Paul Handforth

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Paul "Tiger" Handforth
Personal information
Full namePaul Handforth
Born (1981-10-06) 6 October 1981 (age 42)
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 1 lb (83 kg)
Position Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–04 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 661112068
2006 Castleford Tigers 1821010
2007–08 Featherstone Rovers 5025163137
2009 Doncaster 947129
2009–11 Batley Bulldogs 6517961260
2012–13 Halifax 601220189
2014–16 Keighley Cougars 6930612244
Total3371012138837
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–11 Ireland 80000
Source: [1] [2]

Paul Handforth (born 6 October 1981), also known by the nickname of "Tiger", is a professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for Keighley in the Championship 1.

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Background

Paul Handforth was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, he is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for Wakefield Trinity, Hunslet and Oldham; Tony "Tiger" Handforth.

Playing career

Handforth's position of choice is at stand-off, but he can also operate at scrum-half and as a hooker.

He has previously played for Halifax, the Batley Bulldogs, Doncaster, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He started playing rugby with the Methley Monarchs ARLFC as a schoolboy and also played for the Oulton Raiders.

Handforth is an Ireland international. [3]

He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [4]

After leaving Keighley and retiring from the professional game, Handforth joined amateur team Fryston Warriors, and played for them against Keighley in the 2017 Challenge Cup third round tie between the two clubs. [5]

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References

  1. LRL
  2. Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. "Ireland 58-18 Russia". BBC. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  4. "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
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