Junior Paulo (rugby league, born 1983)

Junior Paulo
Personal information
Born (1983-09-08) 8 September 1983
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–09 Parramatta Eels 17 0 0 0 0
2010 St George Illawarra Dragons
2011 Penrith Panthers
Total 17 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 United States 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Junior Paulo (born 8 September 1983) is a former United States international rugby league footballer. He played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He played as a prop, though he also played in the second-row

Life and career

Paulo was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is of American Samoan descent.[2] He is an Australian Schoolboys rugby league international.[3]

After spending time in the semi-professional and professional reserve grade competitions in New South Wales, Paulo signed with the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League (NRL) in 2007. He was named to the Samoa training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[4] He signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons for the 2010 season, and with the Penrith Panthers for the 2011 season. In 2011 he was named in the United States national team for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Qualifiers.[5]

In December 2017 Paulo was arrested[6] and, together with fellow former Eels player Royce Hura, faced Waverley Local Court on five charges. These included the possession of two unauthorised semi-automatic pistols, $649,990 in cash alleged to have been the proceeds of crime and participating in a criminal group.

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "Uncle Sam Wants …. Matthew Elliott". Stevemascord.com. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  3. ↑ "Australian Schoolboys". Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League. 10 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
  4. ↑ "Samoa name World Cup Squad". League Unlimited. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "2013 World Cup Atlantic Qualifier Squads Announced". Rugby League International Scores. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
  6. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-14/centennial-park-arrests-include-former-nrl-players/9258756


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