Hohepa Puru

Hohepa Puru

Personal information
Full name	Hohepa Puru
Born	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22) Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023– Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 22 March 2024

Hohepa Puru (born 2 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.

Background

Puru is of Aboriginal Australian^[2] and Cook Island Maori descent.

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]

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. 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.

External links

• Canberra Raiders profile