Paul Medley

Paul Medley
Personal information
Full name Paul Richard Medley
Born (1966-09-21) 21 September 1966
Leeds, England
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–88 Leeds Rhinos
1988–89 Halifax
1989–98 Bradford Bulls
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–88 Great Britain 4 2 8

Paul Medley (21 September 1966) is a rugby league player of the 1980s and 1990s playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds Rhinos, Halifax, Bradford Bulls, and Dewsbury Rams, as a Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock.

Career

Medley was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour. He played for Bradford from the interchange bench in their 1996 Challenge Cup Final loss to St Helens.[1] He played 385 games and scored 149 tries in a career that lasted 15 years. He was one of the key players of the Bradford Bulls for 10 years, he has since become the team's community development manager.

County Cup final appearances

Paul Medley played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing Second-row Mark Brooke-Cowden) and scored a try in Leeds' 33-12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988, and played as an Interchange/Substitute, i.e. number 14, (replacing Prop Jon Hamer) in Bradford Northern's 20-14 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1989 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1989–90 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989.

John Player Special/Regal Trophy final appearances

Paul Medley played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leeds' 14-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988, played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11, in Bradford Northern's 2-12 defeat by Warrington in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991, and played Left-Second-row in 8-15 defeat by Wigan in the 1992–93 Regal Trophy final during the 1992–93 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 23 January 1993.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "23rd January 1993: Bradford 8 Wigan 15 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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