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Henry Paul
Personal information
Full nameHenry Rangi Paul
Born(1974-02-10)10 February 1974(age 50)
Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight15 st 3 lb (97 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionStand-off,Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Te Atatu Roosters
Waitakere City Raiders
1993–94 Wakefield Trinity 24 7 40 1 109
1994–98 Wigan 147 78 119 0 550
1999–01 Bradford Bulls 100 32 416 7 967
2006–08 Harlequins RL 66 10 105 2 252
Total 337 127 680 10 1878
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–01 New Zealand 24 4 52 1 121
Rugby union
PositionInside centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Bath 9 5 0 0 25
2001–06 Gloucester 116 20 357 2 802
2008–10 Leeds Carnegie 37 2 3 16 16
2010–11 Rotherham 5 0 0 0 0
Total 167 27 360 18 843
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–04 England 6 0 3 0 6
England sevens
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2020 Canada 7s
Source:[1]
Medals
Men'srugby sevens
RepresentingEngland
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Team competition

Henry Rangi Paul(born 10 February 1974) is arugby unioncoach and formerrugby leagueand rugby union player. Adual-code international,Paul won 24 caps forNew Zealandin rugby league and 6 forEnglandin rugby union, as well asrugby sevens.[1]Paul played as aloose forward,stand-off,fullback,and occasionally as ahooker,and as acentreandfly-halfin rugby union.

He holds the record for kicking the most goals in a Super League season, with 178 for Bradford in 2001,[2]and the record for the most goals in a game, 14, for Bradford in 2000.[3]He is the brother of former New Zealand rugby league internationalRobbie Hunter-Paul.

Playing career[edit]

Born inTokoroa,New Zealand, Paul started playing rugby union at the age of three forPonsonby Rugby Football Cluband then rugby league for theTe Atatu Roosters.Later, during his time atRutherford High School(1990), he led his team to break many Auckland club rugby league team and individual records. The following year, Paul moved to thePoint Chevalier Pirates.[citation needed]

In the 1992 season he returned to Te Atatū, debuting in their senior premier team at 18 years of age, making theAuckland Rugby LeagueFinals. That off season, Paul was selected as a utility player for the under-19 Auckland side, playing a major part in his team winning the national tournament. Following that success, Paul was selected as theJunior Kiwiscaptainto tour England that same off season.

Paul led by example when his team looked "out of sorts", guiding them to memorable victories against their Great Britain counterparts. His form was so inspiring that he earned fullNew Zealandrepresentative honours on the same tour, when the senior team the (New Zealand Kiwis) hit an injury crisis on acorresponding tour of Britain.Paul, at just 18 years of age, made his test début as a substitute againstFrance.

Wakefield Trinity[edit]

Paul's form on the Junior, and then subsequently New Zealand team tour, did not go unnoticed by scouts inEnglandand in the off season of 1993/94 he joinedWakefield Trinity(Heritage No. 1052) of the EnglishRugby Football League Championship.[4]

Return to New Zealand[edit]

He returned to New Zealand for the 1994 season, playing five matches for theWaitakere City Raidersin the newLion Red Cup.He originally signed for the newAuckland Warriorsclub who were to enter theAustralian Rugby Leaguein 1995 but they released him as part of a deal that allowedAndy Plattto join Auckland from Wigan.

Wigan Warriors[edit]

Paul joinedWigan Warriorsfor the1994–95 seasonand quickly established himself in the squad. At the end ofSuper League's first season, he was named at stand-off half in the 1996Super League Dream Team.He played at stand-off half back forWigan Warriorsin their1998 Super League Grand Finalvictory againstLeeds Rhinos.

Paul playedfullbackin Wigan's 40–10 victory overWarringtonin the1994–95 Regal Trophyfinal on 28 January 1995,[5]and playedstand-off,and scored 2-triesand 4-conversionsin the 25–16 victory overSt. Helensin the1995–96 Regal Trophyon 13 January 1996.[6]

Bradford Bulls[edit]

In September 1998, at the end of his contract, he moved to theBradford Bulls.

