The Gold Coast Titans have made a deadline day addition to their Top 30, with local junior Klese Haas being promoted to the clubโs NRL squad.
The talented 19-year-old was originally supposed to join the squad during pre-season training for 2023 on November 1, but his form has been so impressive during his Hostplus Cup performances with feeder club Tweed Seagulls that he earned an early promotion to the NRL.
Though Haas only debuted at senior level this year, he's also been an ongoing member of Tweed's Hastings Deering Colts (under-21) team.
Haas is also the younger brother of standout Brisbane and NSW Blues prop Payne Haas.
Klese can play either second-row or centre and is part of the clubโs Future Titans System.
โKlese is an exciting prospect and weโve identified that from a young age,โ said Titans coach Justin Holbrook.
โHeโs impressed in our trial match earlier in the season and heโs further developed through the year in his time with Tweed.
โKlese was going to join our squad for 2023, but heโll now fill that final roster spot for the remainder of the year, itโs great that we can get him into the program full-time straight away.โ
Haas isnโt the only famous NRL name making his way through the Titansโ ranks either โ Iszac Faโasuamaleaui โ the younger brother of club captain Tino, is also making a name for himself with the Burleigh Bears.
