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New Gold Coast Titans<\/a> coach Josh Hannay<\/a> has reportedly made one of his first signings, luring an outside back to Queensland from his former club, where he worked as an assistant coach.<\/p>\n After turning down advances from the St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a> to extend with the Cronulla Sharks<\/a> for the 2026 NRL<\/a> season, News Corp\u00a0<\/a>reports that Mawene Hiroti<\/a> has now decided that he will exit the Shire-based side at the end of his current contract.<\/p>\n In leaving the club at the end of next year’s campaign, the Maori All Stars representative is poised to ink a two-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans<\/a> for the 2027 and 2028 seasons.<\/p>\n Currently contracted with the Sharks for a further 12 months, it is understood that they are not willing to grant him an early release due to New Zealand<\/a> international winger Ronaldo Mulitalo<\/a> sustaining a long-term injury, which has put a dent in their outside back stocks.<\/p>\n Entering his seventh NRL<\/a> season, Hiroti will bring a wealth of experience to the Titans as they look to reshape and rebuild their roster under Hannay and will replace the outgoing Brian Kelly<\/a> and Phillip Sami<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although he has been around for more than half a decade, the 26-year-old has only been able to notch up 34 appearances in first-grade (five with the Rabbitohs and 29 with the Sharks), instead spending the majority of his career in reserve-grade.<\/p>\n
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