“We have been looking to get a replacement for Tom Amone for several months now, and believe we have the right person to fill those boots,” said Leigh head of rugby Chris Chester.
“Alec is young, he’s only 23, and he’s hungry. He’s been through some good systems in Australia and has many good years ahead of him.”
Chester also indicated that Leigh might still sign Condon at a later stage.
He said: “It’s a blow to our preparations for next season to lose a signing of Ben’s quality. We had really high aspirations for him, and we hold that focus that it can happen in the future.
“Part of any signing involves due diligence and unfortunately after the unfortunate accident in which Ben was involved, we were unable to proceed. Ben is a really good guy and we wish him well.”
