| 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: | 22 | ||||
| Tries2: | 1 | ||||
| Goals2: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 | ||||
| Points2: | 4 | ||||
| Yearastart: | 2021 | ||||
| Appearancesa: | 1 | ||||
| Triesa: | 0 | ||||
| Goalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsa: | 0 | ||||
| Yearbstart: | 2022 | ||||
| Yearbend: | 24 | ||||
| Appearancesb: | 4 | ||||
| Triesb: | 3 | ||||
| Goalsb: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsb: | 12 | ||||
| New: | yes | ||||
| Source: | [3] | ||||
| Updated: | 27 October 2024 | ||||
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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] He played 22 games for Newcastle in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. He played in their elimination finals loss against North Queensland.[14]
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.[15]
| 2020 | Wigan Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2024 | Newcastle Knights | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 7 | 28 | ||