Ryan Hall signs new contract with Leeds Rhinos

Hall has scored 44 tries in 55 appearances for the Rhinos

England winger Ryan Hall has signed a new contract with Leeds Rhinos that will keep him at Headingley until the end of the 2013 season.

Hall, 22, was the leading try-scorer in Super League last season, his first full campaign in the Leeds first team.

"I am really pleased to have committed my future to the club," said Hall.

"We have got a group of players that are going to be together for the coming years and I want to play my part in helping us achieve more success."

Hall, who has scored 44 tries in just 55 appearances for the Rhinos, was named international rookie of the year as well as the Super League Dream Team for 2009.

"People keep asking me if I can build on last year's achievements but I still know that there is a lot more for me to do in the game," continued Hall.

"Playing for a side like Leeds makes my job as a winger easy. We have got so many class players that you just have to make sure you are in the right place at the right time."

Leeds coach Brian McClennan added: "This is a huge signing for us. You only need to see how Ryan's game has progressed over the last few years to see his potential.

"The fact that he has committed his future to the Rhinos is rewarding for everyone involved at the club because he has come through our system and wants to spend the best years of his career here.

I am a rugby league player, I always have been and I cannot see that changing in the future

Ryan Hall

"He has progressed so quickly in recent years that it is exciting to know that the years ahead of him will be spent at the Rhinos."

Like former team-mate Lee Smith, Hall has been tipped for a switch to rugby union but sees his immediate future in the 13-man game.

"I am a rugby league player, I always have been and I cannot see that changing in the future," said Hall.

"As a professional sportsman you can never close the door to other opportunities because you never know when someone may not want you, but it is important that as a team we stick together because that makes us stronger."