Kai Pearce-Paul


Kai Pearce-Paul is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League and England at international level.
He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League and Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He played as a earlier in his career.

Background

Pearce-Paul played his amateur rugby league for the Croydon Hurricanes. He is a product of the London Broncos academy.
Pearce-Paul is of English, Faroese, St Vincent and Antiguan descent. He is the younger brother of former London Broncos and London Skolars player Kam Pearce-Paul and older brother of Saracens rugby union footballer Kaden Pearce-Paul.

Club career

Wigan Warriors

2020

Pearce-Paul made his Super League debut in round 14 of the 2020 Super League season for the Warriors against St 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.

2022

Pearce-Paul played 18 games for Wigan in the 2022 Super League season including the clubs shock semi-final loss against Leeds.
In December, it was announced that Pearce-Paul had signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, starting in 2024.

2023

In 2023, Pearce-Paul played in 23 matches for Wigan, scoring three tries. His final game for the club was the 2023 Super League Grand Final, in which Wigan defeated the Catalans Dragons 10-2.

Newcastle Knights

2024

In round 1 of the NRL season, Pearce-Paul made his club debut for Newcastle in their loss against Canberra.
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.

2025

On 6 June, the Wests Tigers announced that they had signed Pearce-Paul on a three year deal starting in 2026.

International career

In 2022, Pearce-Paul was selected for England's 2021 Rugby League World Cup campaign, and made his debut against Greece scoring a try in a 94-4 victory.

Honours

Wigan Warriors