Paul March

Paul March (born 25 July 1979) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and has coached in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 1114) (two spells), Huddersfield Giants, York City Knights, Hunslet Hawks and the Keighley Cougars as a stand-off, scrum-half, hooker or loose forward, and coached at club level for York City Knights, Hunslet, Keighley Cougars and the Thornhill Trojans ARLFC.[1][2][3]

Paul March
Personal information
Full namePaul March
Born (1979-07-25) 25 July 1979
Thornhill, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 7 lb (86 kg)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–01 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 53 13 15 0 82
2002–06 Huddersfield Giants 90 17 36 1 141
2007 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 20 4 8 0 32
2008–09 York City Knights 37 25 0 0 100
2010–11 Hunslet Hawks 50 25 0 0 100
2012–15 Keighley Cougars 78 18 0 0 72
Total 328 102 59 1 527
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2008–09 York City Knights
2009–11 Hunslet Hawks
2013–16 Keighley Cougars
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

March was born in Thornhill, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

March played much of the 2006's Super League XI at stand-off for the Huddersfield Giants, as the captain Chris Thorman was out injured with an arm injury.

In 2006's Super League XI during the Huddersfield Giants versus the Catalans Dragons match, Paul sustained a cruciate ligament knee injuryand was ruled out for the rest of the season. He was released from his contract at Huddersfield without playing another game, and later signed for Wakefield Trinity for the 2007 season.

Paul became player-coach for York in 2008, leaving Wakefield Trinity after just one season, and in July 2009 he joined Championship 1 club Hunslet as player-coach. He later moved to Keighley, again as player-coach, leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season.

Paul became Featherstone Rovers Reserves Head Coach and Assistant First Coach working under new Rovers Boss Ryan Carr in 2019.

Genealogical information

Paul March is the twin brother of the rugby league footballer; David March.

References
  1. "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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