Kai Pearce-Paul (born 19 February 2001) is an English professional

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who plays as a forward or for the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

in the

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and

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at international level.

Background

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 The London Skolars are a professional rugby league club based at the New River Stadium, Wood Green, Haringey in north London. They were founded in 1995 and have been professional since 2003, operating in the Betfred League 1. They also run an ...

player Kam Pearce-Paul and older brother of Saracens senior academy player Kaden Pearce-Paul.

Career

2020

Pearce-Paul made his Super League debut in round 14 of the

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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.

2021

Pearce-Paul played 18 superleague matches in the 2021 season. He was Wigan Warrior’s top offloader. He debuted for England Knights against Jamaica.

2022

Pearce-Paul played 18 games for Wigan in the 2022 Super League season including the clubs shock semi-final loss against

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. Pearce-Paul was later selected for England's

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campaign and made his debut against Greece scoring a try in a 94-4 victory. In December, it was announced that Pearce-Paul had signed a two-year contract with the

Newcastle Knights The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership. Playing in red and blue, th ...

in the

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, starting in 2024.

References

External links

Wigan Warriors profileEngland profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce-Paul, Kai 2001 births Living people England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Rugby league players from Greater London Rugby league second-rows Wigan Warriors