Kai Pearce-Paul

Kai Pearce-Paul (born 19 February 2001) 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. .

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 2024 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. 2026 He made a memorable Wests Tigers debut with two tries on 14 March 2026 in the 44-16 win over North Queensland Cowboys.

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

Super League Winners (1): 2023 League Leaders' Shield Winners (2): 2020, 2023 Challenge Cup Winners (1): 2022

Statistics

Year Team Games Tries Pts 2020 Wigan Warriors 1 0 0 2021 Wigan Warriors 19 0 0 2022 Wigan Warriors 18 4 16 2023 Wigan Warriors 23 3 12 2024 Newcastle Knights 22 1 4 2025 Newcastle Knights 22 2 8 2026 Wests Tigers 12 4 12 Total 108 13 52