Hohepa Puru

Hohepa Puru (born 2 July 2002) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a lock for the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League.

Hohepa Puru

Personal information
Full name	Hohepa Puru
Born	(2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 23) Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023–24 Canberra Raiders 2 0 0 0 0 2025– Cronulla Sharks 2 0 0 0 0 Total 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 26 July 2025

Background

Puru is of Māori and Aboriginal Australian descent ^[2]

Playing career

In 2022, Puru was the captain of the Penrith Panthers' Jersey Flegg Cup (under-21s) grand final winning team.^[3]

In 2023, Puru joined the Canberra Raiders. In Round 27 2023, Puru made his NRL debut for Canberra against the Cronulla Sharks at Pointsbet Stadium in a 24-6 loss.^[3][4] He re-signed with Canberra for the 2024 season, with an option for the 2025 season.^[5]

Puru signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks ahead of the 2025 season.^[6]