Paul King (rugby league)

Paul King (born 28 June 1979) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level in the 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]

Paul King
Personal information
Born (1979-06-28) 28 June 1979
Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight17 st 11 lb (113 kg)[1]
PositionProp, Hooker, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–09 Hull F.C. 226 22 0 1 89
2010–11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 31 0 0 1 1
2012 York City Knights 12 1 0 0 4
Total 269 23 0 2 94
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
2001 England +1 0 0 0 0
2001 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Background

King was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside. He was a pupil at Sydney Smith School in the city.

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
  1. "Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats". web page. Wakefield wildcats. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Hull stun Leeds in Challenge Cup". BBC News. 27 August 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. "St Helens 26-4 Hull FC". BBC News. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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