Paul Szabo (rugby union)

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Paul Szabo
Born (1962-09-12) September 12, 1962 (age 63)
New Westminster, BC, Canada
Rugby union career
Position Prop
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1989–93 Canada 9 (0)

Paul Szabo (born September 12, 1962) is a Canadian former international rugby union player. [1]

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Born in New Westminster, British Columbia, Szabo was a Brit Lions prop, capped nine times for Canada between 1989 and 1993. He scored two tries in a match against Wales "B" in Edmonton in 1989 and later that year made his first capped appearance, against an Ireland XV. [2] In 1991, Szabo made Canada's Rugby World Cup squad and spent the pool stages as a reserve, before replacing an injured Dan Jackart for the quarter-final against the All Blacks. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "All Blacks choose likely Test side to face South West". The Daily Telegraph . October 29, 1993.
  2. ↑ "Canada scare Wales". The Guardian . June 5, 1989.
  3. ↑ "Young player hard to ignore as starters picked for Sunday". The Vancouver Sun . October 18, 1991.
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