Robbie Paul

Robbie Hunter-Paul

Personal information
Full name	Robert Rawiri Hunter-Paul
Born	(1976-02-03) 3 February 1976 (age 41) Tokoroa, New Zealand
Playing information
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Rugby league
Position	Scrum-half, Stand-off, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1994 Waitakere City 11 3 0 0 12 1994–06 Bradford Bulls 241 224 6 0 908 2006–07 Huddersfield Giants 52 7 0 0 31 2008–09 Salford City Reds 27 2 2 0 8 2010–11 Leigh Centurions 38 7 2 0 32 Total 369 243 10 0 991 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–06 New Zealand 27 13 2 0 56
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–97 Harlequins 10 3 0 0 15
Source: Rugby League Project

Robert Rawiri 'Robbie' Hunter-Paul (born 3 February 1976) is a former New Zealand rugby league player. He currently works as the CEO at Super League side Bradford Bulls after retiring as a player at the end of the 2011 season following two years with Leigh Centurions. He played for the New Zealand national team 27 times. He is the younger brother of Leeds Carnegie player Henry Paul.

Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, his junior club was the Te Atatu Roosters in West Auckland. His mother, Gail, is of English descent and his father, Te Whata, who everyone knew as Walter, was a Maori.

In the 1994 Lion Red Cup he played 11 games for the Waitakere City Raiders, scoring three tries.

Paul joined Bradford in July 1994 from New Zealand at the age of 18 and has since gone on to represent his country. Paul captained Bradford at scrum half back in the 1996 Challenge Cup Final and became the fourth player ever to achieve what was a Challenge Cup final record of three tries, being awarded the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match. He was the 1996 Bradford Bulls season's top try scorer.

Paul went into his winter loan spell with rugby union club Harlequins.

Paul played for Bradford Bulls as his brother Henry's halves partner in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to St Helens R.F.C.. Paul was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he partnered his brother Henry in the halves, kicking six goals in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss.