{"id":13423,"date":"2025-07-22T12:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/13423\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T12:58:07","slug":"nrl-star-makes-crucial-long-awaited-contract-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/13423\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL star makes crucial long-awaited contract call"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wests Tigers have confirmed the re-signing of veteran hooker Apisai Koroisau, securing him until the end of the 2028 NRL season in a major boost to the club\u2019s long-term vision.<\/p>\n

After months of speculation about his future, the 32-year-old has signed a two-year contract extension, prolonging his commitment beyond 2026 and ensuring he will continue playing until at least age 35.<\/p>\n

As club captain, Koroisau\u2019s decision to stay is a vital boost for the Wests Tigers as they press ahead with their rebuild under head coach Benji Marshall.<\/p>\n

In a year marked by instability both on and off the field, securing Koroisau\u2019s re-signing was a clear priority for the Wests Tigers \u2013 choosing experience over emerging talent Tallyn Da Silva<\/a>, who has since departed for the Parramatta Eels in search of greater first-grade opportunities.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Wests Tigers are finalising Api Koriosau extension<\/a><\/p>\n

The NRL veteran joined the Wests Tigers in 2023 following a successful stint at the Penrith Panthers, where he won back-to-back titles and established himself as one of the premier dummy-halves in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis club has become family to me. I’ve felt nothing but support from the players, staff, and especially Benji – he’s someone I really admire and enjoy playing under,” Koroisau stated in a club statement.<\/p>\n

“I’m stoked to re-sign and can’t wait to help lead this team for a few more years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Benji Marshall hailed the premiership-winning hooker\u2019s recommitment as a defining moment for the club\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

\u201cApi is a great player but more so he is the heart and soul of this team,” Marshall said.<\/p>\n

“His leadership, experience and energy are invaluable. Having him commit to our future is massive for the direction we are heading in.<\/p>\n

“We are thrilled to have him and his wonderful family here long term.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wests Tigers have confirmed the re-signing of veteran hooker Apisai Koroisau, securing him until the end of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-13423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13423","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=13423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}