Paul Rowley

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Paul Rowley

Personal information
Full name	Paul Alun Rowley [1]
Born	(1975-03-12) 12 March 1975 (age 49) Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–94 Leigh 50 16 0 0 64 1994–00 Halifax Blue Sox 170 40 1 3 165 2001 Huddersfield Giants 27 5 0 0 20 2002–07 Leigh Centurions 148 54 0 2 218 Total 395 115 1 5 467 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–00 England 4 2 0 0 8
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2009 Leigh Centurions 2012–16 Leigh Centurions 130 101 1 28 78 2017–18 Toronto Wolfpack 53 45 2 6 85 2022– Salford Red Devils 75 39 0 36 52 Total 258 185 3 70 72
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] As of 23 June 2024

Paul Rowley (born 12 March 1975) is a British rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is the current head-coach of Salford Red Devils. An England representative hooker, he played at club level for Leigh, Halifax and Huddersfield. ^[2] After retiring as a player, Rowley began a coaching career and was appointed head coach of Leigh in 2012, leading the club to Championship titles in 2014 and 2015 before departing at the beginning of the 2016 season. He subsequently was the head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship. ^[4]

Background

Rowley was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career

Having begun his career at Leigh, Rowley appeared in the Super League for Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants, returning to his hometown club in 2002. He retired as a player in April 2007 after his 400th career appearance, ^[9] and joined the coaching staff at Leigh Centurions.

International honours

Rowley won caps for England while at Halifax in 1996 against France (sub), and in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, Russia, and Ireland. ^[3]

Coaching career

Rowley was appointed first team coach of Leigh Centurions on a permanent basis in January 2012. After a successful first season in charge which included guiding the club to 2nd in the Championship and a Northern Rail Cup semi-final, Rowley was named Championship Coach of the year. In February 2013 Rowley signed a new contract to keep him at the club until the end of 2015. Having won back-to-back Championship titles with Leigh in 2014 and 2015, Rowley resigned as Leigh Centurions head coach 10 days before the start of the 2016 Championship season, citing personal reasons. ^[10] On 27 April 2016 he was confirmed as the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack. ^[11]

On 5 November 2021, Rowley was announced as the new head-coach of the Salford Red Devils. ^[12] In Rowley's first season in charge of Salford, the club started poorly and at one stage were sitting second last on the table before they went on to win eleven games which saw them qualify for the playoffs. After upsetting Huddersfield 28–0 in week one of the playoffs, the club played against St Helens in the semi-final in which they lost 19–12. In the 2023 Super League season, Rowley guided Salford to a 7th-placed finish as the club missed the playoffs by two points. ^[13]

Personal life

Paul Rowley is the son of the rugby league prop who played in the 1970s and 1980s for Leigh, Workington Town, St. Helens and Carlisle; Allan Rowley (born 1951 (age 72–73)). Paul Rowley has two sons, Alex and Oliver.^{[ citation needed ]}

Honours

As a player

• National League One: 2004

As a coach

• Championship (3): 2014, 2015, 2018
• League 1 (1): 2017

Individual

• Championship Coach of the Year: 2013

References

1. FreeBMD Entry Information
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
4. "Coach statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
5. "Player Summary: Paul Rowley". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
6. "They Played For Leigh". Leigh Centurions. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
7. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1995). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-7472-7817-7.
8. Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David, eds. (1996). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1996. London: Headline Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0-7472-7767-5.
9. "Rowley calls it a day". The Bolton News. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
10. "Paul Rowley: Leigh Centurions head coach resigns". bbc.co.uk. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
11. "Toronto Wolfpack to join third tier of English rugby league in 2017". The Globe and Mail . 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020.
12. "Paul Rowley confirmed as new Salford coach". Love Rugby League. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
13. "Super League semi-final: St Helens 19–12 Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

External links

• (archived by web.archive.org) Toronto Wolfpack profile
• Leigh Centurions profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) The Teams: England
• Leigh Reporter
• Search for "Paul Rowley" at bbc.co.uk