Robert Rawiri Paul (born 3 February 1976 in Tokoroa, New Zealand), popularly known as Robbie Paul is a rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in England. His junior club was the Te Atatu Roosters in West Auckland. He has previously represented the New Zealand national side. His position of choice is at scrum-half. Robbie is the younger brother of Leeds Carnegie player Henry Paul. Robbie currently lives in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, with his two daughters Iesha and Mia.

[edit] Bradford Bulls

Paul joined Bradford in July 1994 from New Zealand at the age of 18 and has since gone on to represent his country. In 1996, he became the first man to score a hat-trick in a Challenge Cup final at Wembley. He did so against St Helens, in a performance that earned him the Lance Todd Trophy as Man of the Match.

He captained the Bulls to the "Treble" in 2003 and skippered the Bulls to victory against Australian side Penrith in the 2004 World Club Challenge. His Bradford Bulls testimonial was played on 27 January 2006 against Hull Kingston Rovers at Odsal Stadium.

[edit] Honoured at Bradford

Robbie Paul, has been included in Bradford's; 'Millennium Masters', 'Bull Masters', and in August 2007 he was named in the 'Team Of The Century'. Only six players have been included in all three lists, they are; Karl Fairbank, Trevor Foster, James Lowes, Keith Mumby, Robbie Paul, and Ernest Ward.

[edit] Huddersfield Giants

At the start of the 2006 Super League season (Super League XI), he moved from Bradford Bulls to fellow West Yorkshire side Huddersfield Giants. He went on to appear in his sixth Challenge Cup Final on Saturday 26 August 2006. Despite scoring a second half try, Huddersfield Giants lost 42-12 to St Helens at Twickenham.

[edit] Salford City Reds

In September 2007, it was announced that he had signed for the Salford City Reds on a two year deal. This was seen as something of a coup for the club, as they had just been relegated from the Super League.

[edit] Leigh Centurions

He signed with Championship side Leigh Centurions for the 2010 season^[1].

[edit] Music

In 2000, alongside his brother Henry and a friend, he released a single with his band Massey, named after the town in New Zealand where the Paul brothers grew up. They had played a couple of dates by the end of 2000 and previously released a cover version of 'Ain't no stopping us now' in 1999^[2].

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Robbie Paul player profile from GiantsRL.com
• NZ Player Profile
• Passion for Sport 2001
• The Millennium Masters - Substitutes
• Bull Masters - Robbie Paul
• Team Of The Century