Tyler Warne Paul (born ) is a South African

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player for

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in Japan Rugby League One. He can play as a lock or a flanker.

Career

Youth

In 2013, Paul was named in the Eastern Province Country Districts' side for the 2013 Under-18

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competition. He progressed to the side during the same year and started seven matches for the team during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He also started in the final, where the EP Kings beat the side 56–40 in

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to clinch the Division B trophy. He also played in their promotion/relegation play-off against near-neighbours , which the Kings won 27–20 to win promotion to Division A for

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. At the end-of-season awards ceremony, Paul was voted as the EP Kings' U19 Player of the Year for 2013.

Eastern Province Kings

His senior debut came during the

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competition. He came on as a substitute in the ' 31–3 defeat to the in Cradock. He made a further two appearances, against the in

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and against the in

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South Africa Under-20

In March 2015, Paul was named in an extended South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Tyler 1995 births Living people People from Greater Letaba Local Municipality South African rugby union players Eastern Province Elephants players Southern Kings players Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka players Rugby union players from Limpopo Urayasu D-Rocks players South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan 21st-century South African sportsmen Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players