Cronulla will welcome KL Iro back from injury at Magic Round with the centre finally back on deck after suffering a hamstring injury in Round 4.
Iro was in red-hot form during the opening month of the season as he crossed for five tries in four matches before injury struck.
His potent partnership with Ronaldo Mulitalo on the left edge has been a cornerstone of the Sharks’ attack for the past two years.
However, Iro will return to the fold after dropping ‘Kayal’ from his name.
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"When I was a baby, KL was originally my first name," Iro explained. "But my mum wouldn't let me leave the hospital until we changed it, so she changed the spelling of it."
The 25-year-old, who until now had been listed as ‘Kayal’ Iro on NRL team sheets, will instead adopt his unofficial birth name.
The initials represent his father, the former New Zealand Kiwis star Kevin Leslie Iro.
The emerging star was born in England in 2000 while his dad was plying his trade in the Super League with St Helens.
He relocated with his family two years later to the Cook Islands, where he resided for most of his childhood while turning out for his junior club Arorangi Bears.
Iro later moved to New Zealand where he received his first start in the junior pathway system at the Warriors when he was a teenager. But then headed to Australia ahead of the 2020 NRL season when he signed with Newcastle.
"When I moved over here, my dad always wanted me to change it," the Cronulla centre revealed. "But I've just been too shy to bring it up."
The Cook Islands international noted how the change would hopefully lead to his name being pronounced correctly as it eliminated any confusion.
"I feel like it's just easier to see and easier for people to pronounce," Iro explained.
"It's just KL - that's how it's pronounced. It's probably just more memorable too."