1. Mickey Paea was born on 25 March 1986 and is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer who played as a prop.
16 Facts About Mickey Paea
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Mickey Paea previously played for the Sydney Roosters, St George Illawarra Dragons, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.
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Mickey Paea played for Hull Kingston Rovers and Hull FC in two separate spells in the Super League.
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In round 15 of the 2005 NRL season, Mickey Paea made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Toyota Park.
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In 2006, Mickey Paea made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa.
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Mickey 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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On 16 September 2008, Mickey Paea signed a one-year contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in 2009.
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Mickey Paea made his Dragons debut in Townsville, in Round 9 of the 2009 NRL season against the North Queensland Cowboys.
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On 23 May 2009, Mickey Paea was the subject of a controversial racial vilification dispute with Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks captain, Paul Gallen, late in the local derby played between the Dragons and Sharks.
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Gallen, who took objection to Mickey Paea accidentally stepping on his hand in a tackle, got up and called Mickey Paea a "black cunt".
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On 13 August 2009, Mickey Paea signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2010.
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Mickey Paea went on to make 16 appearances in 2010 and 12 appearances in 2011.
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On 6 October 2011, Mickey Paea signed a two-year contract with the Hull Kingston Rovers to move to the Super League starting in 2012.
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In October and November, Mickey Paea played for Tonga in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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On 28 June 2013, Mickey Paea signed a 2-year contract with Hull KR's cross-town rivals Hull FC starting in 2014.
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On 22 May 2015, Mickey Paea signed a two-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting in 2016, to return to the National Rugby League after four years in England.