Paul Rose (rugby league)

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Paul Rose
Personal information
Born (1952-12-20) 20 December 1952 (age 71) [1]
Hull, England
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1969–82 Hull Kingston Rovers 2704301130
1977 Dapto Canaries
1982–86 Hull FC 94120041
Total3645501171
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1977 Yorkshire 11003
1977–78 England 20000
1974–82 Great Britain 50000
Source: [2] [3]

Paul Rose (born 20 December 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hull Kingston Rovers, the Dapto Canaries (in Wollongong, Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia) and Hull FC (Heritage № 775), as a prop, or second-row. [2]

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Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers

Rose started his professional career at Hull Kingston Rovers, making his debut in September 1969 as a substitute against Leigh. [4]

Rose played right-prop in Hull Kingston Rovers' 16–13 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1974–75 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 26 October 1974, played left-second-row in the 11–15 defeat by Leeds in the 1975–76 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1975–76 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 15 November 1975, appeared as a substitute (replacing prop Steve Crooks) in the 7–8 defeat by Leeds in the 1980–81 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1980–81 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 8 November 1980.

Paul Rose played right-second-row and scored a try in Hull Kingston Rovers' 26–11 victory over St Helens in the 1977–78 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final at Craven Park, Hull on Tuesday 13 December 1977.

Paul Rose played left-second-row in the Hull Kingston Rovers' 10–5 victory over Hull FC in the 1979–80 Challenge Cup Final during the 1979–80 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1980, in front of a crowd of 95,000.

Paul Rose's Testimonial match at the Hull Kingston Rovers took place in 1980.

Illawarra Rugby League

Paul Rose played right-prop in the Dapto Canaries 18–5 victory over the Port Kembla Blacks in the Illawarra Rugby League First Grade Grand Final at Wollongong Showground, Wollongong on Sunday 18 September 1977, in front of a crowd of 12,641.

Hull FC

In August 1982, Rose was signed by Hull for a fee of around £30,000. [5]

Rose played left-second-row and scored 2-tries in Hull FC's 18–7 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1982–83 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 2 October 1982, and was a substitute in the 29–12 victory over the Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1984–85 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 27 October 1984.

He played left-second-row, and received a 10-minute sin-bin following an illegal high-tackle on John Gilbert in Hull FC's 14–12 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1982–83 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969, and played right-second-row in the 24–28 defeat by Wigan in the 1984–85 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1985, in front of a crowd of 99,801, [6] in what is regarded as the most marvellous cup final in living memory, [7] which Hull narrowly lost after fighting back from 12–22 down at half-time.

Paul Rose played right-prop in Hull FC's 0–12 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 26 January 1985.

Rose announced his retirement in February 1986. [8]

International honours

Paul Rose won caps for England while at the Hull Kingston Rovers in 1977 against France, in 1978 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at the Hull Kingston Rovers in 1974 against Australia (sub), in 1978 against Australia, and Australia (sub) (2 matches), and while at Hull in 1982 against Australia.

Personal life

Paul Rose has lived in Leek, Staffordshire since c. 2000.

Paul Rose is related to the rugby league wing , centre or second-row who played in the 2000s for the Hull Kingston Rovers (1997–03 & 2005-06), Collegians (in Wollongong, Australia, c. 2004), the York City Knights (2006) and the Rochdale Hornets (2007); Mark Blanchard. [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Player Summary: Paul Rose". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "200 club - No 31 - Paul Rose". Hull Kingston Rovers. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Rose finally signs for Hull" . Hull Daily Mail. 11 August 1982. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "1984–1985 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era" . independent.co.uk. 20 August 1995. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Paul Rose retires - and that's final!" . Sports Mail. Hull Daily Mail. 22 February 1986. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Mark Blanchard Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
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