Eddie Paea

Eddie Paea
Personal information
Born (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–08 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 3 1 0 14
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 Tonga 3 1 1 0 6
As of 07:23, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Source: NRL Stats

Eddie Paea (born 8 February 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for Krasny Yar Rugby [1] in the Russian Championship Competition. He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Career

Paea made his NRL debut in round 26 of the 2006 season for the Rabbitohs against the Wests Tigers. A Junior Kiwi,[2] Paea was named in both the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and the New Zealand training squad,[3][4] but he was finally selected for the Tonga squad in October.[5] Paea scored his first senior international try in the World Cup match against Scotland on 8 November 2008. He also converted one try.[6]

In 2012, Paea made his debut for the Tongan Rugby National Team (IKALE TAHI) in the Pacific Nations Cup Game against Fiji as a substitute.

Paea currently plays Rugby Union in Krasnoyarsk Russia for Kransy Yar [7] as a first-5.[8] They are currently the holders of the Russian Cup and were the 2015 Russian Champions.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yar-rugby.ru/
  2. ↑ "League: Paea called into Kiwis". The New Zealand Herald. 2 Nov 2007. Retrieved 11 Nov 2008.
  3. ↑ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Kiwis select Sonny Bill". Sky Sports. 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  6. ↑ "The pipes fell silent". The Morning Bulletin. 10 Nov 2008. Retrieved 11 Nov 2008.
  7. ↑ http://www.yar-rugby.ru/
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM1JmI1iwO8
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxBUauTJ6T8

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