Paul Dezolt

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Paul Dezolt
Personal information
Full namePaul Dezolt
Born (1978-08-29) 29 August 1978 (age 45)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Position Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999–03 North Qld Cowboys 3050020
2004 New Zealand Warriors 30000
Total3350020
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003 Italy 11004
Source: [1]

Paul Dezolt (born 29 August 1978) is a former professional rugby league footballer. His position of choice was at Hooker.

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North Queensland

A Herbert River junior, Dezolt started his career at the North Queensland Cowboys, debuting in 1999. Dezolt played 30 first grade games for the club in the National Rugby League before being deemed surplus to requirements in 2004. Dezolt originally looked to join the Queensland Cup in 2004, hoping to fight his way back into the Cowboys. [2]

While Dezolt was at the Cowboys he made his debut for Italy, being named the Man of the Match in the 2003 Ionian Cup clash against Greece. [3]

New Zealand Warriors

In 2004, Dezolt signed a short-term deal with the New Zealand Warriors. He made his debut for the club against the Cowboys, at his old home ground Dairy Farmers Stadium. [4] [5] While he was at the Warriors he also played two games for the Counties Manukau Jetz in the Bartercard Cup. [6] He was released from his contract on 14 June, sixteen days before it expired. [7] [8]

Return to Queensland

After leaving the Warriors, Dezolt then returned to the Queensland Cup, joining the Easts Tigers. [9] Dezolt returned home in 2006 and was part of the Herbert River Crushers side that won the Townsville and District Rugby League title for the first time. [10] [11]

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References

  1. RLP
  2. Dezolt's future still undecided Townsville Bulletin, 4 October 2003
  3. Italy wins Ionio Cup League Unlimited, 27 September 2003
  4. Dezolt to debut for Warriors [ dead link ], AAP, 4 May 2004
  5. "Dezolt to face old club". One Sport . 4 May 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  6. Counties Manukau Jetz NZRL, 2004
  7. Changes for Warriors team named to play the Cowboys - Tookey and Murphy dropped while Toopi is back in rugbyleague.co.nz, 15 June 2004
  8. Kemp cuts Aussies from Warriors squad [ dead link ]AAP, 15 June 2004
  9. Queensland Cup Grand Final Preview Archived 11 July 2013 at archive.today rleague.com, 17 September 2004
  10. No Ordinary Bunch of Herberts Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine QRL, 2006
  11. XXXX Statewide Score Wrap Archived 23 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine QRL, 2006