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Joel Gould

'My moment': Tigers debutant never gave up Hope

Wests Tigers hooker Tristan Hope will make his NRL debut aged 27 after almost quitting. (Gregg Porteous/AAP PHOTOS)

Wests Tigers hooker Tristan Hope will make his NRL debut at the age of 27 just months after he was poised to quit the game.

Hope left Brisbane, where he'd played Queensland Cup since 2018, at the end of last year on a wing and a prayer to join the Tigers on a train-and-trial deal. There were no guarantees and it was his last chance saloon.

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