{"id":620182,"date":"2026-04-20T23:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/620182\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T23:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T23:41:09","slug":"ex-nrl-enforcer-tevita-pangai-junior-signs-with-championship-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/620182\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NRL enforcer Tevita Pangai Junior signs with championship club"},"content":{"rendered":"


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World Club champions Hull KR<\/a> have made the mid-season signing of former NRL<\/a> forward Tevita Pangai Junior<\/a> for the remainder of the 2026 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After falling through with a deal at the Warrington Wolves<\/a> before the season started, and spending the earlier months of the year playing Rugby Union in the South of France<\/a>, LoveRugbyLeague has revealed the NRL<\/a> star-turned-boxer has a new home.<\/p>\n

It is a significant play by Willie Peters<\/a> to bring some strike and mongrel into the Robins’ forward pack to continue their dominance in the Super League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pangai Junior will link up with the Rovers, making it his fourth professional club after famously retiring from the NRL<\/a> to take up a career in boxing, before later returning to the Dolphins<\/a> for a short stint.<\/p>\n

Moving into the second half of the season, the NSW Blues<\/a> representative will help bring experience and strength to the Hull KR<\/a> side when he arrives at the club in May.<\/p>\n

He played 23 games for the Catalans Dragons<\/a> in their 2025 campaign before negotiations for the Wolves began, where he later reneged on the Wire.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Towering in at 191cm and 117 kilograms, the 30-year-old forward can still offer plenty and will be looking to bring his signature aggression and explosive energy.<\/p>\n

It will be fireworks when Sam Burgess’s Wolves outfit hosts Hull KR<\/a> on May 11.<\/p>\n

The two rival clubs will have the clash marked in the calendar after Pangai Junior publicly stated his desire to play under Burgess before opting out of the deal.<\/p>\n


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