Paul Clough

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Paul Clough
Paul Clough
Personal information
Full name Paul Clough
Date of birth September 27, 1987 (1987-09-27) (age 20)
Place of birth St Helens, Lancashire, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 14 st 7 lbs (92 kg)
Nickname(s) Cloughy
Club information
Position(s) Second row
Current club St Helens
Number 21
Youth clubs
Years Club
Blackbrook
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2004 ‐ St Helens 30 (24)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Paul Clough is an English rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens.

In November 2006 Paul Clough was promoted to train full time with the St Helens RLFC first team squad. He had also been training with the squad in the 2005 season, but his performances have seen him included in Saints elite 25 man squad for the upcoming season.

He is expected to compete for a regular first team spot over the next few years and was given the number 22 shirt for the 2007 season.

Clough is a powerful second row, a driving force in the tackle, and a player who is already physically imposing, especially considering his age.

Paul Clough will offer Daniel Anderson a young local British feeling to the Saints pack. This is another example of St Helens RLFC continuing to invest in local talent.

19 year-old Paul Clough was promoted from the Academy set-up to the first-team squad for the 2006 season. He has been officially announced as a squad member for Super League XII.

Paul Clough is perhaps a victim of St Helens success with their Treble winning season in 2006. Clough is also the victim of having to try and break into a team that already has three Great Britain internationals in the back row with Paul Sculthorpe, Jon Wilkin and Lee Gilmour

Paul’s performances for the Saints Academy have shown great potential and he has represented and captained England throughout his junior career.

The back-rower made his Super League debut in July 2005 against Hull FC, and will be looking to feature more prominently during Super League XII.

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