Jaye Pukepuke was set for a glittering rugby league career in the NRL.
But crime curtailed Jaye Pukepuke's promising career and his convictions meant he wasn't able to accept a contract to play professionally in Australia.
Jaye would end up committing 15 robberies and spending a cumulative 6 years in prison.
On being released from prison, he went on to have a successful domestic rugby league career in Canterbury.
A big part of Jaye's redemption story has been working with young men who, much like Jaye, have struggled in traditional education settings.
He openly shares his story with them in a bid to make sure they don't make similar mistakes that cost them future opportunities.
After stints working for other youth organisations, he founded Bros for Change in 2016 with friend Tieki Kupenga - another former inmate who'd turned his life around.
Jaye has now told his story in a book, Inner Warrior, tracing his journey.
