A member of the Great Britain bobsleigh team spotted in auditions for The NRL Rookie reality television show has been offered a trial by former Australian coach Tim Sheens with Super League club Salford.

Luke Frixou, who has also represented Cyprus in rugby union and played for Derby, Nottingham and Italian club Benevento, competed for Great Britain in the two-man bob at Europa Cup events in La Plagne, France and St Moritz, Switzerland last December and January.

However, the 22-year-old is more focused on a rugby league career than the 2018 Winter Olympics and entered The NRL Rookie program, which will air on Channel Nine next year.

After reaching the finals, he was offered a trial by Sheens, who recently stood down from the Kangaroos job to take up a full-time role as director of rugby for Salford, which is owned by Marwan Koukash.