Paul Rauhihi
New Zealand rugby league footballer
Paul Rauhihi (born 3 July 1973) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Rauhihi played in both the National Rugby League (NRL) and Super League as a prop.
Background
Rauhihi was born in Porirua, New Zealand. He was an orphan and was adopted early in life.
Playing career
New Zealand career
Rauhihi's junior clubs were the Cottingham Tigers and St George club in Wellington. He then joined the New Zealand Navy and played for the Northcote Tigers and North Harbour Sea Eagles before becoming an Auckland Warriors junior in 1994.
Rauhihi was part of the Northcote side that won the Fox Memorial in 1994. After leaving the navy to concentrate on his rugby league career, Rauhihi played in 17 reserve grade games for the Warriors in 1996 and was a part of the Reserve Grade side that lost the 1997 grand final.
In 1998, he played for Taranaki before signing with the Melbourne Storm.
Australian career
Rauhihi was released by Melbourne during the 1999 NRL season to sign with Newcastle Knights.
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