Junior Paramore

Junior Paramore
Full name Peter Junior Paramore
Date of birth (1968-11-18)November 18, 1968
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Height 199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School Hillary College
Notable relative(s) Terry Fanolua (cousin)
Rugby league career
Position second-row
Professional clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1996
1996
Hunter Mariners
Castleford Tigers
0
10
(0)
(12)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Number 8, Flanker
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
1987–1989
1990–1995
East Tamaki
Manurewa
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1990–1995
1996–1999
1999–2004
2004–2006
Counties Manukau
Bedford Blues
Gloucester
Bedford Blues

48
122
44

(70)
(135)
(30)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1991–2001 Samoa 27 (30)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
1991–1994 Samoa

Peter "Junior" Paramore (18 November 1968) is a former Samoan professional rugby union international, who also spent time playing professional rugby league.

Paramore was born in Samoa, and raised in New Zealand, playing his rugby in that country until 1995. In 1996, he left for the UK to take up a professional rugby league contract with Castleford Tigers. However, after one season, he moved to Bedford Blues professional rugby union side, helping them achieve promotion to the premiership in 1998. In 1999 he moved to Gloucester Rugby, joining his cousin Terry Fanolua. He remained there for five years, helping the club win the Powergen Cup in 2003, before leaving to rejoin Bedford as a coach in 2004.

During his career, Paramore won 29 caps for the Samoa national rugby union team, taking part in three World Cup campaigns.

He is now the principal of his own rugby academy. He is now a coach at Totton College Rugby academy alongside Bugde Pountney [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. "Junior Paramore Official Site | Home Page | Junior Paramore Rugby Legend | Junior Paramore Rugby Academy | Home". juniorparamore.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  2. "Rugby Academy". totton.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "Junior Paramore - Rugby". totton.ac.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-01.

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