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| Full name | Paul Peter Patrick McNaughton | |||||
| Nickname | Macker | |||||
| Born | November 17, 1952 Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| Greystones RFC | ||||||
| Wanderers | ||||||
| Soccer | ||||||
| Shelbourne F.C. | ||||||
| Bray Wanderers A.F.C. | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Leinster | ||||||
| Ireland | ||||||
Paul Peter Patrick McNaughton (born November 18, 1952, Dublin, Ireland), was an Irish rugby union, soccer and GAA player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played rugby as a centre, with Leinster, Ireland , Greystones and Wanderers. Although better known as a rugby player, he also played soccer for both Shelbourne F.C. and Bray Wanderers A.F.C.. To add to his array of sporting achievements, McNaughton represented Wicklow GAA in both senior football and minor hurling, making him the only person to play three sports in Ireland's national stadiums.
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McNaughton won 15 caps for Ireland between 1978 and 1981. He made his international debut against Scotland at Lansdowne Road. In 1979 he went on the Ireland tour of Australia. His international career came to a halt at the peak of his sporting career when he emigrated to Chicago while working with IDA Ireland.
McNaughton was a regular on the Leinster Rugby team between 1977 and 1981 when he emigrated.
Greystones RFC was where Paul began and ended his rugby career. He left Greystones while it was still a Junior side to play for Wanderers FC in the Senior League. He then returned to Greystones to capatain their first match in the Senior League. Paul went on to become coach and then president of the club.
While playing rugby, McNaughton also played semi-professional soccer with Bray Wanderers A.F.C. and Shelbourne F.C.. In his first full season with Shels he played in the UEFA Cup against Vasas SC. He played in two FAI Cup finals with Shels losing both in 1973 and 1975. McNaughton also represented Ireland at both university and amateur level during his career as a soccer player.
McNaughton had a brief spell with the Wicklow GAA senior football team. His overwhelming commitments to both rugby and soccer ended his involvement in that arena. He had previously represented Wicklow in minor hurling, the sport which he was most enthusiastic about when growing up.
McNaughton has over 20 years' experience in banking, fund management and securities processing in Ireland. Prior to this, he spent 10 years with IDA Ireland, both in Dublin and the USA, marketing Ireland as a location for multinational investment. McNaughton worked on the lending side of Irish Bank of Commerce and as head of corporate investment with Bank of Ireland Asset Management before establishing Bank of Ireland’s Mutual Fund business in the IFSC. In 1991, McNaughton established Deutsche Bank’s fund business in the IFSC and assumed the role of global head of Deutsche Bank’s mutual funds business in 2000, based in London. In 2004, McNaughton left Deutsche Bank having led the sale of Deutsche’s mutual funds business to State Street Bank for Euro 1.4 billion. McNaughton now acts as an independent advisor and non-executive director for a number of IFSC financial entities and fund companies.
McNaughton was appointed Director of Rugby at Leinster in 2005. After two years in that position, he became Chairman of the Board at Leinster. During his time at Leinster, he was known for his battles with Irish Coach Eddie O'Sullivan over the IRFU's control over Leinster and O'Sullivan's delayed release of Leinster players after Ireland training camps.
In May 2008, McNaughton was appointed manager of the Irish Rugby team where he will be reunited with Declan Kidney. Paul will hold the position until after the 2011 World Cup.