Kai Pearce-Paul | |
Birth Date: | 2001 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Lewisham, London, England[1] [2] |
Height: | 198cm (78inches) |
Weight: | 108kg (238lb) |
Year1start: | 2020 |
Year1end: | 23 |
Appearances1: | 61 |
Tries1: | 7 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 28 |
Club2: | Newcastle Knights |
Year2start: | 2024 |
Year2end: | present |
Appearances2: | 20 |
Tries2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 4 |
Yearastart: | 2021 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Yearbstart: | 2022 |
Yearbend: | 23 |
Appearancesb: | 3 |
Triesb: | 3 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 12 |
New: | yes |
Source: | [3] |
Updated: | 19 August 2024 |
Kai Pearce-Paul (born 19 February 2001) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward or for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He has represented England at international level.
He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.
Pearce-Paul played his amateur rugby league for the Croydon Hurricanes.
Pearce-Paul is of English, Faroese, St Vincent and Antiguan descent. He is the younger brother of former London Broncos and London Skolars player Kam Pearce-Paul and older brother of Saracens rugby union footballer Kaden Pearce-Paul.
Pearce-Paul made his Super League debut in round 14 of the 2020 Super League season for the Warriors against St Helens where Wigan went on to lose 42–0 against a much more experienced St Helens squad, Pearce-Paul started from the bench and became Wigan Warriors player #1109.[4] [5] [6]
Pearce-Paul played 18 games for Wigan in the 2022 Super League season including the clubs shock semi-final loss against Leeds.[7]
In December, it was announced that Pearce-Paul had signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, starting in 2024.[8] [9]
In 2023, Pearce-Paul played in 23 matches for Wigan, scoring three tries.[10] His final game for the club was the 2023 Super League Grand Final, in which Wigan defeated the Catalans Dragons 10-2.[11] [12]
In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Pearce-Paul made his club debut for Newcastle in their loss against Canberra.[13]
In 2022, Pearce-Paul was selected for England's 2021 Rugby League World Cup campaign, and made his debut against Greece scoring a try in a 94-4 victory.[14]
2020 | Wigan Warriors | 1 | |||
2021 | 19 | ||||
2022 | 18 | 4 | 16 | ||
2023 | 23 | 3 | 12 | ||
2024 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | |||
Totals | 81 | 7 | 28 |