Junior Paulo (rugby league, born 1993)

Not to be confused with Junior Paulo (rugby league born 1983).
Junior Paulo
Personal information
Born (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 123 kg (19 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–16 Parramatta Eels 53 6 0 0 24
2016– Canberra Raiders 13 0 0 0 0
Total 66 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Samoa 2 0 0 0 0
As of 1 August 2016
Source: [1]

Junior Paulo (born 20 November 1993) is a New Zealand-born professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. A Samoan international representative, he plays at prop and previously played for the Parramatta Eels.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Paulo is of Samoan descent. Paulo moved to Sydney, New South Wales as a teenager and played his junior football for the Ashcroft Stallions and the Cabramatta Two Blues and attended renowned rugby league school Ashcroft High School before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.[2] Paulo played for the Eels NYC team in 2012 and 2013.[3] In 2011, Paulo played for the Australian Schoolboys.[4] On 20 April 2013, Paulo played for the New South Wales U20's team off the interchange bench in the 36-12 win over Queensland at Penrith Stadium.[5]

Playing career

2013

In Round 10 of the 2013 NRL season, Paulo made his NRL debut for the Parramatta Eels against the St George Illawarra Dragons off the interchange bench in the Eels 32-12 loss at WIN Stadium.[6] On 5 July 2013, Paulo extended his contract with the Eels for a further 3 years till the end of the 2016 season.[7] In Round 22 against the Wests Tigers, Paulo scored his first NRL career try in the Eels 26-22 win at Parramatta Stadium.[8] Paulo finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 11 matches and scoring a try for the Parramatta Eels in the 2013 NRL season.

Paulo playing for the NSW under-20s team in 2013

2014

In May 2014, Paulo was selected for the Samoa national rugby league team to play against Fiji in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League International but was replaced by Carlos Tuimavave.[9] Paulo finished off the 2014 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring a try for the Parramatta Eels. On 8 September 2014, Paulo was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations,[10] but later didn’t make the final 24-man squad.

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Paulo played for the Eels in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[11] In Round 1 against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, he received a 9-week suspension for his high tackle on Sea Eagles hooker Matt Ballin in the Eels' 42-12 win at Parramatta Stadium.[12] Paulo made his return to the Eels team in Round 11 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the Eels' 14-12 loss at ANZ Stadium.[13][14] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 15 matches and scoring 2 tries for the Eels.[15] On 29 September, he was involved in a road rage incident with a 28-year-old man on the M4 Western Motorway, Paulo was accused of tailgating the other driver before punching him in the face and driving away from the scene after the pair pulled over after both of their vehicles collided with each other.[16] Paulo was later charged with common assault, recklessly damaging property and menacing driving.[17] Paulo will plead not guilty to the charges in court in October 2016.[18]

2016

In February, Paulo played for the Eels in their 2016 NRL Auckland Nines winning tournament.[19] On 14 March, he signed a 2-year contract with the Canberra Raiders starting in 2017.[20][21] On 7 May, he made his international debut for Samoa against Tonga in the 2016 Polynesian Cup.[22] On 29 March, he was released effectively immediately from his Eels contract to join the Raiders early.[23] In Round 13, he made his club debut for the Raiders against the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, where he started at prop in the 30-18 win at Canberra Stadium.[24][25] Later in the year he represented Samoa in their historical test match against Fiji in Apia.

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Paulo (PE) - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. ↑ "Junior Paulo: I can't wait to play... at Suncorp". NRL.com. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20141208135945/http://rleague.com/players/Junior-Paulo-%281993%29_3510/Matches/. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "ASSRL Schoolboys rugby league news, Australian Secondary School Rugby League, Australian Schoolboys". Ourfootyteam.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  5. ↑ "New South Wales Defeat Queensland 36-12 in Under 20s Origin". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  6. ↑ "Josh Duggan Impresses in St George Illawarra Win over Parramatta". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Eels announce re-signing of youth | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2013-07-05. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  8. ↑ "VIDEO All tries 2622 Eels V Tigers NRL 2013 Sydney | Sport". 3 News. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  9. ↑ "NRL big guns for Samoa, Fiji teams". NRL.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  10. ↑ "Samoa train on squad announced | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  11. ↑ "EELS NAME 2015 NINES SQUAD". Rugby League Week. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Parramatta's Junior Paulo Banned for Nine Weeks Over Dangerous Throw". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  13. ↑ "Early Mail for Round 11: Junior Paulo to Return from Suspension for Parramatta". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  14. ↑ "Rabbitohs sneak past Eels". NRL.com. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  15. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2015-11-13. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  16. ↑ "Road rage on the M4". Parramatta Sun. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  17. ↑ "Parramatta Eels Junior Paulo Alleged Road Rage Incident | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. 2015-11-11. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  18. ↑ "Raiders Recruit Junior Paulo Learning To Be A Force For Good In Canberra | Paul Kent". News.com.au. 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  19. ↑ "Eels name 2016 Nines squad". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  20. ↑ "Raiders confirm Paulo deal". Zero Tackle. 2015-08-29. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  21. ↑ "Raiders sign Parramatta Eels prop Junior Paulo". Zero Tackle. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  22. ↑ "Samoa too good for Tonga in fiery Pacific Test clash at Pirtek Stadium". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  23. ↑ "Eels release Junior Paulo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  24. ↑ Jon Tuxworth. "NRL: Junior Paulo cleared to make Canberra Raiders debut". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  25. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
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