Former Barrow Raiders favourite Hakim Miloudi is heading back to France.
Miloudi, 31, has been released by London Broncos at the end of his Super League contract.
But it was just a short stay, with the Frenchman now set to return to his native France to sign a deal with Baroudeurs de Pia XIII (Pia Donkeys).
Pia currently play in the French Super XIII competition – the top tier of French rugby league following the competition’s rebrand from the Elite One Championship.
The Donkeys finished in fourth in the Elite One Championship during the 2023-24 domestic season and Miloudi has played in France, starting his career in 2013 with St Esteve where he scored 23 tries in 26 games.
He has also played for Palau Broncos and Carcassonne before coming to the UK in 2017 to join Hull FC. While with Hull for three seasons he went out on loan in each of them to Doncaster.
He had a 17-game spell with Toronto Wolfpack and after a brief spell back at Palau Broncos he joined Barrow where he was a very popular member of Paul Crarey’s squad in 2021 and 2022. In total he played 26 times for the Raiders, scoring 12 tries.
During the 2024 Super League season, Miloudi scored ten tries in 24 appearances as the Broncos finished with just three wins.
