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| Full name | Paul Wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (age 44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Wood (born 10 October 1981) is an English former professionalrugby league footballer who played as aprop andsecond-row forward in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for theWarrington Wolves in theSuper League, andFeatherstone Rovers and theSwinton Lions in theChampionship. At international level, he made a non-Test appearance forGreat Britain in 2003, and was capped twice byEngland in 2005. He is the current head-coach ofSwinton Lions in theRFL League 1.
Wood was signed byWarrington Wolves from Ince St Williams in 1999.[5] He made his first team debut in September 2000 againstWakefield Trinity Wildcats.[6]
Wood played in the2010 Challenge Cup Final victory over theLeeds Rhinos atWembley Stadium.[7][8]Wood also played in the 2012 Challenge Cup victory also against Leeds. Wood has continued to feature forWarrington during 2011 but his season ended early due to an injury in the lower back. During his long career at Warrington he has gained a reputation for the hard yards going forward, work rate & offloading.
Wood played in the2012 Challenge Cup Final victory over Leeds atWembley Stadium.[9][10][11][12]
Wood played in the2012 Super League Grand Final defeat against Leeds atOld Trafford[13][10] During the game Wood ruptured his right testicle after getting kneed in the groin, one minute into the second half.[14] Wood continued to play, made a number of tackles and even conducted media interviews in the dressing room after the match without mentioning it. It became public knowledge only when he tweeted a couple of hours later that he was heading for hospital for surgery and he confirmed early on Sunday morning that his right testicle had been removed.[15]Wood played in the2013 Super League Grand Final defeat againstWigan atOld Trafford.[16][17][18][19][20]
Wood joinedFeatherstone Rovers in 2015.[21] He retired from playing at the end of the season and was hired as a coach atLeigh Centurions.[22] He briefly came out of retirement in 2018 to play forSwinton Lions.[23]
In 2003, Wood was selected in theGreat Britain squad for the upcomingAshes series.[24] He made his first and only appearance for the team in a non-Test game against aNew Zealand 'A' team. He left the game early due to a shoulder injury, which ruled him out of the Test series againstAustralia.[25] Wood received another Great Britain call-up for the2006 Tri-Nations as a replacement for the injuredJames Graham,[26] but made no appearance during the tournament.
He was capped twice byEngland in 2005, making his debut in a 22–12 win againstFrance.[27]
On 27 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had taken the role of head-coach forSwinton Lions in theRFL League 1 for the 2025 season[28]