Hohepa Puru (born 2 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League.
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| Full name | Hohepa Puru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editPuru is of Māori and Aboriginal Australian descent[2]
Playing career
editIn 2022, Puru was the captain of the Penrith Panthers' Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21s) grand final winning team.[3]
In 2023, Puru joined the Canberra Raiders. In Round 27 2023, Puru made his NRL debut for Canberra against the Cronulla Sharks at Pointsbet Stadium in a 24-6 loss.[3][4] He re-signed with Canberra for the 2024 season, with an option for the 2025 season.[5]
Puru signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ahead of the 2025 season.[6]
References
edit- ↑ "Hohepa Puru". Rugby League Project.
- ↑ Polkinghorne, David (8 February 2024). "'It's something I'm nervous about': Raider opens up about NRL All Stars call-up". Canberra Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- 1 2 Rosser, Corey (9 September 2023). "Pep talk: The words that helped Puru through debut". NRL.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ↑ "Hohepa Puru named to debut as Raiders lose Josh Papali'i". Canberra Daily. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ↑ Gibbs, Tom (15 November 2023). "Raiders re-sign Puru after impressive 2023 season". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ↑ Gibbs, Tom (7 November 2024). "Puru headed to Sharks for 2025". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2025.