Paul Broadbent

Paul Broadbent
Personal information
Full name Paul Broadbent
Nickname Beans
Born (1968-05-24) 24 May 1968
England
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–98 Sheffield Eagles
1999 Halifax 27 2 8
2000–01 Hull 49 3 12
2002–02 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
≥2003–≥03 York City Knights 22
Total 98 5 0 0 20
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995–96 England 5 2 0 0 8
1996–97 Great Britain 8 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2006Present Wakefield Trinity Wildcats First Team Coach
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Paul "Beans" Broadbent is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, and current coach, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, Hull, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage #1181), and York City Knights, as a Prop, i.e. number 8, and coaching for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (First Team Coach). He's inspired many with his speech about 'stepping over the line'.

Paul Broadbent won caps for England while at Sheffield Eagles in 1995 against France, in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against Fiji, and South Africa (sub), in 1996 against France, and Wales.[1] He also won caps for Great Britain while at Sheffield Eagles in 1996 against Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand (3 matches).[2] Paul Broadbent's Testimonial match at Sheffield Eagles took place in 1997. In the 1997 post season, Broadbent was selected to play for Great Britain at prop forward in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.

Broadbent played Left-Prop in Sheffield Eagles' 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.

He currently coaches Italy in their European Championship B matches.[3] Trent Barrett will take over for the World Cup Qualifying matches.

References

  1. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. http://www.rlef.eu.com/italy/introduction

External links

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