Hohepa Puru hasn't been in Canberra more than a year, but touted as a freak athlete by coaches and teammates, he's already set to make his NRL debut and could even start in place of Corey Horsburgh this weekend in Cronulla.
Horsburgh is out for four matches after losing his shoulder charge appeal at the NRL judiciary, meaning the lock position needs to be filled.
Puru was named as a bench forward prior to Horsburgh's judiciary hearing, but now there's the potential for the 21-year-old to make his NRL debut and start at lock in place of 'Big Red'.