Paul King (rugby league)
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28 June 1979 Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Hooker, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul King (born 28 June 1979) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level in the European Super League for Hull F.C. and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and in the Co-operative Championship for the York City Knights, as a prop, hooker or second-row.[2]
Background
Paul King was born in Hull, Humberside, he was a pupil at Sydney Smith School in Hull.
Playing career
International honours
King won a cap for England while at Hull in 2001 against Wales (sub),[3] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull in 2001 against France.[4]
Club career
King played for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the Leeds Rhinos.[5] Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, and King played from the interchange bench in his side's 4-26 loss.[6]
References
- ↑ "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Hull stun Leeds in Challenge Cup". BBC News. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ "St Helens 26-4 Hull FC". BBC News. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2013.