Paul Staladi (born 29 March 1975) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer. His position of preference was on the Wing.

Early career

A Mt Albert Lions junior in the Auckland competition, Staladi was signed by the new Auckland Warriors franchise. He stood out playing for the Warriors Colts team in the

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, although he did not make the first grade side until 1997. He played four first grade games for the Warriors in the 1997

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season. In 1998 he played eleven games for the Warriors in the new National Rugby League competition.

Later career

Staladi originally signed for the Warrington Wolves for the 1999

season. However, because he had only played eleven games for the Warriors this was not enough to secure a work permit and he could not join the Warrington squad. Staladi then signed for the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2000 season, only for them to be excluded from the National Rugby League. After contemplating giving the game away Staladi returned to the Mt Albert Lions who entered the new

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competition in 2000.

Rugby Union

Later he played rugby union, representing

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in New Zealand's National Provincial Championship.Feeney kicks Otago to win in Dunedin
''Scrum.com'', 17 August 2002

References

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