Christine Pauli

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Christine Pauli
Personal information
Born (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25)
Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020 St George Illawarra 30000
2021 Parramatta Eels 20000
Total50000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2019 Samoa 10000
Source: [1]
As of 5 November 2023
Relatives Pauli Pauli (brother)

Christine Pauli (born 19 November 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row for the Parramatta Eels Women and formerly the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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She is a Samoan international.

Background

Paul was born in Bankstown, New South Wales and is of Samoan descent. She played her junior rugby league for the Mt Druitt Lions. Her older brother, Pauli, is a professional rugby league player for Doncaster RLFC. [2]

Playing career

In 2017, Pauli played for the Parramatta Eels in the Tarsha Gale Cup. [3] In 2018, she joined Penrith Brothers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [4] In 2018 and 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships. [5] [6]

On 22 June 2019, Pauli represented Samoa in their 46–8 win over New Zealand. [7]

In 2020, Pauli joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRL Women's Premiership team. [8] In September 2020, she joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. [9] In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons in an 18–4 loss to the Sydney Roosters. [10]

References

  1. "Christine Pauli - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "NRLW: 'I thought it was a mistake' – shock call-up" . The Daily Telegraph . 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. "2017 Tarsha Gale Cup Finals Week 1". League Unlimited. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. Taylor, Nathan (22 May 2018). "Footy initiative takes off". Western Weekender . Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  5. Newton, Alicia (29 May 2018). "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. Newton, Alicia (22 May 2019). "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". National Rugby League . Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. St John, Mark; Whaley, Pamela (21 June 2019). "Representative Round ultimate guide: Everything you need to know about rugby league's stand-alone weekend". Fox Sports . Archived from the original on 17 June 2019.
  8. "Round Two Line Up - Womens Premiership". South Sydney Rabbitohs . 21 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  9. "Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. "NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters". St. George Illawarra Dragons . 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.