Early career In 2018, Piakura represented the
Queensland under-16 team. In 2019, he played for the
Tweed Heads Seagulls in the
Mal Meninga Cup, starting at second row in their state and national finals wins. In June 2019, he represented the
Queensland under-18 team. In September 2019, he represented the
Australian Schoolboys in their 36–20 win over the
Junior Kiwis.
2021 Piakura began the season playing for the
Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. On 15 April, he re-signed with the Brisbane club until the end of the 2024 season. In Round 24 of the
2021 NRL season, Piakura made his NRL debut for Brisbane in a loss to the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He was sin-binned six minutes into his debut for a late tackle on Cronulla halfback
Braydon Trindall, and was later suspended for two games. Piakura, once completing his two match suspension, played for
Norths Devils in the Queensland cup finals, playing in wins over
Tweed Heads Seagulls and
Burleigh Bears. Piakura failed a HIA against
Burleigh Bears in the preliminary final five minutes into the game and missed the Grand Final win over
Wynnum Manly Seagulls the following week as a result of failing the HIA.
2022 Piakura had an injury disrupted season with a calf injury and concussions forcing Piakura to miss games across the year limiting Piakura to one NRL game for the
Brisbane Broncos in Round 25 in a 22–12 loss against
St. George Illawarra Dragons. Piakura played in
Norths Devils 16–10 victory over the
Redcliffe Dolphins in the
2022 Queensland Cup Grand Final, starting in the second-row.
2023 In round 15 of the
2023 NRL season, Piakura scored his first NRL try in a 24–20 win over the
Newcastle Knights. He played a total of 13 games for Brisbane in the
2023 NRL season. He played in Brisbane's 26-24 loss against Penrith in the
2023 NRL Grand Final.
2024 Piakura played 18 games for Brisbane in the
2024 NRL season which saw the club miss the finals finishing 12th on the table.
2025 Piakura played 21 matches for Brisbane in the
2025 NRL season including the clubs
2025 NRL Grand Final victory over Melbourne. == Statistics ==