Paul Ringer

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Paul Ringer
Birth namePaul Ringer
Date of birth (1948-01-28) 28 January 1948 (age 75)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ebbw Vale RFC ()
Llanelli RFC ()
Leicester ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1978-80 Wales [1] [2] 8 (8)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1981–84 Blue Dragons 6442
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1981–82 Wales [3] 20

Paul Ringer (born 28 January 1948) is an English-born former Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer. He played representative level rugby union for Wales and at club level for Ebbw Vale RFC, Llanelli RFC and Leicester, [4] as a flanker. [1] [2] Having turned professional, he played representative level rugby league for Wales and at club level for Cardiff City (Bridgend) Blue Dragons, as a loose forward. [3]

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International honours

Paul Ringer was born in Leeds. He earned his first rugby union cap for Wales against New Zealand, at Cardiff, in 1978 and was capped on total of 8 occasions. His final game was two years later in 1980, again at Cardiff against New Zealand. An abrasive and uncompromising forward, in a notorious international match between Wales and England at Twickenham in 1980 he was sent off for a challenge on English outside half John Horton controversially deemed as late by the referee. This controversy proved costly for Ringer as he was not selected for that summer's British Lions tour to South Africa. [5]

Paul Ringer won caps for Wales (RL) while at Cardiff City (Bridgend) Blue Dragons 1981...1982 2-caps. [3]

Note

Before the start of the 1984/85 season, Cardiff City Blue Dragons relocated from Ninian Park in Cardiff, to Coychurch Road Ground in Bridgend, and were renamed Bridgend Blue Dragons.

Family history

Paul Ringer is the father of rugby union footballer of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s; Jamie Ringer, and rugby union footballer; Joel Bennett Ringer. [6]

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