1. Lopini Paea was born on 19 April 1984 and is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
10 Facts About Lopini Paea
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Lopini Paea previously played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
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Lopini Paea is the brother of Mickey Paea and Lelea Paea.
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Lopini Paea made his first grade debut for the Sydney Roosters in round 22 of the 2003 NRL season against Cronulla-Sutherland at the Sydney Football Stadium.
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Lopini Paea made three appearances for the club in his debut season but did not feature in the club's finals campaign or 2003 NRL Grand Final defeat against Penrith.
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Lopini Paea missed the entire 2004 NRL season but returned in 2005 making five appearances for the club.
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Lopini Paea played in the 2006 NSW Cup grand final for Newtown who were the Sydney Roosters feeder club at the time against Parramatta.
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Lopini Paea played in the 2010 NRL Grand Final earning a late recall in the team replacing James Aubusson.
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In June 2015, Lopini Paea was granted a release from his contract to return to his first club the Sydney Roosters for the remainder of the season, however did not see any game time.
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Lopini 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 Lopini Paea captained the Tongan side.