Sam Williams signs for Wakefield

Wakefield Wildcats have signed Australian scrum-half Sam Williams on a one-year deal from NRL side Canberra Raiders.

The 25-year-old will provide competition for Jacob Miller and Liam Finn, who were the Wildcats' half-back pairing for all but the last two matches of the 2016 season.

Williams began his career with Canberra in 2011 and also played for St George Illawarra and the Catalans before returning to the Raiders at the start of last year, but he has largely played a back-up role this season behind regular half-backs Blake Austin and Aidan Sezer.

Williams is Wakefield's fourth recruit for 2017, following the signing of Huddersfield full-back Scott Grix, Batley prop Keegan Hirst and Salford winger Mason Caton-Brown, with Chester promising at least two more new faces to come.