Repent Hull KR star Brad Tairangi claims he learned from his life's 'biggest mistake' and wants to play for the club again.
His second row in a prominent kiwi was found in April when he was sentenced to 12 months suspended prison for being drunk and driving backwards on his two-lane road and crashing into a police car. was handed down. Tyrangi had exceeded his limit by 2.5 times during a collision at Hull early on January 2nd.
The 33-year-old, who pleaded guilty to two DUI convictions, avoided prison but was ordered to go to jail. He does 300 hours of unpaid work, including coaching young rugby players in the city. In his first interview since his infamous incident, Tyrangi told Mirror Sport:
"It's not just for myself, but for my last name, my children... It's been a huge learning curve and I've learned a lot of lessons since then. We've made a lot of changes since then, some of which I hope are for the better.”
Tyrangi, who joined in 2020 from NRL's Parramatta Eels, said Rovers' was fired for more than two months. However, when he finally returned to the game at Castleford in mid-May, he painfully tore his hamstring in pursuit of Jake Mamo and has not played since.
Tyrangi recalled: He had a strong desire to finally come back and help the players, do what he could for the team and give back to the club. So getting hurt like I did was not what I wanted.
"I was very upset. Obviously I was very disappointed in myself. When I got back on the field and it was all over, I wanted to give back to the club.
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Tom Goode/PA Wire)"They stuck with me: (owner) Neil Hudgell, Tony (Smith), our coach at the time, And (CEO) ) Paul (Lakin) they were so nice to me and I wanted to give back to them and I'm just filthy that I couldn't do that for them that's the best
``But I think it's all part of the game. But this one felt shot...it wasn't the best video clip out there." It was feared that However, he revealed he could still be in his 22 games with the Robins.
"I have a chance," said the Cook Islands international, who hopes to play in the World Cup this fall.
"My rehab is going very well. This is great. Jimmy (McDaniel), our rehab person, has been great and all the boys who have been injured. We've been with you guys.We've been able to get most of our players back on the field this week.We're getting our troops back and hopefully we can push towards the semi-finals (playoffs)." 64} Rovers' 22-16 come-from-behind win over Toulouse on Thursday puts hopes of a top-six high with five regular games left this season. Meanwhile, the former Sydney Roosters and Gold Coast Titans players have turned themselves into community service.
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John Clifton/SWpix.com)"It was great," said Tyrangi. “It was like a blessing in disguise. I was able to help a lot of kids play soccer.
"I helped backpitch the women's team here. Under-13s, 14s, 16s, and women's side. Helped Ben Parker. I just want to forget everything, but I think that's a beacon of hope because coaching is something I like to do when I'm done with football and it helps me give back to the game in some way."
} But Tyrangi claims he has yet to sign up anywhere for 2023, despite reports that he could join ambitious League One side Keely.
"I laughed so hard when that story came up," he said. "I went to see my brother-in-law Eddie Pettibone play for Keithley for the first time and out of the blue he signed me there.
"That was kind of funny. I'm not signing anything next year. But my main focus is getting my hammy right. If so, I will aim for the World Cup.”
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