Full name Duncan Paia'aua Occupation Athlete Playing position Height 1.8 m Career start 2014 | Nickname Duncan School(s) attended Emmaus College Current club Reds Weight 91 kg Other name Duncan | |
Born 20 January 1995 (age 22)
Porirua, New Zealand ( 1995-01-20 ) School Emmaus College, Rockhampton | ||
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Duncan Paia'aua (born 20 January 1995) is an Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a fly-half for the Queensland Reds in the international Super Rugby competition. He was chosen in the under 20 Junior Wallabies and competed in the Junior World Cup in Italy, June 2015, scoring 5 points for Australia. He is engaged to his fiancé as of 20 May 2015. He also represented Queensland Country in the inaugural National Rugby Championship.
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Family and early life
Paia'aua was born in Porirua, New Zealand but moved to Melbourne with his family at three years of age, and then settling in Rockhampton in 2002 playing junior league for Rockhampton Brothers. He played rugby at high school in Rockhampton and was twice selected for the Queensland Under 16 team.
Career
Paia'aua initially came through the Queensland Rugby Union's youth structures before switching to rugby league and linking up with the Brisbane Broncos where he represented their under-20s in the National Youth Competition. However, in August 2014 it was announced that he had switched back to rugby union and signed a 2-year contract with the Queensland Reds ahead of the 2015 Super Rugby season. He subsequently played 1 game for Queensland Country in the first ever National Rugby Championship. He made his debut for the Queensland Reds in round 1, 2015 against the Brumbies in Canberra.