Leigh Centurions sign up Matt Gardner and Andy Bracek

Gardner is the younger brother of St Helens winger Ade Gardner

Leigh Centurions have signed Matt Gardner and Andy Bracek as they begin rebuilding for the new season.

Gardner, 26, joins from Widnes and has previously played for Castleford, Huddersfield, Salford and Harlequins.

Bracek, 24, is a Wales international second-row, who has been a regular during the Four Nations.

He played for Leigh Miners Rangers as a youth player before joining St Helens, and has also spent time at Warrington, Barrow and Crusaders.