Jeremiah Pai is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Point Chevalier Pirates.

Early years

He was first noticed when playing for the

Eastern Tornadoes The Eastern Tornadoes were a New Zealand rugby league franchise that competed in the New Zealand Rugby League's Bartercard Cup and Auckland Rugby League's Super 12 competitions. They were formed to represent the rugby league clubs of East Auckla ...

in the

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before making his National Rugby League debut for the New Zealand Warriors in 2002.

Australia

After leaving the club he had stints with the Wests Tigers and in Parramatta and Melbourne but could not break into the first grade side. During his time with Melbourne he played for the North Sydney Bears due to a feeder agreement between the two clubs.

Return to New Zealand

He has since returned to New Zealand where he has played for the

East Coast Bays Barracudas The East Coast Bays Barracudas is a rugby league club based in Browns Bay, New Zealand. Currently, they compete in the Sharman Cup, the second division in Auckland Rugby League. Coached by Ken McIntosh and managed by Cameron Dick, the "Cudas" are ...

, Northcote Tigers and

Hibiscus Coast Raiders The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition. History ...

and represented Auckland in both the New South Wales Cup and the Bartercard Premiership. In 2006 Pai represented the New Zealand Māori side in a three match series against the Cook Islands. In 2011, while playing for the Northcote Tigers, Pai won the

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's Player of the Year award and was named at standoff in the Team of the Year.2011 Awards
''aucklandleague.co.nz'' In 2012 Pai moved clubs, joining the Point Chevalier Pirates.Team Lists 14 April 2012
''aucklandleague.co.nz''"Team Lists Round 13 - July 5"
''aucklandleague.co.nz'' He was named in the New Zealand Māori squad in 2015 to play Auckland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pai, Jeremiah 1982 births Living people New Zealand rugby league players Auckland rugby league team players New Zealand Warriors players East Coast Bays Barracudas players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players Hibiscus Coast Raiders players North Harbour rugby league team players Northcote Tigers players Eastern Tornadoes players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Rugby league five-eighths Point Chevalier Pirates players