{"id":129185,"date":"2025-09-09T02:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/129185\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T02:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:46:05","slug":"kl-iro-re-signs-with-cronulla-sharks-until-end-of-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/129185\/","title":{"rendered":"KL Iro Re-Signs with Cronulla Sharks Until End of 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have secured the future of one of their brightest young talents, with <a data-ail=\"416780\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rugbyleaguezone.com\/?s=KL+Iro\" title=\"KL Iro\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KL Iro<\/a> re-signing with the club until the end of the 2029 NRL season.<\/p>\n<p>Iro, 25, has developed into a reliable outside back for the Sharks since breaking into first grade, showcasing both his attacking strike and defensive toughness. His long-term deal is a major boost for Cronulla as they continue to invest in the next generation of their roster.<\/p>\n<p>He is the son of former Manly, Hunter Mariners, Auckland Warriors, St Helens and New Zealand international Kevin Iro.<\/p>\n<p>The retention of Iro highlights the Sharks\u2019 commitment to building around emerging talent, ensuring stability and depth in the backline for years to come. The club sees him as a key figure in their push for continued finals success.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca Quick Facts<\/p>\n<p>Player: KL Iro<\/p>\n<p>Age: 25<\/p>\n<p>Position: Centre<\/p>\n<p>NRL Club: Cronulla Sharks (2022-current, 35 games, 16 tries)<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 KL Iro Career Timeline<\/p>\n<p>2022: Joins Sharks\u2019 NRL system after impressing in NSW Cup<\/p>\n<p>2023: Named NSW Cup Player of the Year<\/p>\n<p>2025: Re-signs with Sharks until end of 2029<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Official Club Statement: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharks.com.au\/news\/2025\/09\/09\/iro-recommits-to-sharks-until-end-of-2029\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharks.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks have secured the future of one of their brightest young talents, with KL Iro re-signing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,4565,89957,89958,760,89959,85],"class_list":["post-129185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cronulla-sharks","tag-kl-iro","tag-nrl-2025","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-league-signings","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}