Career
He plays at prop and second-row and previously played for the Parramatta Eels. Born in Bankstown, New South Wales, Pauli is of Samoan descent and played his junior rugby league for the Hills District Bulls, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels. Early career
From 2012 to 2014, Pauli played for the Parramatta Eels" New York City team
On 5 July 2013, he re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract.
2014
In February, Pauli played for the Eels in the inaugural NRL Auckland Nines. In Round 8 against the North Queensland Cowboys at 1300SMILES Stadium, he scored his first NRL career try in the Eels" 14-42 loss.
He finished off his debut year in the NRL having played in 17 matches and scoring 3 tries for the Eels. On 8 September 2014, he was named in the Samoa train-on squad for the 2014 Four Nations, but did not make the final 23-man squad.
2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Pauli again played in the NRL Auckland Nines.
On 11 July, he re-signed with the Eels on a 2-year contract. He finished off the 2015 season having played in 16 matches for the Eels. 2016
On 29 January, Pauli signed a 2-year contract with the Newcastle Knights starting effective immediately, after being released from the final 2 years of his Eels contract.
In February, he played for the Knights in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines.
In Round 1, he made his club debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans, playing off the interchange bench in the 12-30 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.
