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Paul Johnson
Personal information |
Full name |
Paul Johnson |
Date of birth |
November 25, 1978 (1978-11-25) (age 29) |
Place of birth |
Wigan, England |
Height |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight |
15 st 2 lb (96 kg) |
Nickname(s) |
Jonno |
Club information |
Position(s) |
Centre / Second Row |
Current club |
Warrington Wolves |
Number |
17 |
Senior clubs* |
Years |
Club |
Apps (points) |
1998‐04
2004‐06
2006‐ |
Wigan Warriors
Bradford Bulls
Warrington Wolves |
108 (172)
051 0(68)
012 0(12) |
Representative teams |
2001 ‐ |
Great Britain |
013 0(16) |
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
|
Paul Johnson (born November 25, 1978) is an English rugby league player who is currently contracted to English club Warrington Wolves in the Super League competition. His normal position is a second row forward.
[edit] Wigan Warriors
Played for them between 1998-2003
[edit] Bradford Bulls
Paul joined the Bulls from the Wigan Warriors in 2004.
[edit] Great Britain
Johnson made his Great Britain debut in 2001, went on to play in the 2004,2005 Tri nations.
Paul was voted ‘Back of the Series’ against Australia in 2001. He missed a large part of last season with shoulder and thumb injuries but was in sensational form on his return and gained selection for the Tri Nations tournament, scoring a hat trick against the Kiwis.
[edit] Personal life
He is married and has children.
In February 2003 his younger brother, Wigan academy player Craig Johnson, was killed in a car crash along with Billy-Joe Edwards, a promising Wigan academy player and younger brother of former Wigan player Shaun Edwards.[1]
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