{{Short description|Samoa international rugby league player (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Christine Pauli | fullname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|11|19}} | birth_place = Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | height = {{convert|172|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|86|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} | position = {{rlp|SR}} | club1 = {{nowrap|St George Illawarra}} | year1start = 2020 | year1end = | appearances1 = 3 | tries1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 0 | club2 = {{nowrap|Parramatta Eels}} | year2start = 2021 | year2end = | appearances2 = 2 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | teamA = Samoa | yearAstart = 2019 | yearAend = | appearancesA = 1 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 | retired = | source =<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christine Pauli – Career Stats & Summary |url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/christine-pauli/summary.html |access-date=2021-08-08 |publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> | updated = 5 November 2023 | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = | mother = | spouse = | education = | alma_mater = | relatives = Pauli Pauli (brother) }} }}
'''Christine Pauli''' (born 19 November 1999) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a {{rlp|sr}} for the Parramatta Eels Women and formerly the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership and the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.
She is a Samoan international.
==Background== Paul was born in Bankstown, New South Wales and is of Samoan descent. She played her junior rugby league for the Mt Druitt Lions. Her older brother, Pauli, is a professional rugby league player for Doncaster RLFC.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-10-01 |title=NRLW: 'I thought it was a mistake' – shock call-up |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/blacktown-advocate/sport/nrlw-2020-christine-paulie-sister-of-nrls-pauli-pauli-with-st-george-dragons/news-story/c9b74c5c2275b91b5a9a3f6c08f4ee34 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-02-19}}</ref>
==Playing career== In 2017, Pauli played for the Parramatta Eels in the Tarsha Gale Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Tarsha Gale Cup Finals Week 1 |url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/29996-results-2017-tarsha-gale-cup-finals-week-1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808044908/https://leagueunlimited.com/news/29996-results-2017-tarsha-gale-cup-finals-week-1/ |archive-date=2021-08-08 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=League Unlimited}}</ref> In 2018, she joined Penrith Brothers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Nathan |date=2018-05-22 |title=Footy initiative takes off |work=Western Weekender |url=https://westernweekender.com.au/2018/05/footy-initiative-takes-off/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001000919/https://westernweekender.com.au/2018/05/footy-initiative-takes-off/ |archive-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> In 2018 and 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Alicia |date=2018-05-29 |title=Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/29/womens-national-championships-the-perfect-origin-appetiser/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121180712/https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/05/29/womens-national-championships-the-perfect-origin-appetiser/ |archive-date=2021-01-21 |access-date=2021-02-19 |publisher=National Rugby League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Alicia |date=2019-05-22 |title=Line-ups named for Women's National Championships |url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/22/line-ups-named-for-womens-national-championships/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108003558/https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/22/line-ups-named-for-womens-national-championships/ |archive-date=2020-11-08 |access-date=2021-02-19 |publisher=National Rugby League}}</ref>
On 22 June 2019, Pauli represented Samoa in their 46–8 win over New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=St John |first1=Mark |last2=Whaley |first2=Pamela |date=2019-06-21 |title=Representative Round ultimate guide: Everything you need to know about rugby league's stand-alone weekend |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/teams/new-south-wales/representative-round-ultimate-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-rugby-leagues-standalone-weekend/news-story/804a2651b7392742f5625b2b32c35325 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617115116/https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/state-of-origin/teams/new-south-wales/representative-round-ultimate-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-rugby-leagues-standalone-weekend/news-story/804a2651b7392742f5625b2b32c35325 |archive-date=2019-06-17 |work=Fox Sports|location=Australia}}</ref>
In 2020, Pauli joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs NSWRL Women's Premiership team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-21 |title=Round Two Line Up – Womens Premiership |url=https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2020/07/21/round-two-line-up-womens-premiership/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122042712/https://www.rabbitohs.com.au/news/2020/07/21/round-two-line-up-womens-premiership/ |archive-date=2021-01-22 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=South Sydney Rabbitohs}}</ref> In September 2020, she joined the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-24 |title=Dragons confirm 2020 NRL Women's Premiership squad |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/09/24/dragons-confirm-2020-nrl-womens-premiership-squad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316201520/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/09/24/dragons-confirm-2020-nrl-womens-premiership-squad/ |archive-date=2021-03-16 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=St. George Illawarra Dragons}}</ref> In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Dragons in an 18–4 loss to the Sydney Roosters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-03 |title=NRLW late mail: Round 1 v Roosters |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/10/03/nrlw-team-announcement-round-1-v-roosters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313170511/https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2020/10/03/nrlw-team-announcement-round-1-v-roosters/ |archive-date=2021-03-13 |access-date=2021-02-19 |website=St. George Illawarra Dragons}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons-women/christine-pauli St George Illawarra Dragons profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pauli, Christine}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Australian people of Samoan descent Category:Sportspeople of Samoan descent Category:Australian female rugby league players Category:Parramatta Eels (NRLW) players Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Rugby league players from Canterbury-Bankstown Category:Samoa women's national rugby league team players Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players