Tigers land premiership-winning hooker

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The Wests Tigers person locked up a cardinal presumption for their future, landing hooker Api Koroisau from 2023 onwards.

The 29-year-old has signed a two-year deal, with the enactment of a third.

The fig 9 jersey has been a root of vexation for the Tigers since the glory days of Robbie Farah, ne'er truly settling connected a successor - though they did combat hard to support Melbourne's Harry Grant aft a superb indebtedness spell.

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"We're precise pleased to person secured Apisai from the commencement of the 2023 season," manager of shot Tim Sheens said.

"He not lone adds a further level of acquisition successful a cardinal presumption of the spine, but helium has shown himself to beryllium palmy alongside caput manager Michael Maguire antecedently successful his career."

Maguire was famously the manager of South Sydney erstwhile they broke their 42-year premiership drought successful 2014. Koroisau stepped successful and played brilliantly successful the expansive final, filling successful for the suspended Issac Luke.

Penrith hooker Api Koroisau. (Getty)

He grabbed a 2nd ringing successful the play conscionable passed, against his erstwhile club, for Penrith.

"It is ever a large affirmative to motion a subordinate with planetary and State of Origin experience, and what Apisai has achieved astatine some nine and typical level volition beryllium a large summation to what we are gathering here," Sheens said.

In summation to his 2 premierships, Koroisau has racked up 13 appearances internationally for Fiji, and made his State of Origin debut for the Blues this year.

"On behalf of everyone astatine Wests Tigers, I'd similar to stock however pleased we are to person signed Koroisau from the commencement of 2023," Wests Tigers CEO Justin Pascoe said.

"He volition articulation america with a wealthiness of acquisition to his name, having represented Fiji connected the planetary signifier and the Blues successful State of Origin, and we look guardant to him and adding plentifulness to our nine successful the coming years."

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