Francis Paniu

{{Short description|PNG international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Francis Paniu

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|position = {{rlp|CE}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|9|9}}

|birth_place = Papua New Guinea

|death_date =

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|height = {{convert|177|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|85|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Rabaul Gurias

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|club2 = {{nowrap|Rabaul Gurias}}

|year2start = 2014

|year2end = present

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| teamA = {{nowrap|PNG Prime Minister's XIII}}

| yearAstart = 2013

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| appearancesA = 1

| triesA = 0

| goalsA = 0

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 0

| teamB = Papua New Guinea

| yearBstart = 2013

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| appearancesB = 1

| triesB = 0

| goalsB = 1

| fieldgoalsB = 0

| pointsB = 2

|updated = 9 November 2023

|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Francis-Paniu/summary.html Francis Paniu] rugbyleagueproject.org

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Francis Paniu is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea in the 2013 World Cup.