Junior Paramore

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Junior Paramore
Birth namePeter Junior Paramore
Date of birth (1968-11-18) 18 November 1968 (age 54)
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School Hillary College
Notable relative(s) Terry Fanolua (cousin)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Second-row
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996 Hunter Mariners 0 (0)
1996 → Castleford Tigers 10 (12)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1987–1989 East Tamaki ()
1990–1995 Manurewa ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990–1995 Counties Manukau ()
1996–1999 Bedford Blues 48 (70)
1999–2004 Gloucester 122 (135)
2004–2006 Bedford Blues 44 (30)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1991–2001 Samoa 27 ((30))
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
1991–1994 Samoa 7s

Peter "Junior" Paramore (born 18 November 1968) is a Samoan former professional rugby union international, who also spent time playing professional rugby league.

Paramore was born in Samoa, and raised in New Zealand, playing his rugby in that country until 1995. In 1996, he left for the UK to take up a professional rugby league contract with Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 733). However, after one season, he moved to Bedford Blues professional rugby union side, helping them achieve promotion to the premiership in 1998. In 1999 he moved to Gloucester Rugby, joining his cousin Terry Fanolua. He remained there for five years, winning the 2002 Zurich Championship Final (the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title) in which Gloucester defeated Bristol Rugby, [1] and the Powergen Cup in 2003, [2] before leaving to rejoin Bedford as a coach in 2004.

During his career, Paramore won 29 caps for the Samoa national rugby union team, taking part in three World Cup campaigns. [3]

He is now the principal of his own rugby academy. He is now a coach at Totton College Rugby academy alongside Budge Pountney. He also coaches rugby at Canford School, in Dorset, England. [4] [5] [6]

In 2018 he left Dorset to come to Bristol Bears rugby team. He is the current kit manager for the Bristol Bears. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clockwatch: Bristol v Gloucester". BBC. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Clockwatch: Powergen Cup final". BBC. 5 April 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Junior Paramore appointed as kit manager". Bristol Bears. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Junior Paramore Official Site | Home Page | Junior Paramore Rugby Legend | Junior Paramore Rugby Academy | Home". juniorparamore.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rugby Academy". totton.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Junior Paramore – Rugby". totton.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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