Paul Sterling

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Paul Sterling
Personal information
Born (1964-08-02) 2 August 1964 (age 60)
Wolverhampton, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??–93 Bradford & Bingley RFC
Rugby league
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993–95 Hull FC 572700108
1996 Hunslet Hawks 12130052
1997–2000 Leeds Rhinos 1015500220
Total1709500380
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998 Emerging England 10000
1999 England 11004
2000 Wales 41004
Source: [1] [2]

Paul Sterling (born 2 August 1964) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Wales, and at club level for Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos and the Hunslet Hawks as a wing. [1]

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Background

Sterling was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

Career

Sterling started his rugby league career in 1993, joining Hull F.C. from rugby union club Bradford & Bingley. After spending the 1996 season on loan at Hunslet Hawks, he joined Leeds Rhinos. Sterling was the top try scorer for Leeds Rhinos during 1997's Super League II.

Sterling won a cap for England while at Leeds in 1999 against France, [2] and won caps for Wales in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Cook Islands, Lebanon, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, at 36 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament. [3]

In September 2000, Sterling took Leeds to an employment tribunal, claiming that he had been discriminated against by head coach Dean Lance earlier in the year. In December 2000, Leeds were ordered to pay Sterling £16,000 as compensation and to offer him a new one-year contract. [4] Leeds intended to appeal against this ruling, [5] but in April 2001, Sterling announced his retirement, stating that he had lost the desire to play the sport due to the incident. [6]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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