Paul Wood (rugby league)

Paul Wood is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and second-row forward in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and Featherstone Rovers and the Swinton Lions in the Championship. He also played for England and was selected for Great Britain at international level.[2][3][4]

Not to be confused with Paul Woods (rugby).

Paul "Woody" Wood
Personal information
Full namePaul Wood
Born (1981-10-10) 10 October 1981
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight15 st 10 lb (100 kg) [1]
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–14 Warrington Wolves 339 50 0 0 200
2015 Featherstone Rovers 15 0 0 0 0
2018 Swinton Lions 4 0 0 0 0
Total 358 50 0 0 200
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 England 2 0 0 0 0
2003–06 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4]

Wood played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[5][6]

Wood also played in the 2012 challenge cup victory also vs Leeds Rhinos

Paul Wood has continued to feature for Warrington during 2011 but his season ended early due to an injury in the lower back. During his long career at Warrington he has gained a reputation for the hard yards going forward, work rate & offloading.

He played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[7][8][9][10]

He played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford[11][8] During the game Wood ruptured his right testicle after getting kneed in the groin, one minute into the second half.[12] He continued to play, made a number of tackles and even conducted media interviews in the dressing room after the match without mentioning it. It became public knowledge only when he tweeted a couple of hours later that he was heading for hospital for surgery and he confirmed early on Sunday morning that his right testicle had been removed.[13]

He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan Warriors at Old Trafford.[14][15][16][17][18]

References
  1. "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. Scott, Ged (28 August 2010). "Leeds 6–30 Warrington". BBC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. Wilson, Andy (28 August 2010). "Chris Hicks hat-trick leads Warrington to Challenge Cup triumph over Leeds". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  7. "Warrington's battered Brett Hodgson recovers to see off Leeds in final". Guardian UK. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. "Leeds' Kevin Sinfield stars in Grand Final triumph against Warrington". Guardian. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  9. "Leeds Rhinos 18–35 Warrington Wolves". BBC Sport. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  10. "Warrington Wolves Are Challenge Cup Winners 2012!". Warrington Wolves Official Site. 25 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  11. "Grand Final: Warrington 18-26 Leeds". BBC Sport. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  12. "Wood loses testicle in Grand Final". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  13. "Warrington Wolves: Paul Wood has testicle removed". bbc.co.uk. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  14. "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  15. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  16. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  17. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  18. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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