Thomas Gibson Pauling (17 June 1873 — 30 September 1927) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.
A forward from Wellington club Athletic, Pauling made his national team debut in 1896 when Queensland visited the New Zealand capital.
He subsequently gained a place on New Zealand's 1897 tour of Australia and scored four tries in eight uncapped appearances over the course of the trip.
[1] As he had to leave his job as a saddler in order to make the tour, Pauling afterwards opted to settle in Sydney, where he found work as a police officer.
[3] Pauling became a referee after suffering a knee injury and had charge of the two Test matches the 1904 British Lions played in Sydney.