title: Tyler Paul
text: # Tyler Paul
  
  Tyler Warne Paul (born (1995-01-20)20 January 1995 in Duiwelskloof, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a lock or a flanker.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Youth
  
  In 2013, Paul was named in the Eastern Province Country Districts' side for the 2013 Under-18 Craven Week competition. He progressed to the Eastern Province U19 side during the same year and started seven matches for the team during the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He also started in the final, where the EP Kings beat the Falcons U19 side 56–40 in Nelspruit to clinch the Division B trophy. He also played in their promotion/relegation play-off against near-neighbours Border U19, which the Kings won 27–20 to win promotion to Division A for 2014.
  
  At the end-of-season awards ceremony, Paul was voted as the EP Kings' U19 Player of the Year for 2013.
  
  ### Eastern Province Kings
  
  His senior debut came during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He came on as a substitute in the Eastern Province Kings' 31–3 defeat to the Free State XV in Cradock. He made a further two appearances, against the SWD Eagles in George and against the Boland Cavaliers in Port Elizabeth.
  
  ### South Africa Under-20
  
  In March 2015, Paul was named in an extended South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
  
  