‘You do the math’: Former Storm star Ryan Papenhuyzen shuts down ‘untrue’ return rumours

Ryan Papenhuyzen has emphatically denied he’ll be returning to the NRL anytime soon.

The 28-year-old shocked the sport when he walked away from his Storm contract during the off-season with a year to run on the deal.

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Since, Papenhuyzen’s future has been a source of on-and-off speculation.

The latest rumour doing the rounds is that the Bulldogs are considering a possible play for Papenhuyzen, which journalist Paul Kent revealed on his ‘Kenty Blitz’ podcast.

However, the former Storm fullback more or less shut that down as well as a couple of other sources of speculation he’s heard regarding a potential comeback

Papenhuyzen is currently holidaying in the US but will return to Australia in the coming days.

“I just don’t know where people keep getting it from to be honest,” Papenhuyzen said on his One Six Seven podcast.

“I think it was James Graham who said at the start of the year that I’d back in June. It’s July and I’m in the US so you do the math. That’s one that’s also wrong.”

He also denied any links to the Perth Bears, an unnamed Sydney club and breakaway rugby union competition Rugby 360.

“Not true,” Papenhuyzen firmly replied when asked about those three rumours specifically.

“I’m just not playing footy again.

“There’s also other rumours about flag football and rugby sevens at the Olympics. But no to those as well.”

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