Melbourne Storm have welcomed back their full World Cup contingent to pre-season training.
After having eight 2023 squad members represent their respective nations in the United Kingdom late last year, all players returned to training on Wednesday this week for the first time in pre-season.
After their World Cup triumph with the Kangaroos, Cameron Munster and Harry Grant are both back in Melbourne as is fellow playmaker Jahrome Hughes. Hughes’ New Zealand teammate Nelson Asofa-Solomona will bring experience to the Storm forward pack on the training track alongside Tepai Moreoa and Tui Kamikamica who have both also re-joined the group.
PNG Kumuls duo Justin Olam and Xavier Coates round out the returning group of internationals, with Coates already making a pre-Christmas appearance after his World Cup campaign was cut short due to a hamstring injury.
With eight weeks until Round 1, Craig Bellamy will ramp up preparations with his side before Storm open the season against Parramatta on Thursday 2 March.
Before then, Storm’s first Pre-Season Challenge match will be against the Sydney Roosters at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong on Sunday 12 February.
