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Paul Sculthorpe

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Paul Sculthorpe MBE (born 22 September 1977) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a loose forward, stand-off or second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s. Born in Burnley and raised in Oldham, he started his professional career at Warrington in 1995, was named in the first Super League Dream Team in 1996, and moved to St Helens in 1997 for a then record fee for a forward. With Saints he won four Grand Finals, four Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges, captained the club from 2004, and was the first player to win the Man of Steel award in two consecutive seasons, in 2001 and 2002. He played for England and Great Britain, retired in 2008 after shoulder trouble, was awarded the MBE in 2013 and was inducted into the Rugby Football League Hall of Fame in 2024.

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Birth Year
1977 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

Challenge Cup, Competitions
Source Paul Sculthorpe (Wikipedia)
Super League, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

St Helens R.F.C., Teams and Clubs
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Warrington Wolves, Teams and Clubs
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Wigan Warriors, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Rugby League, Sports
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Nationality

England

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Source Paul Sculthorpe (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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is an English former professional rugby league footballer
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1. Paul Sculthorpe (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    born 22 September 1977
  • Article text, gender
    He is the older brother of former player Danny Sculthorpe
  • Career, honours
    with whom he won four Grand Finals, four Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges
  • Lead, nationality
    is an English former professional rugby league footballer
  • Plays: Rugby League, Lead, sport
    is an English former professional rugby league footballer
  • On The Roster Of: Warrington Wolves, Career
    He began his club career at the Warrington Wolves before joining St Helens
  • On The Roster Of: St Helens R.F.C., Career
    He began his club career at the Warrington Wolves before joining St Helens
  • On The Roster Of: Wigan Warriors, Career
    He played for the Wigan club for two years
  • Competed In: Super League, Career, competition
    Sculthorpe played for St Helens as a stand-off in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over Bradford Bulls
  • Competed In: Challenge Cup, Career, competition
    led the team to victory over Wigan in the 2004 Challenge Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
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