Paul Johnson (rugby league, born 1970)


Paul Frederick Johnson is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

A Papanui player in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, Johnson played for the Canterbury side that bet Auckland in 1993, coming off the bench in the Provincial grand final.
Johnson was then named in the touring squad for the 1993 New Zealand national rugby league team tour of Great Britain and France, replacing an injured Brent Todd.
Johnson did not play a test while on tour but played in several tour matches against domestic sides.
Johnson played for the Canterbury Cardinals side that played in the Lion Red Cup between 1994 and 1996. His 1994 season was interrupted by a broken leg but he bounced back to make the New Zealand Residents in 1995.