{"id":313230,"date":"2025-11-28T00:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/313230\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T00:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T00:19:07","slug":"tinos-secret-meeting-with-former-recruitment-boss-revealed-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/313230\/","title":{"rendered":"Tino\u2019s secret meeting with former recruitment boss revealed – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A surprise meeting between Gold Coast Titans<\/a> captain Tino Fa’asuamaleaui<\/a> and the club’s former recruitment boss Ezra Howe has reportedly sparked alarm among club officials.<\/p>\n

According to Sport Confidential, Fa’asuamaleaui was seen catching up with Howe over coffee on the Gold Coast last week, just days after returning from Australia’s Ashes campaign.<\/p>\n

\"NRLGOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 19: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui of Titans warms-up ahead of the round 25 NRL match between Gold Coast Titans and Penrith Panthers at Cbus Super Stadium on August 19, 2023 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Getty Images\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The Queensland Origin enforcer is free to test the open market for 2027 and beyond, thanks to a get-out clause in his current Titans contract, allowing him to explore rival offers.<\/p>\n

Howe, a long-time ally of Perth Bears<\/a> coach Mal Meninga<\/a>, played a major role in convincing Fa’asuamaleaui to leave Melbourne in 2020 and join the Titans.<\/p>\n

The pair, alongside Meninga, were credited with reshaping the club’s culture during its rebuild phase.<\/p>\n

Meninga had planned to hire Howe as his recruitment chief before Howe became embroiled in the Titans’ integrity saga – a scandal that saw Titans bosses accuse him of compiling a Bears hit list using insider knowledge of the club’s salary-cap position.<\/p>\n

While the catch-up may have been casual, Titans higher-ups will likely be nervous about the timing, especially with Meninga’s Bears project eyeing marquee signings and Howe again in his orbit.<\/p>\n


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