ITV Love Island sign up Super League star Jacques O'Neill for 2022 series

Castleford Tigers star Jacques O'Neill could be set for fame via TV show Love Island.

Rugby League Live understands O'Neill has been lined up as a potential contestant for the hit show, which begins next month.

O'Neill, 23, is regarded as one of the sport's best young prospects after bursting onto the scene with the Tigers as a teenager. Originally from Cumbria, O'Neill moved to West Yorkshire to pursue his rugby league career with the Tigers and earned an England Knights call-up early in his career. Since making his Super League debut in 2019 he has made 29 appearances for the club.

Injuries have hampered him over the past 12 months after undergoing a major hamstring surgery, but he could be about to put that to one side by entering the famous villa in which contestants try to find love with fellow housemates.

The ITV show is watched by millions every night and has resulted in many contestants kickstarting lucrative careers, as well as fame. He wouldn't be the first person from the sporting world to enter the villa. Boxer Tommy Fury famously entered the competition in 2019 and remains in a relationship with fellow contestant Molly-Mae Hague.

The Tigers are currently in the middle of their season, one that O'Neill has yet to feature in as he continues to recover from his hamstring injury. If he is to appear, it would inevitably mean him missing a chunk of the season and it's unclear what that would mean for his future with the club.

The Tigers are currently coached by Lee Radford and are eighth in Super League. They have won five of their last seven games and take on Hull Kingston Rovers at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle this Sunday.

Various reports claim the upcoming series will begin on June 6th and while it has