Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Muchikamu chekutanga vachipesana neSt. George Illawarra Dragons, Hiku akadzokera kuPenrith kwaakatambura nekutyoka kwemaziso kubva pakurohwa kunonoka kubva kuSt. George prop Russell Packer mukukanganiswa kunotyisa kwe42-10 kuJubilee Oval. Hiku akange aronga kupotsa mwedzi wose wekutamba nhabvu asi akadzoka kare muRound 3 vachipesana neSydney Roosters kwaakabuda pabhenji rekutsinhana mukurasikirwa ne14-12 paPenrith Stadium. Musi wa 19 Chikumi 2017, Hiku akaburitswa muchibvumirano chake pakati pemwaka kubva kukirabhu yePenrit kuti ajoine Warrington Wolves muSuper League mushure mekunge ave kumashure muhurongwa hwepakati nepakati. Hiku akapedza mwaka wake we2017 NRL
nePanthers achitamba mumitambo mipfumbamwe uye achihwina muedzo mumwe. Hiku akahwina muedzo wake wekutanga mukukunda kwe22-6 pamusoro pevadzivisi vemuno Widnes Vikings, ndokuzohwina zvakare vachipesana navo svondo rakatevera mukukunda kwe28-14 muRound 1 yeSuper 8 Qualifiers. Hiku aizoenderera mberi achitamba mumitambo gumi nerimwe uye achiwana gumi kuyedza munguva yake pfupi yeWarrington. Musi wa 9 Gumiguru 2017, Hiku akapihwa kusunungurwa kubva kuWarrington nekuda kwekunzwira tsitsi kusaina neNew Zealand Warriors pachibvumirano chemakore matatu, kutanga muna 2018. Musi wa 5 Gumiguru 2017, Hiku akatumidzwa zita mu24-murume New Zealand Kiwis squad ye2017 Rugby League World Cup. Hiku akatamba mumutambo mumwe chete mumutambo uyu uyo waive uchipesana neScotland, kwaakarova hatrick yekuyedza mukukunda 74-6 kuLancaster Park muChristchurch.