Paul Grayson (rugby player)

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Paul Grayson
Personal information
Full name	Paul James Grayson
Date of birth	30 May 1971 (1971-05-30) (age 37)
Place of birth	Chorley, Lancashire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	13 st 12 lbs (88 kg)
Occupation(s)	Rugby coach
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half
Clubs		Caps	(points)
1997-2005	Northampton Saints	114	(1353)
National team(s)
1995-2004	England	32	(400)

Paul James Grayson (born 30 May 1971 in Chorley, Lancashire) is the assistant head coach of Northampton Saints rugby union club. He formerly played at fly-half for Northampton and England. He is known as "Larry" or "Grase".

Grayson made his international debut against Western Samoa in December 1995. He was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning England squad.

Prior to Northampton, he played for Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo. Paul also had a spell at Accrington Stanley as a youth team player.

[edit] See also

• List of top English points scorers and try scorers

[edit] External links

• Saints Profile
• Sporting heroes 1 2
• Profile at scrum.com

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