About Paul Vaughan (rugby league)
Paul Vaughan (born 23 April 1991) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop forward for the York Knights in the Super League. He has played for both Italy and Australia at international level. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, St. George Illawarra Dragons and Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League and Warrington Wolves in the English Super League, and at representative level for NSW Country, NRL All Stars and New South Wales in the State of Origin series. == Background == Vaughan was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, and is of Italian descent through his maternal grandmother. He played his junior rugby league for the Gungahlin Bulls before being signed by the Canberra Raiders, with whom he played in the National Youth Competition in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, Vaughan graduated to the Raiders' NSW Cup team, the Mount Pritchard Mounties, winning the Mounties' Player's Player award and being named on the interchange bench in the 2012 NSW Cup Team of the Year. == Playing career == === 2013 === On 18 April, Vaughan re-signed with the Raiders on a 2-year contract to the end of the 2015 season. In Round 7 of the 2013 NRL season, Vaughan made his NRL debut for the Canberra Raiders off the interchange bench against the North Queensland Cowboys in the Raiders 30–12 loss at 1300SMILES Stadium. In Round 14 against the Penrith Panthers, Vaughan scored his first NRL career try in the Raiders 24–12 win at Canberra Stadium.
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