Paul Stephenson (rugby league)
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| Full name | Paul Stephenson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1983 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Stephenson (born 22 September 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
Background
[edit]Stephenson was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
His son Sam is a professional rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans, who represented the Australian Schoolboys and Queensland Under-19s in 2024.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Stephenson played at centre and made his professional rugby debut with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles before signing with Cronulla for the 2007 season [1]. Stephenson played well as an interchange forward for the Sharks, winning the club Premier League Coaches Award [2][permanent dead link]. Stephenson had represented NSW residents and Qld country.
Post playing
[edit]After his professional career finished, Stephenson moved to Brisbane with his family and played 2 seasons with the Ipswich Jets under the guidance of Glen Lazarus and later with the Tweed Heads Seagulls. Paul is Currently CEO of the Tweed Heads Seagulls RLFC
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Stephenson - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "National Schoolboy stars graduate to Titans NRL squad". Gold Coast Titans. 17 September 2024.