Hohepa Puru

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Hohepa Puru
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Personal information
Full nameHohepa Puru
Born (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 23)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–24 Canberra Raiders 20000
2025– Cronulla Sharks 50000
Total70000
Source: [1]
As of 31 August 2025

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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Background

Puru is of Māori and Aboriginal Australian descent [2]

Playing career

In 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

  1. ↑ "Hohepa Puru". Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 Rosser, Corey (9 September 2023). "Pep talk: The words that helped Puru through debut". NRL.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hohepa Puru named to debut as Raiders lose Josh Papali'i". Canberra Daily. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Gibbs, Tom (15 November 2023). "Raiders re-sign Puru after impressive 2023 season". New South Wales Rugby League. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Gibbs, Tom (7 November 2024). "Puru headed to Sharks for 2025". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
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