Paul Gustard (born 2 February 1976) is a former rugby union footballer who played for Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Saracens at flanker. He was educated at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle and is the son of former Gosforth favourite Steve Gustard, who was the clubs leading try scorer for several seasons in the late 1970s. Gustard joined the Tigers in the summer of 1997 following the England U21 tour to Australia where he had captained the side from his hometown club Blaydon, and went on to make his debut against European heavyweights Toulouse in the Heineken Cup, which preceded his try scoring league debut against Sale in October 1997. Gustard went on to make over 110 competitive appearances for the Tigers featuring in the famous Heineken Cup final versus Stade Francais, and being part of the squad where they won 4 Premiership titles in his 5 years at the club.
He left in 2002 to join London Irish, and went on to make 98 appearances in 4 years for the Exiles, including a spell as the first team captain before he moved in 2006 to join London rivals Saracens, where he was part of a squad that were two of the clubs most successful years competing in 4 semi finals in 6 competitions, including the last minute loss to Munster in the semi final of the Heineken Cup in 2008 under head coach Alan Gaffney. Gustard went on to make 48 appearances for the Men in Black, before incoming head coach Eddie Jones offered him the role as an assistant first team coach. Following Jones departure of the club, Saracens appointed Brendan Venter, the former Springbok centre, as Director of Rugby who made Gustard his defence and forwards coach.
Gustard had an injury blighted career, but managed to represent England at all levels and the Barbarians. He was in the England pre World Cup squad in 1999 of 36 before it finally got cut to 30 playing against the USA in August 1999.