Kai Pearce-Paul

Kai Pearce-Paul (born 19 February 2001) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He has represented England at international level.

Kai Pearce-Paul

Personal information
Born	(2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 24) Lewisham, London, England[1][2]
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2020–23 Wigan Warriors 61 7 0 0 28 2024–25 Newcastle Knights 44 3 0 0 12 2026– Wests Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 Total 105 10 0 0 40 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021 England Knights 1 0 0 0 0 2022– England 3 2 0 0 12
Source: [3][4] As of 7 September 2025
Relatives	Kam Pearce-Paul (brother)

He previously played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

Background

Pearce-Paul played his amateur rugby league for the Croydon Hurricanes.

Pearce-Paul is of English, Faroese, St Vincent and Antiguan descent.^[2] 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.^[5][6][7]

2022

Pearce-Paul played 18 games for Wigan in the 2022 Super League season including the clubs shock semi-final loss against Leeds.^[8]

In December, it was announced that Pearce-Paul had signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights in the NRL, starting in 2024.^[9][10]

2023

In 2023, Pearce-Paul played in 23 matches for Wigan, scoring three tries.^[11] His final game for the club was the 2023 Super League Grand Final, in which Wigan defeated the Catalans Dragons 10-2.^[12][13]

Newcastle Knights

2024

In round 1 of the 2024 NRL season, Pearce-Paul made his club debut for Newcastle in their loss against Canberra.^[14] 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.^[15]

2025

On 6 June, the Wests Tigers announced that they had signed Pearce-Paul on a three year deal starting in 2026.^[16]

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.^[17]

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		19	0	0
2022		18	4	16
2023		23	3	12
2024	Newcastle Knights	22	1	4
2025		22	2	8
Total		105	10	40