KNIGHTS club captain Chris Levy is staying at Huntington Stadium next season.

It has been confirmed that Levy's deal had an option for next year that has been taken up and the Aussie is sure his side will be more than competitive in National League One.

"We had a few games versus NL1 and Super League sides in the cups and trial matches and we more than competed," he said.

"We've got the coaching staff and the playing staff and with a few extras, which I'm sure we will find, I'd like to think we will be a bit of a force next year."

Outside of rugby, Levy the teacher has switched schools after his maternity-cover contract teaching maths and PE at All Saints School ended. He has now become schools sports co-ordinator at Lowfields, starting next month.

Updated: 10:28 Saturday, August 27, 2005