Wild Tuivasa-Sheck rumour of return to Roosters ‘getting louder’

NRL great Brian Fletcher has shared a “very, very strong” rumour All Blacks star Roger Tuivasa is returning to the Roosters.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck of the All Blacks during The Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australia Wallabies at Eden Park on September 24, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has been linked with a move back to the NRL with the Roosters.

RTS made his NRL debut at the Roosters in 2012 before the star fullback left for the Warriors at the end of 2015.

The Dally M Medal winner then switched codes and joined the Auckland Blues halfway through 2021, before making his All Blacks debut last year.

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But with only three All Blacks appearances to his name it looks unlikely he’ll make their squad for the World Cup this year.

It has ignited murmurs of a homecome and Rooster great Bryan Fletcher believes the chat is only growing louder.

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck of Auckland. Getty

“The rumours I keep hearing is Roger (Tuivasa-Sheck) back to the Chooks. That’s what I keep hearing,” Fletcher said on SEN.

“When we cross over to our Kiwi friends, I’m going to ask them, because the rumours are getting louder and louder.

“I’m not geeing you up, the rumours are getting very, very strong.”

The Mole believes the Dolphins are also making a play for Tuivasa-Sheck, per WWOS.

“The Warriors probably don’t have room in their salary cap to accommodate their former captain, but one team is cashed up and desperate for a superstar signing … the Dolphins,” he said.

“Don’t be surprised if Wayne Bennett has a quiet chat to RTS in the coming months.

“They all come back after doing to the dark side – and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck could be the next to make the transition back to rugby league.

“The likes of Wendell Sailor, Lote Tuqiri, Mat Rogers and Sam Burgess all tried their hand at the 15-a-side game with varying degrees of success in recent years before returning to league.”

Originally published as Wild Tuivasa-Sheck rumour of return to Roosters ‘getting louder’