Eddie Paea

Eddie Paea (born 8 February 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player for the North Sydney Bears in the New South Wales Cup competition. He primarily plays at halfback or Hooker. He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Career

Paea played for the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Premier League, the reserve team for the Rabbitohs.

Paea made his NRL debut in round 26 of the 2006 season for the Rabbitohs against the Wests Tigers. He began the 2008 season as halfback for the Rabbitohs but a contract offer was withdrawn mid-season and he was dropped from the first grade team.

A Junior Kiwi, Paea was named in both the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and the New Zealand training squad, but he was finally selected for the Tonga squad in October. Paea scored his first senior international try in the World Cup match against Scotland on 8 November 2008. He also converted one try.

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Paea

Paea is a commune in the suburbs of Papeete in French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the southern Pacific Ocean. Paea is located on the island of Tahiti, in the administrative subdivision of the Windward Islands, themselves part of the Society Islands.

Tahiti's west coast freeway runs through Paea and ends in Teahupoo down south. Going northbound would take drivers toward Papeete.

The area of Paea was first settled by travelers from Asia. Captain James Cook had arrived later on. Paea was part of the Kingdom of Tahiti until France claimed the islands of French Polynesia. The Faaa International Airport was built in 1962 and opened later on. The now defunct Air Moorea crashed while it was flying to Moorea. Close to where the crash site is a rock with all the names of the people.

Moorea is north of Paea and is seen as a gray mound sticking out of the Pacific Ocean. Mount Orohena is a major mountain nearby 7,330 feet tall.

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