Jaxson Paulo
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| Full name | Jaxson Paulo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 October 1999 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaxson Paulo (born 3 October 1999) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a wing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.[1]
Background
Paulo was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Nerang Roosters and came through the Gold Coast Titans system.
Early career
2020
Paulo made his debut in round 10 of the 2020 NRL season for South Sydney against the Newcastle Knights. He provided a try assist in the second half as Souths lost the match 20-18 at Western Sydney Stadium.[2][3][4]
In round 16 against Parramatta, Paulo scored his first try in the top grade as Souths won the match 38-0 at Bankwest Stadium.[5]
In round 19 against Canterbury-Bankstown, Paulo scored a first half try in South Sydney's upset defeat at ANZ Stadium. Following Paulo's try, video footage showed the players foot touching the sideline constituting a no try but match officials were not consulted and the on-field decision of try was given.[6]
In the elimination finals game against Parramatta, he scored two tries as Souths came from 18-8 down at half-time to win 38-24 at Bankwest Stadium.[7]
The following week, he played in the club's preliminary final defeat against Penrith at ANZ Stadium.[8]
References
- ^ "Jaxson Paulo: South Sydney Rabbitohs sign Titans outside back". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Round 10 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 14 July 2020.
- ^ "South Sydney v Newcastle". www.foxsports.com.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (2020-07-15). "'Freak' Paulo's NRL debut excites Souths". The Young Witness. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "World reacts to Rabbitohs thrashing of the Eels". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Canterbury Bulldogs provisionally offload wooden spoon to Broncos in Rabbitohs rout". wwos.nine.com.au.
- ^ "WTF was that?! Eels implode with TWO howlers in 60 seconds of madness". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "Penrith Panthers beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 20-16 to set up NRL grand final against Melbourne Storm". www.abc.net.au.