Paul Groves (rugby league)

Paul Groves
Personal information
Nickname Raggy
Born 27 May 1965
Playing information
Position Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1984–≤87 Salford
1987–92 St. Helens 145+13 29 1 117
1992–93 Oldham 6 2 8
Total 164 31 0 1 125
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Lancashire
1987 Great Britain 1 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Paul Groves (born 27 May 1965) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and Lancashire, and at club level for Salford, St. Helens, and Oldham, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9.

Playing career

International honours

Paul Groves won a cap for Great Britain while at St. Helens in 1987 against Papua New Guinea.[1] He was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia but didn't play in any Test matches.

County Cup final appearances

Paul Groves played Hooker in St. Helens's 24-14 victory over Rochdale Hornets in the 1991 Lancashire Cup final during the 1991–92 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington, on Sunday 20 October 1991.

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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