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Paul Kahl
Full namePaul Raymond Kahl
Date of birth (1969-04-04) 4 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 Australia 1 (0)

Paul Raymond Kahl (born 4 April 1969) is an Australian former rugby union international. [1]

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Born in Brisbane, Kahl captained the 1st VX at Brisbane State High School and was an Australian Schools representative player, before debuting for Queensland at the age of 19. He played first-grade for Brisbane club Easts. [2]

Kahl, a fly-half, toured South Africa in 1992 with the Wallabies, as an understudy to Michael Lynagh. He kept his place for the end of year tour of Britain and Ireland, during which Lynagh dislocated his shoulder, opening up the fly-half position. Despite mixed form in his tour appearances, Kahl was chosen for the Test against Wales in Cardiff, earning his only Wallabies cap. [3] He announced his retirement from rugby in 1996. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kahl to miss first game". The Canberra Times . 8 October 1992. p. 26 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "Paul Raymond Kahl". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Kahl gets the 'nod' from Lynagh". The Canberra Times . 20 November 1992. p. 30 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Reds rugby union's top 50 players from the golden era". The Courier Mail . 6 July 2020.
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