Robert Rawiri Hunter-Paul (born 3 February 1976) is a New Zealand former

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer. He has since become a business owner and television pundit, runnin
Xtra Mile Marketing
an inbound and digital marketing company. Robbie retired from playing at the end of the 2011 season following a 19-season career with the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predom ...

, Harlequin FC,

Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sha ...

, Salford City Reds and the Leigh Centurions. He then spent just under 2 years as business development manager at the

, and 3 years as CEO at the

. Robbie played for the

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Kiwis national team from 1997 - 2006. He is the younger brother of former

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and

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player

Henry Paul Henry Paul (born 10 February 1974), also known by the nickname of "HP", is a former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. Paul represented New Zealand in rugby league and England in rugby union and rugby sevens. He ...

Background

Born in

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, New Zealand, his junior club was the

Te Atatu Roosters The Te Atatu Roosters is a rugby league club based in Te Atatū, New Zealand. They participate in the Auckland Rugby League competition. They currently have 25 teams across schoolboy, junior and senior grades. The Roosters premier team began t ...

in West Auckland. His mother, Gail, is of English descent and his father, Te Whata, known as Walter, is Maori (NZ indigenous).

Playing career

Club career

In the 1994 Lion Red Cup he played 11 games for the Waitakere City Raiders, scoring three tries.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

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, 1994. p.121

Bradford Bulls

Paul joined

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in July 1994 from New Zealand at the age of 18 and has since gone on to represent

. He made his debut for Bradford after months languishing in the reserves. When Super League and summer rugby arrived, so did Australian coach Brian Smith, who made Paul captain. In the semi-final of the 1996 Challenge Cup, Bradford shocked traditional foes Leeds at Huddersfield. Paul captained Bradford at scrum half back in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final and became the fourth player ever to achieve what was a Challenge Cup final record of three tries, being awarded the

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for man-of-the-match. He was the 1996 Bradford Bulls season's top try scorer and still holds the record for most tries scored for the Bulls. Paul played for

as his brother

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's halves partner in the

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which was lost to St Helens R.F.C. Paul played for the

as his brother

's halves partner in their 2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the

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. As Super League VI champions, the Bulls played against 2001 NRL Premiers, the

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in the 2002 World Club Challenge. Paul captained at stand-off half back and scored two tries in Bradford's victory. Paul played for

at stand-off half back, scoring a try in their 2002 Super League Grand Final loss against St Helens. Robbie Paul

Paul captained the Bulls to the "Treble" in 2003. He played for the

from the interchange bench in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the

. He captained the Bulls to victory against Australian side

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in the 2004 World Club Challenge. He played for the

at in their

2004 Super League Grand Final The 2004 Super League Grand Final was the 7th official Grand Final and conclusive and championship-deciding game of Super League IX. It was held on Saturday 16 October 2004, at Old Trafford, Manchester, and was played between Leeds Rhinos, who fi ...

loss against the

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. The following year he played for the

from the interchange bench in their 2005 Super League Grand Final victory against the

. His Bradford Bulls testimonial was played on 27 January 2006 against

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. He has been included in Bradford's; 'Millennium Masters', 'Bull Masters', and in August 2007 he was named in the 'Team of the Century'. Only six players have been included in all three lists. Robbie Paul was voted the 1996 Super League Player of the season at 20 years of age.

Huddersfield Giants

At the start of 2006's

Super League XI Engage Super League XI was the official name for the year 2006's Super League season in the sport of rugby league in Europe. Bradford Bulls were looking to retain the title they won in Super League X. The competition kicked off the weekend after ...

, Paul moved from

to fellow

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side

. He played at scrum half back in his

2006 Challenge Cup The 2006 Challenge Cup (also known as the Powergen Challenge Cup due to sponsorship from Powergen) was the 105th tournament played for rugby league's Challenge Cup. It features teams from across Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, France ...

Final in August. Despite scoring a second-half

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, his side lost 42–12 to St Helens R.F.C. at

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Salford City Reds

In September 2007, it was announced that he had signed for the Salford City Reds on a two-year deal. This was seen as something of a coup for the club, as they had just been relegated from the Super League. Robbie Paul Leigh

Leigh Centurions

He signed with

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side Leigh Centurions for the 2010 season. He retired at the end of the 2011 season.

Harlequins

Paul went into his winter loan spell with rugby union club Harlequins in 1996 and 1997.

International career

Paul was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season

1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations The 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations series was contested by Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand in 1999. It was the first multi-national rugby league tournament to feature the sport's three world powers since the 1989–92 World Cup (the 19 ...

tournament. In the final against

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he partnered his brother Henry in the halves, kicking six goals in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss.

Music

In 2000, alongside his brother

and Lazarus, he released a single with his band Massey, named after the

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in New Zealand where the Paul brothers grew up. They had played a couple of dates by the end of 2000 and previously released a cover version of 'Ain't no stopping us now' in 1999.

Radio

Robbie used to host the weekly rugby league show 'The RHP Show' every Wednesday at 6pm on West Yorkshire's

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Radio Station. His contract was terminated in 2019

Television

Robbie Hunter-Paul regularly appears on the

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