Eddie Paea

Eddie Paea
Personal information
Born	8 February 1988 (age 36); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Halfback, Hooker
Club
Representative
Rugby union
Representative
	Source: As of 10 November 2017
Relatives	Mickey Paea (cousin); Lelea Paea (cousin); Lopini Paea (cousin)

Last updated December 30, 2024

Edmond "Eddie" Paea (born 8 February 1988) is a dual-code rugby international rugby footballer for Tonga. Beginning his professional career playing rugby league with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, Paea made his debut for the Tongan rugby league team at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, before changing to rugby union and representing the Tongan rugby union team. Eddie currently plays for his junior team, the Mascot Juniors RLFC in the A Grade South Sydney Junior Rugby League competition which Eddie returned to in 2019.

Background

Paea was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Rugby league career

Paea made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs in round 26 of the 2006 season against the Wests Tigers. A Junior Kiwi representative,^[3] Paea was named in Tonga's squad for the 2008 World Cup.^[4] Paea scored his first senior international try in the World Cup match against Scotland on 8 November 2008. He also converted one try.^[5] Paea spent the majority of his time whilst contracted with South Sydney playing for their feeder team, the North Sydney Bears, in the NSW Cup. Paea made a total of 42 appearances for Norths, scoring 15 tries, kicking 79 goals and scoring a total of 218 points.^[6]

International caps
Cap	Date	Team	Venue	Opponent	Competition	T	G	Points
1	18 October 2008	Tonga	Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland	New Zealand		0	0	0
2	31 October 2008		Penrith Stadium, Sydney	Samoa	2008 World Cup	0	0	0
3	8 November 2008		Browne Park, Rockhampton	Scotland	2008 World Cup	1	1	6
4	14 October 2009		Rotorua International Showground, Rotorua	New Zealand		0	2	4
5	25 October 2009		Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	2009 Pacific Cup	0	1	2
6	31 October 2009		Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby	Fiji	2009 Pacific Cup	0	1	2
7	24 October 2010		Parramatta Stadium, Sydney	Samoa		0	1	2
8	4 October 2018	Niue	St Marys Stadium, Sydney	Malta	2018 Emerging Nations World Championship	0	3	6
9	10 October 2018		New Era Stadium, Sydney	Greece		0	2	4
10	13 October 2018		St Marys Stadium, Sydney	Malta		0	2	4

Rugby union career

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

International caps
Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	T	G	FG	Points
1	8 June 2011	Surrey	United States	2011 Churchill Cup	0	0	0	0
2	23 June 2012	Churchill Park, Lautoka	Fiji	2012 Pacific Nations Cup	0	0	0	0

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References

↑ "Eddie Paea". Rugby League Project.
↑ "Eddie Paea – Tonga". ESPNscrum.
↑ "League: Paea called into Kiwis". The New Zealand Herald. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
↑ "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
↑ "The pipes fell silent". The Courier Mail. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
↑ "South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players".
↑ "Home". yar-rugby.ru.
↑ Brilliant line breack and assist by tonganian rugby Eddie Paea | Russian Rugby Championship 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.
↑ The great try of Edmond Paea from Tonga in the final of Russian Championship. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.

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[1] "Eddie Paea". Rugby League Project.

[2] "Eddie Paea – Tonga". ESPNscrum.

[3] "League: Paea called into Kiwis". The New Zealand Herald. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008.

[4] "Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

[5] "The pipes fell silent". The Courier Mail. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[6] "South Sydney Rabbitohs North Sydney Bears Affiliated Players".

[7] "Home". yar-rugby.ru.

[8] Brilliant line breack and assist by tonganian rugby Eddie Paea | Russian Rugby Championship 2016. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.

[9] The great try of Edmond Paea from Tonga in the final of Russian Championship. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021 – via YouTube.

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