Paul played forBradford Bullsat stand-off half back and scored his team's sole try and goal in the1999 Super League Grand Finalwhich was lost toSt. Helens.Paul scored one of the most famous tries in Super League, running from 60 metres, scoring the first try of the 1999 Super League Grand Final with one boot.[7]

Paul was selected for theNew Zealandteam to compete in the end of season1999 Rugby League Tri-Nationstournament. In the final againstAustraliahe partnered his brother Robbie in the halves, kicking six goals in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss. He helped beat his former clubWiganin the2001 Super League Grand Final.When he was at Bradford he set a goalkicking record for consecutive goals (35), as well as for points in a season at the club.[8][failed verification]

He won theLance Todd Trophyfor his performance in the2000 Challenge Cupvictory over theLeeds Rhinos.

Paul played for theBradford Bullsas his brotherRobbie's halves partner, kicking four goals and onedrop goalin their2001 Super League Grand Finalvictory against theWigan Warriors.

Paul still holds the record for kicking the most goals in a Super League season with 178 for Bradford in 2001.[2]He also still holds the record for the most goals ever scored in a game, being 14, from Bradford's 96 – 16 win against Salford in 2000.[3]

International rugby league[edit]

In international rugby league he received 23 caps forNew Zealandbetween 1995 and 2001,[9]competing in the1995and2000Rugby League World Cups. Upon his return from rugby union in 2006 he qualified for both New Zealand andGreat Britain.[10][11]

Gloucester (rugby union)[edit]

Paul spoke toNational Rugby Leagueclub theCanterbury BulldogsandSuper 12clubs theAuckland Bluesand theWaikato Chiefs.He was eventually tempted away from the Bradford Bulls to play rugby union forGloucester,byPhilippe Saint-AndréandTom Walkinshaw.[12][13]

He had a dream début for Gloucester, scoring 28 points againstCaerphilly.Paul began a four-year contract atKingsholmin 2001 and won anEngland Anational squad selection after just one game for the Cherry and Whites.[14][15]

He was linked with a return his former club the Bradford Bulls, theWidnes Vikingsand a move toNRLclub theCanberra Raidersand a reunion with former coach at BradfordMatthew Elliott.[16][17][18]

Having experimented with being afullbackandfly-halfhe settled into theinside centreposition and his long passing stood well with Gloucester's style of play. He had his best year with Gloucester Rugby in 2004 when he won the club's season ticket holders' Player of the Year award and was also nominated for the Zurich Premiership Player of the Year award alongsideBruce Reihana,Mark Robinson,Simon ShawandMark van Gisbergen.Whilst at Gloucester he started in the2002 Zurich Championship Final(the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title) in which Gloucester defeatedBristol Rugby,[19]and the2003 Powergen Cup Finalin which Gloucester defeatedNorthampton Saints.[20]

England national team and sevens[edit]

With his switch to rugby union, he decided to play forEnglandrather thanNew Zealand.Although he was born in New Zealand, he qualified for England through hisLiverpudliangrandfather.[12]

He won his first England cap as a replacement againstFrancein the2002 Six Nations Championship,but only managed to win a handful of caps thereafter, mostly during the2004 Six Nations Championship,coming off the bench inRomeand atMurrayfield.He was also considered Man of the Match for England A againstFrance Ain March 2004 – with fivepenaltiesand a conversion.

He excelled for theEngland Sevensside and was a member of the2002 Commonwealth Gamesand2006 Commonwealth Gamessquads,winning a silver medal in 2006. Paul also was the acting captain of England Sevens when it won theUSA Sevenstournament in 2006 and was part of the only Rugby 7s squad to win the Hong Kong 7s with him being awarded player of the tournament.[21]England 7s have failed to win in Hong Kong since their 2002 victory.[22]

He was also a member of the England A team that won the2003 Churchill CupinCanadaand returned there again on the2004 Churchill Cuptour.

Harlequins RL[edit]

Paul in action for Harlequins RL

On 27 April 2006, Paul agreed a move back torugby leaguejoiningHarlequins RL.TheLondonside beat off competition from thePenrith Panthersto secure his signature.[23]

His brotherRobbie Paulplayed rugby league forSalford City Reds,having played with Paul at Bradford Bulls before a spell atHuddersfield Giants.Paul faced Robbie in his first game back in 2006'sSuper League XIon 29 April 2006.

