Jeremy Paul (rugby union)
Birth name | Jeremy Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 14 March 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Capalaba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Rhiannon Paul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 4 children | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremy Paul(born 14 March 1977) is aNew Zealand-bornAustraliarugby unionplayer. He playedhookerfor theWallabiesand the ACT Brumbies.
Jeremy Paul was born in New Zealand but grew up in the Redland Shire of South EastQueensland.He was selected from Easts Tigers in Brisbane to represent the ACT Brumbies on a tour to the UK. Following a successful tour, he picked up a full time contract with theACT Brumbies
At the end of 2005, Paul was awarded the John Eales Medal, receiving 194 votes from his teammates.[3]He ruptured a tendon during the Wallabies 24-16 Tri-Nations' loss to South Africa in September 2006 and underwent surgery, and was forced to miss the European tour.[4]
He has won 72capsfor Australia and 112Super Rugbycaps for the ACT Brumbies.
In May 2007 Paul signed withGloucester Rugbyfor the start of the 2007/08 season but, for contractual reasons, he was not able to join the squad until after the2007 Rugby World Cup.[5]He made hisGloucester Rugbydebut on 27 October 2007 in the Anglo-WelshEDF Energy CupagainstNewcastle Falcons.[citation needed]
He now works in finance.
References
[edit]- ^"Jeremy Adam Paul".ESPN scrum.Retrieved7 March2020.
- ^"2001 Australian Wallabies squad - British & Irish Lions Tour".rugby.au.Australian Rugby Union.Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2013.Retrieved17 June2014.
- ^"Jeremy Paul wins 2005 John Eales Medal"(Press release). Sports Australia. 15 October 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2008.Retrieved23 July2010.
- ^"Paul could miss Wallabies' tour".CNN.Cable News Network. 14 September 2006.Retrieved4 August2012.
- ^"Gloucester sign Aussie star Paul".BBC News.15 May 2007.
External links
[edit]- 1977 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Māori descent
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand
- ACT Brumbies players
- New Zealand Māori rugby union players
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- 2003 Rugby World Cup players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
- Australian sports podcasters
- Australian rugby union biography stubs