{"id":212063,"date":"2025-10-14T06:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212063\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T06:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:29:08","slug":"broncos-sign-inspiring-forward-until-the-end-of-2027-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/212063\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos sign inspiring forward until the end of 2027 – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

As if the Brisbane Broncos’ forward pack wasn’t deep enough already, the 2025 premiers have welcomed in yet another big man to strengthen their frontline.<\/p>\n

In an exciting coup for the club, the Broncos have announced the signing of Aublix Tawha<\/a> on a two-year deal, following an inspiring journey from scaffolding in New Zealand<\/a> to the NRL<\/a> stage.<\/p>\n

Just a few years ago, the Hamilton-born prop was working on construction sites with little thought of a professional rugby league career.<\/p>\n

That all changed when he moved to Australia<\/a> in 2023 to play for Yass Magpies in the Canberra Region Rugby League<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n

His performances caught the eye of Broncos assistant coach Ben Te’o<\/a>, who was coaching the Dolphins<\/a> Hostplus Cup side at the time and brought Tawha to Queensland.<\/p>\n

Tawha made his NRL<\/a> debut in 2025 for the Dolphins<\/a>, coming off the bench in Round 16 against Newcastle before going on to play nine first-grade games.<\/p>\n

He impressed with his strong work ethic and versatility, averaging 80 run metres, 30 tackles at 93% efficiency, and scoring six tries in the Queensland Cup.<\/p>\n

\"ExcitingAublix Tawha in action. (Photo: Dolphins Media)<\/p>\n

“I was just watching these players on TV, and now to be playing with them is crazy,” Tawha said after signing with the Broncos.<\/p>\n

“I never thought I’d be here in a million years.”<\/p>\n

Now 26, Tawha says he’s focused on growth and grateful for the opportunity under new Broncos coach Michael Maguire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Madge invited me to his house and spoke about what he wanted to do with me; it just made sense to jump on board,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I’m ready to come back to Australia<\/a>, have a crack, and keep improving by being around high-calibre players.”<\/p>\n

Broncos GM of Recruitment and Pathways Simon Scanlan praised Tawha’s work ethic and rise through the ranks.<\/p>\n

“Aublix had a breakout season and established himself as a regular first grader,” Scanlan said.<\/p>\n

“His rise is a testament to his hunger and competitiveness.<\/p>\n

“We’re excited to welcome him as we build toward another big year ahead.”<\/p>\n

He will link up with the Broncos for the 2026 pre-season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As if the Brisbane Broncos’ forward pack wasn’t deep enough already, the 2025 premiers have welcomed in yet…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155845,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-212063","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-national-rugby-league","11":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","12":"tag-nrl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212063","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=212063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}