About Tom Pauling
Tom Pauling was a rugby union player.
Thomas Gibson Pauling (17 June 1873 — 30 September 1927) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
Biography A forward from Wellington club Athletic, Pauling made his national team debut in 1896 when Queensland visited the New Zealand capital. He subsequently gained a place on New Zealand's 1897 tour of Australia and scored four tries in eight uncapped appearances over the course of the trip. As he had to leave his job as a saddler in order to make the tour, Pauling afterwards opted to settle in Sydney, where he found work as a police officer. He continued his rugby with Randwick and earned New South Wales representative honours.
Pauling became a referee after suffering a knee injury and had charge of the two Test matches the 1904 British Lions played in Sydney. He also refereed an international during New Zealand's tour of Australia in 1914.
Pauling was the father of 1930s Wallabies centre Tom Pauling.
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Who was Tom Pauling?
New Zealand rugby union player (1873–1927)
When did Tom Pauling die?
Tom Pauling died on 30 September 1927.
What was Tom Pauling's occupation?
Tom Pauling was a rugby union player.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Tom Pauling (rugby union, born 1873)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tom Pauling. https://biography.guide/tom-pauling-rugby-union-player/
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