- Lopini Paea
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Lopini Paea
fullname = Lopini Paea
nickname = Bini
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position = Prop
currentclub = leagueicon|Sydney|16Sydney Roosters
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|4|19|df=yes
placeofbirth =Auburn, New South Wales
countryofbirth =Australia
height = convert|184|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|104|kg|stlb|abbr=on
club1 = leagueicon|Sydney|16Sydney Roosters
year1start = 2003
year1end = present
appearances1 = 62
tries1 = 3
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 12
teamA = leagueicon|Tonga|16 Tonga
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updated = 10 May 2008
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new = yesLopini Paea (born
April 19 ,1984 in Auburn,Australia ) is an Australianrugby league player of Tongan descent who currently plays for theSydney Roosters in theNational Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at second-row forward.Paea has represented on several occasions for the Tongan national team with his most recent international games during the
2007 Junior Kangaroos tour, in which Paea also captained the Tongan side. [cite news|publisher="Fox Sports News"|title=Tonga thrashes Junior Kangaroos|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22562945-23214,00.html|accessdate=2007-10-23|date=2007-10-10 ] cite web|url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/local/LNPages/0308/2808ln013.htm|title=NRL’s island talent|publisher=Samoa Observer|date=2008-03-28|accessdate=2008-08-04]He has been named in the Tonga training squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]He has been named in the Tonga squad for the
2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-09]Career highlights
*"First-grade debut:" Round 15, 2003, against the
Cronulla Sharks
*"Representing Tongan National Team"
*"Captaining Tongan National Team"
*"2007 Junior Kangaroos tour"References
External links
* [http://www.sydneyroosters.com.au/players/player_profile.php?grade=first_grade&player_name=Lopini%20Paea Lopini Paea Sydney Roosters player profile]
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