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7NEWS
10-06-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Taylan May gets NRL lifeline with Wests Tigers on train-and-trial deal
Wests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson believes Taylan May deserves a second chance in the NRL, after signing the outside back on a train-and-trial deal. The Tigers on Tuesday formally won the race for May's signature, with the Samoan international agreeing to a deal for the rest of this season. The contract is May's first since he was released from Penrith last season, after the Panthers attempted to rip up his contract over a number of off-field indiscretions. The 23-year-old also had domestic violence charges against him dropped in March, after his wife who had accused him of punching did not show up in court. May had pleaded not guilty to the charges and has since spent time in a mental health facility undergoing treatment. The former Panther will not be able to immediately return to the field, with the NRL only conditionally approving his comeback. In a statement on Tuesday, the Tigers said training and off-field standards needed to be met before May could play again. 'Taylan, like all our players, will be joining a club which has a culture of putting healthy relationships first,' CEO Shane Richardson said. 'Taylan has made enormous strides since we first met with him 10 weeks ago through voluntarily attending education and counselling sessions. 'All players deserve a second chance and we think this is the environment which gives him the best chance of success both on and off the field.' May's move to the Tigers came after he had met with South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett and toured the club's Heffron Park facilities. But the Tigers signing will allow him to play alongside his brother Terrell, with the duo and older brother Tyrone May all keen to one day play together. 'Clearly, Taylan is a quality player who will further strengthen our squad in the back end of the competition,' Richardson said. 'But we also believe his best chance of success on and off the field is if he is around family and friends. 'He will now have the chance to not only return to a team environment but also to play alongside his brother Terrell – which is important to him.'
West Australian
10-06-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Mayday, Mayday: Wests Tigers answer Taylan's call
iicests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson believes Taylan May deserves a second chance in the NRL, after signing the outside back on a train-and-trial deal. The Tigers on Tuesday formally won the race for May's signature, with the Samoan international agreeing to a deal for the rest of this season. The contract is May's first since he was released from Penrith last season, after the Panthers attempted to rip up his contract over a number of off-field indiscretions. The 23-year-old also had domestic violence charges against him dropped in March, after his wife who had accused him of punching did not show up in court. May had pleaded not guilty to the charges and has since spent time in a mental health facility undergoing treatment. The former Panther will not be able to immediately return to the field, with the NRL only conditionally approving his comeback. In a statement on Tuesday, the Tigers said training and off-field standards needed to be met before May could play again. "Taylan, like all our players, will be joining a club which has a culture of putting healthy relationships first," CEO Shane Richardson said. "Taylan has made enormous strides since we first met with him 10 weeks ago through voluntarily attending education and counselling sessions. "All players deserve a second chance and we think this is the environment which gives him the best chance of success both on and off the field." May's move to the Tigers came after he had met with South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett and toured the club's Heffron Park facilities. Bpt the Tigers signing will allow him to play alongside his brother Terrell, with the duo and older brother Tyrone May all keen to one day play together. "Clearly, Taylan is a quality player who will further strengthen our squad in the back end of the competition," Richardson said. "But we also believe his best chance of success on and off the field is if he is around family and friends. "He will now have the chance to not only return to a team environment but also to play alongside his brother Terrell – which is important to him."
Perth Now
10-06-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Mayday, Mayday: Wests Tigers answer Taylan's call
iicests Tigers CEO Shane Richardson believes Taylan May deserves a second chance in the NRL, after signing the outside back on a train-and-trial deal. The Tigers on Tuesday formally won the race for May's signature, with the Samoan international agreeing to a deal for the rest of this season. The contract is May's first since he was released from Penrith last season, after the Panthers attempted to rip up his contract over a number of off-field indiscretions. The 23-year-old also had domestic violence charges against him dropped in March, after his wife who had accused him of punching did not show up in court. May had pleaded not guilty to the charges and has since spent time in a mental health facility undergoing treatment. The former Panther will not be able to immediately return to the field, with the NRL only conditionally approving his comeback. In a statement on Tuesday, the Tigers said training and off-field standards needed to be met before May could play again. "Taylan, like all our players, will be joining a club which has a culture of putting healthy relationships first," CEO Shane Richardson said. "Taylan has made enormous strides since we first met with him 10 weeks ago through voluntarily attending education and counselling sessions. "All players deserve a second chance and we think this is the environment which gives him the best chance of success both on and off the field." May's move to the Tigers came after he had met with South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett and toured the club's Heffron Park facilities. Bpt the Tigers signing will allow him to play alongside his brother Terrell, with the duo and older brother Tyrone May all keen to one day play together. "Clearly, Taylan is a quality player who will further strengthen our squad in the back end of the competition," Richardson said. "But we also believe his best chance of success on and off the field is if he is around family and friends. "He will now have the chance to not only return to a team environment but also to play alongside his brother Terrell – which is important to him."
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Bereaved mother pushes for brain tumour research cash
A bereaved mother says a government minister has pledged to "unlock" funding for brain tumour research at a meeting on Tuesday was organised after Sir Keir Starmer placed on record his commitment to "life-saving research" to improve outcomes for brain tumour patients. It saw health minister Ashley Dalton welcome Laura Kurtul, from Broughton Astley in Leicestershire, whose six-year-old son Taylan died in February 2024 - nine months after he was diagnosed with discussion ended with a pledge from the minister to meet again in the autumn to hold further talks about the potential funding. Ms Kurtul said sharing the story of losing her only child with the minister was "incredibly emotional and intense"."We came out feeling heard and hopeful that we will create change together," she was five when he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in May 2023 after experiencing headaches, sickness, exhaustion, unsteadiness and poor balance.A seven-hour operation at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham resulted in posterior fossa syndrome (PFS), which meant he was unable to sit up, walk or eat - and he lost the ability to was then put on a six-week course of proton beam therapy, an advanced form of the time the family returned home, he seemed to be starting to return to some normality an MRI scan in October 2023 showed tumour spread across the surface of Taylan's brain and spine, which led to his death on 9 February 2024. At the meeting Ms Kurtul was joined by Louise Fox, from Bedfordshire, who lost her 13-year-old son, George, to a glioblastoma in April 2022. Dan Knowles, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research also attended along with Jess Mills, daughter of the late Tessa Jowell and founder of The Tessa Jowell Foundation, and South Leicestershire MP Alberto Costa, who first raised Laura's story during Prime Minister's Questions in Tumour Research says studies on brain tumours had received just 1% of the national spend on cancer research since records began in 2002."Ashley acknowledged how awful this situation is and she's very keen to work with us," said Ms Kurtul."She recognised that we aren't getting enough research into brain tumours and she's committed to ensuring government funding for this type of research is unlocked." 'I'm his voice' "We recognise that more needs to be done to stimulate high-quality, high-impact research into brain tumours," said the health minister."That is why we are committed to making a real difference for patients with brain cancer."We will leave no stone unturned until they get the first-class care that they deserve."Mr Knowles also said he was excited to see "greater priorities" for brain tumours in the government's Cancer Plan, being published later this Kurtul said the discussion was what she was "desperate" to hear."I was forced to watch what this disease did to my son and I can't bear to know that this is still happening to other children," she said."I'm still Tay's mum but I'm his mum in a different way now. I'm his voice and I know Tay wouldn't want this to happen to other children."
