The Canberra Raiders have confirmed the signing of Junior Kangaroos forward Stefano Hala from the Penrith Panthers.
The 19-year-old joins the Raiders for two seasons from 2018 and plays primarily as a second-rower.
Canberra Raiders recruitment and high-performance manager Peter Mulholland was delighted with the acquisition of Hala.
โStefano has played representative football all the way through his career and was a member of the pre-season squad at Penrith this year,โ Mulholland said.
โWe see him as a valuable acquisition of our pathway ย program with our other young front-rowers at the club.โ
A St Maryโs junior, Stefano was delighted to sign with the green machine.
โItโs great to be here in Canberra and Iโm delighted to join the club,โ Stefano said.
โI played Junior Kangaroos and NSW U20โs with Jack Murchie and Emre Guler so thereโs a few familiar faces here.โ
โIโm excited for the challenge that lies ahead and I canโt wait to start training.โ
