Paul Hull

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Paul Hull
Birth namePaul Anthony Hull
Date of birth (1968-05-17) 17 May 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Children2
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994 England 4 (0)

Paul Anthony Hull (born 17 May 1968) [1] is an English former rugby union international full back. [2]

He was head coach of Bristol between February 2009 and May 2011 and returned to the club in November 2013 to work as Chief Scout for two years. He is still involved in rugby as a Citing Officer working for the RFU and World Rugby.

Currently he is a Housemaster and Director of Rugby at Prior Park College, Bath, but will be taking up an appointment as the RFU's Head of Professional Game Match Officials at the end of this academic year2020/21.

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References

  1. ↑ Paul Hull player profile Scrum.com
  2. ↑ "My Life in Rugby: Paul Hull – former England and Bristol full-back". 13 September 2016.


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