About Brendan Piakura

Brendan Piakura (born 16 May 2002) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Piakura was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and raised on the Gold Coast, Queensland. He is of Cook Islands descent.

He played his junior rugby league for the Helensvale Hornets and attended Coombabah State High School and Palm Beach Currumbin State High School before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.