A Fijian youngster has been given the chance of a rugby league lifetime – a shot at the big time with Canterbury Bankstown.
The Bulldogs have signed promising 22-year-old Penioni Tagituimua to a train and trial contract.
Tagituimua has already played three Tests for Fiji and represented the Silktails in the shortened NSW Cup last year.
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A halfback/hooker in the Api Koroisau mould, Tagituimua has been training with the Bulldogs in the pre-season and will be given a chance to show his wares in the trials early next year.
The powerfully built utility has already won over his team-mates at the Bulldogs.
“He is a great kid and he never stops smiling,” Bulldogs supremo Phil Gould told Wide World of Sports.
“The boys call him ‘Peni’ for short.
“He has a long way to go but we will see how he goes.”
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