| Full name | Tyler Warne Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Duiwelskloof, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyler Warne Paul (born 20 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player for URAYASU D-Rocks in Japan Rugby League One. [1] He can play as a lock or a flanker.
In 2013, Paul was named in the Eastern Province Country Districts' side for the 2013 Under-18 Craven Week competition. [2] He progressed to the Eastern Province U19 side during the same year and started seven matches for the team during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He also started in the final, where the EP Kings beat the Falcons U19 side 56–40 in Nelspruit to clinch the Division B trophy. [3] He also played in their promotion/relegation play-off against near-neighbours Border U19, which the Kings won 27–20 to win promotion to Division A for 2014. [4]
At the end-of-season awards ceremony, Paul was voted as the EP Kings' U19 Player of the Year for 2013. [5]
His senior debut came during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He came on as a substitute in the Eastern Province Kings' 31–3 defeat to the Free State XV in Cradock. [6] He made a further two appearances, against the SWD Eagles in George [7] and against the Boland Cavaliers in Port Elizabeth. [8]
In March 2015, Paul was named in an extended South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [9]