Paul Dixon (rugby league)

Paul A. Dixon (born 28 October 1962) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Huddersfield, Oldham, Halifax, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Leeds, Gold Coast Seagulls, Bradford Northern, and the Sheffield Eagles, as a prop or second-row.

Paul Dixon
Personal information
Full namePaul Anthony Dixon
Born (1962-10-28) 28 October 1962
Huddersfield, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–85 Huddersfield 73+18 30 0 0 111
1985 Oldham (loan) 2+3 1 0 0 4
1985–88 Halifax 127+2 52 0 0 208
1987 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 0 0 0 0
1989–93 Leeds 127+13 43 0 0 172
1991 Gold Coast 10 1 0 0 4
1993–95 Bradford Northern 70+5 21 0 0 84
1995–97 Sheffield Eagles 9+18 4 0 0 16
Total 479 152 0 0 599
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–92 Great Britain 11+4 2 0 0 8
1987–91 Yorkshire 4+1 0 0 0 0
1988–90 GB tour games 7+2 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

Dixon played in all 30 of League games, and scored 11-tries in Halifax's victory in the Championship during the 1985–86 season.[3]

Dixon played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in Halifax's 19-18 victory over St. Helens in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.

Dixon won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1987 against France, in 1988 against France (2 matches), in the 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup against Papua New Guinea, on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour against Australia (2 matches), while at Leeds in 1990 against Papua New Guinea, in the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup against Papua New Guinea, in 1990 against New Zealand (2 matches), in the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand, in 1990 against Australia (3 matches), and in 1992 against France.[4]

References
  1. Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92 by Raymond Fletcher and David Howes, page 116
  2. "Paul Dixon - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. Edgar, Harry (2008). Rugby League Journal Annual 2009 [Page-55]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9548355-4-5
  4. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.