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| Full name | Kai Winfield Pearce-Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2001-02-19)19 February 2001 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Kam Pearce-Paul (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kai Pearce-Paul (born 19 February 2001) is an English professionalrugby leaguefootballer who plays as asecond-row forward for theWests Tigers in theNational Rugby League andEngland at international level.
He previously played for theWigan Warriors in theSuper League andNewcastle Knights in theNRL. He played as acentre earlier in his career.
Pearce-Paul played his amateur rugby league for the Croydon Hurricanes. He is a product of theLondon Broncos academy.[5]
Pearce-Paul is ofEnglish,Faroese, St Vincent and Antiguan descent.[2] He is the younger brother of formerLondon Broncos andLondon Skolars playerKam Pearce-Paul and older brother ofSaracensrugby union footballer Kaden Pearce-Paul.
Pearce-Paul made his Super League debut in round 14 of the2020 Super League season for the Warriors againstSt Helens where Wigan went on to lose 42–0 against a much more experienced St Helens squad, Pearce-Paul started from the bench and became Wigan Warriors player #1109.[6][7][8]
Pearce-Paul played 18 games for Wigan in the 2022 Super League season including the clubs shock semi-final loss againstLeeds.[9]
In December, it was announced that Pearce-Paul had signed a two-year contract with theNewcastle Knights in theNRL, starting in 2024.[10][11]
In 2023, Pearce-Paul played in 23 matches for Wigan, scoring three tries.[12] His final game for the club was the 2023 Super League Grand Final, in which Wigan defeated theCatalans Dragons 10-2.[13][14]
In round 1 of the2024 NRL season, Pearce-Paul made his club debut for Newcastle in their loss againstCanberra.[15]He played 22 games for Newcastle in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. He played in their elimination finals loss against North Queensland.[16]
On 6 June, theWests Tigers announced that they had signed Pearce-Paul on a three year deal starting in 2026.[17]
In 2022, Pearce-Paul was selected for England's2021 Rugby League World Cup campaign, and made his debut against Greece scoring a try in a 94-4 victory.[18]
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2020 |  Wigan Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 18 | 4 | 16 | |
| 2023 | 23 | 3 | 12 | |
| 2024 |  Newcastle Knights | 22 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 22 | 2 | 8 | |
| Total | 105 | 10 | 40 | |
