Paul Coventry

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Paul Coventry
Personal information
Full namePaul P. Coventry
Born (1952-12-05) 5 December 1952 (age 70)
Pontefract, England
Playing information
Position Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1970–82 Featherstone Rovers 286+158600258
1982–85 Wakefield Trinity 5390031
Total3549500289
Source: [1]

Paul P. Coventry (5 December 1952 [2] ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at club level for Fryston A.R.L.F.C., the Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 498), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage No. 914), as a wing , centre, or stand-off, i.e. number 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6, [1] he was previously the chairman of the Featherstone Rovers, and as of 2013 is the stadium co-ordinator at Post Office Road, Featherstone.

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Background

Paul Coventry was born in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Paul Coventry played right wing, i.e. number 2, in the Featherstone Rovers' 33–14 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1973 Challenge Cup Final during the 1972–73 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 12 May 1973, in front of a crowd of 72,395, a broken arm meant he didn't play in the 9–24 defeat by Warrington in the 1974 Challenge Cup Final.[ citation needed ]

County Cup Final appearances

Paul Coventry played as an interchange/substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing stand-off Chris Harding) in the Featherstone Rovers' 7–23 defeat by Leeds in the 1970 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1970–71 season, at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 21 November 1970, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 12–16 defeat by Leeds in the 1976 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1976–77 season, at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 16 October 1976.[ citation needed ]

Club career

Paul Coventry made his début for the Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 19 September 1970, [3] during his time at Wakefield Trinity he scored five 3-point tries, and four 4-point tries.

Testimonial match

Paul Coventry's benefit season/testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers took place during the 1981–82 season.

Honoured at Featherstone Rovers

Paul Coventry is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame Inductee. [4]

Genealogical information

Paul Coventry is the younger brother of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s for Castleford; John P. Coventry (birth registered during third ¼ 1950 (age 7273) in Pontefract district), and is the uncle of John Coventry's son, the rugby league centre who played in the 1990s and 2000s, for the Castleford Tigers, the Huddersfield Giants and the Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 776) (three spells), and the Batley Bulldogs; James Coventry.[ citation needed ]

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