Thomas Mikaele fell out of love with rugby league at Wests Tigers - but hopes to rekindle romance with wobbling Warrington.
The explosive prop, 24, only flew in from Australia a few days ago but aims to debut at Wakefield on Sunday. Having lost their last four games, Wolves need him to make an instant impact to avoid being dragged into a relegation scrap. But Mikaele is just looking forward to getting a smile on his face again after things turned sour in Sydney.
He recalled: “I left school and Wests Tigers is all I’ve known. I had a good first year in the NRL and was happy. But then with Covid and the next few years I didn’t really enjoy footy. I haven’t really enjoyed playing for the last three years. That was a big reason for coming to Warrington: a fresh start. Little stuff happened, I wasn’t happy with where I was, it compiled over time - and it’s brought me to the other side of the world.”
