Wolfpack bolster roster with former Australia and Samoa international Reni Maitua
TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack have lured former Australia and Samoa rugby league international forward Reni Maitua out of retirement.
The 35-year-old left Leigh Centurions of the English Championship at the end of 2016 to take up a career in boxing. Maitua played more than 150 games in Australia’s National Rugby League with the Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks and Parramatta Eels, where he served as captain.
He also played for Featherstone Rovers and Salford Red Devils in England.
“Having originally signed him at Leigh, I’m very happy to bring him in,” Wolfpack coach Paul Rowley said in a statement. “There’s no pressure on Reni, he comes into a strong squad and with him it just gets that little bit stronger.