Man of Steel Awards controversy[edit]

In 2007 Paul appeareddrunkat the EuropeanSuper League'sMan of Steel Award's dinner. Paul slurred his acceptance speech when he received theFrontline Fairplay Index Award,awarded for good behaviour on the field, on behalf of the club.[24][25][26]and subsequently apologised for his actions.[27][28][29][30]

Leeds Carnegie[edit]

In 2008, Paul was linked with a return to rugby union withLeeds Carnegie.[31]But the move was initially seen as unlikely due to the team being relegated from the2007–08 English Premiership.[32][33]

The 34-year-old switched codes and joinedLeeds Carnegie'sNational League 1campaign at the end of 2008'sSuper League XIII.[34][35] Henry played at centre and fly-half for the two years at Carnegie. While in theRFU Championshiphe captained the side to their biggest victory in Carnegie history againstManchesterand captained the side a numerous times, getting Man of the Match on several occasions. He helped Carnegie get promoted to thePremiership.Paul stayed with the side for one more year in the premiership before leaving the team to take up a coaching role as assistant coach for Russia's national 15's team.

Rotherham Titans[edit]

In 2010, Paul signed forRFU Championshipside theRotherham Titans.[36]on a part-time basis.

Paul did not stay long at the club due to work commitments with Russia putting him out of the country for most of the year.

Coaching career[edit]

Paul was released from Leeds in 2010 to embark on his coaching career as he signed up as the assistant coach ofRussia.[37]

Paul started his role coaching Russia at the2010 Churchill Cupin theUnited States.He then coached them during the2010–12 European Nations Cup First Divisionand at the2011 Churchill Cupheld in England, coming close againstItaly Aand theUnited States.

Paul took the side to the2011 Rugby World CupwithKingsley Jonesas head coach.[38]After two years with the Russian 15s team, Paul was appointed rugby 7s coach. After almost 4 years with Russia, Paul left to undertake a teaching role.

Paul then took a role as Rugby Programmes Manager for Queen Ethelburga's School in York for two years. Queen Ethelburga's achieved their greatest rugby success in these two years winning the British Colleges National Cup[39]and making it to the Semi-Finals of the Rosslyn Park 7s in 2015.[40]Paul continued his national coaching experience during this time however, coaching India's Men and Women's 15s and 7s teams for various tournaments during this time.

Paul left Queen Ethelburga's to move to be with his now wife in Dubai, United Arab Emirates taking up the role of Head Coach of the Jebel Ali Dragons in July 2016[41]and also being appointed Director of Rugby of the club in 2017.[42]The club obtained their greatest success in years in the first year of Paul's coaching, with them making both the West Asia Premiership final and the UAE Premiership Final.[43]Despite not winning either of the finals the club was crowned West Asia Premiership winners in March 2018[44]with Paul also being awarded coach of the season.

Canada[edit]

Paul was asked to assist the Canadian rugby team in February 2018 during the America's Rugby Championship[45]and his performance secured him a permanent role as assistant coach of Canada Rugby alongside head coach Kingsley Jones in May 2018.[46]The Jebel Ali Dragons Chairman Stuart Quinn said he was thrilled for Paul, despite the fact that they meant they were losing "the best coach in the region".[47]

Paul was the 15s assistant coach for over a year helping Canada qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.[48]Paul was then asked to act as interim Canada Rugby Sevens coach following the departure of coach Damian McGrath in May 2019,[49]coaching the team for a month before taking them to the London and Paris Sevens. Despite Paul confirming the goal was to test players for the up-and-coming qualifiers for the Olympics in the Cayman Islands, Paul's team succeeded in getting to the cup quarter finals in London and winning the Challenge Cup in Paris,[49]achieving the team's biggest success in the 2018/19 series. Paul then took the team to the Cayman Islands where they qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan in an undefeated tournament.[50]

Paul's "interim" status was removed and he was appointed head coach at the start of the 2019 7's series and successfully coached the team for the 2019/2020 season. Canada achieve a bronze medal in the Vancouver 7's after narrowly missing out on the final due to a last second try from Australia.[51]Canada went on to defeat South Africa however, the first time in seven years, to get their first medal ever at their home tournament.[52]

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