Career
Australia
Hauff, a gangly fullback was graded with the Brisbane Broncos in 1990, being named along with Willie Carne as the club"s joint rookie of the year. Standing at 6"6" (197 cm), Paul Hauff is the tallest fullback on record in top level Australian rugby league history. Hauff also served with the Queensland Police.
After great form for the Broncos through 1991, and a knee injury to Kangaroos custodian Gary Belcher, Hauff was as a late replacement at fullback for Queensland in the 1991 State of Origin series, making his debut in Game 1 of the series on the day before his 21st birthday.
Paul Hauff"s performances in the his first two games for Qld in 1991 saw him retained at fullback for the deciding third game, despite Belcher returning from injury for the Canberra Raiders. He was also rated by many judges as the player of the series.
Paul Hauff"s form at the back for Queensland saw him selected for his only test for Australia in the first test of the 1991 Transport-Tasman Test series against New Zealand to be played at Olympic Park in Melbourne. On a slippery surface, New Zealand exploited Hauff"s weakness with low balls by grubber kicking to him near their line rather than putting up bombs where his height and leaping ability gave him a distinct advantage.
Foreign the following game in Sydney, however, Hauff was replaced by Andrew Ettingshausen who moved from the wing to fullback.
Hauff"s removal was one of nine changes made to the starting line up by coach Bob Fulton and the selectors, a move that worked as Australia thrashed New Zealand 44-0. 1992 was a season to forget for the giant fullback. Injuries, and the form of Julian O"Neill playing fullback saw Hauff restricted to just 13 games for the Broncos between 1993 and 1996.
England
Hauff signed to play with Brisbane"s sister club, the London Broncos in 1996, scoring 13 tries for the club
Post In 2000 he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia"s international standing in rugby league.
