| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Khan Whatuira | |
| Date of birth | 31 July 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 83 m) | |
| Weight | 14 st 7 lbs (92 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Fattz | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Wainuiomata Lions | ||
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2000 2001 2002–04 2005–07 2008 ‐ |
 New Zealand Warriors Melbourne Storm Penrith Panthers Wests Tigers Huddersfield Giants |
5 (0) 6 (8) 62 (84) 58 (120) 2 (4) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2004– | New Zealand |
10 (4) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Paul Khan Whatuira (born July 31, 1981 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League where he is contracted until the end of the 2010 season. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the The New Zealand national rugby league side represents New Zealand in the sport of Rugby league. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Huddersfield Giants are a professional Rugby league club (from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire) who play in the Super League. [1] His position of choice is at Centre. A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench
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NRL career
Whatuira previously played for the New Zealand Warriors, Melbourne Storm, Penrith Panthers and the Wests Tigers. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly the Auckland Warriors) are a professional Rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand The Melbourne Storm is a professional Rugby league football club based in the city of Melbourne, Australia The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional Rugby league football team The Wests Tigers are a professional Rugby league football club in the National Rugby League (NRL the premier Rugby league competition in Australasia He made his first grade debut for New Zealand Warriors against Wests Tigers in the Leichhardt Oval on 14 February 2000. Leichhardt Oval is a football stadium in Leichhardt New South Wales, Australia. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He has won two NRL titles to date, the first in 2003 with Penrith, and most recently with Wests Tigers in 2005.
He had a forgettable 2006, he was sin-binned in the Tigers' loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in Townsville just before half-time with Matt Sing scoring in his absence. The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional Rugby league football team based in Townsville Queensland. Dairy Farmers Stadium is a Rugby league sports stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Matthew Charles Sing (born on 13 March, 1975 in Winton Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for In the return match, he suffered a hamstring injury which was aggravated during the warm-up versus Brisbane Broncos meaning he would not play for the rest of the campaign. The Brisbane Broncos are an Australian professional Rugby league club based in the city of Brisbane Queensland.
International career
Whatuira has represented the New Zealand national team on 10 occasions between 2004 and 2006, including the 24-0 win over Australia at Elland Road in the 2005 Tri Nations tournament, in which he scored a try. The New Zealand national rugby league side represents New Zealand in the sport of Rugby league. Elland Road is an all-seater football Stadium situated in the Beeston area of the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, Whatuira has been selected in the 19-man squad for the one-off New Zealand vs Australia Centenary test in Wellington, New Zealand on October 14, 2007. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the
Charity work
During 2006, Paul posed for the Naked Rugby League 2007-08 charity calendar, which was produced to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia. League Of Their Own 2006 is a Black-and-white Nude Calendar featuring 12 of the sexiest Australian Rugby league players from the
Paul also posed alongside former Wests Tigers teammates Robbie Farah and Dene Halatau for the Naked For A Cause 2008-09 calendar for the McGrath Foundation charity. Robbie Farah (born 23 January, 1984 in Canterbury New South Wales, Australia) is a Lebanese Australian professional Rugby league Dene Halatau (born 27 January 1983 in Invercargill New Zealand) is a New Zealand professional Rugby league player for the Wests
References
- ^ Giants sign Kiwi centre Whatuira BBC Sport Retrieved 8 August 2007
External links
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