departed internationals Travis Burns and Kris Keating.
Both Kelly and Blair were still under contract at the Titans for another season, however the pair were released to enable them to sign two-year deals with the Robins.
Their capture takes the club’s new signings to eight this off-season as coach Chris Chester aims to rebuild the side that failed to reach the Super League play-offs.
“They’re two very exciting players and we’re really pleased to add them to our squad for next season,” Chester said.
“They both have good kicking games, they’re strong defenders and we are expecting Albert in particular to set the Super League on fire in the halves.
“We’ve done our homework on the pair of them and we are really confident they will be a good fit both for the club and the Super League competition.
“I’d still like to bring another half-back in as well as these two. The good thing about Maurice is that he can play left centre as well and he’ll also be challenging for a spot in the team in that position.”
Titans coach Neil Henry wished both players success at their new club.
“They were given a rare opportunity to play together as halves by Hull KR and they get the security of two-year deals,” Henry said.
“We feel we have good depth in the halves here so we agreed to allow Albert to take this opportunity in the Super League and, at 30, Maurice has the chance to extend his career which we are also happy to accommodate.
“We wish them both great success over there.”
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