Paul King (rugby league)

Paul King (born 28 June 1979) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level in the Super League for Hull FC and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and in the Co-operative Championship for the York City Knights, as a prop, hooker or second-row.^[3]

Paul King

Personal information
Born	(1979-06-28) 28 June 1979 (age 46) Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England
Playing information
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight	17 st 11 lb (113 kg)[1]
Position	Prop, Hooker, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998–09 Hull F.C. 252 21 0 1 85 2010–11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 32 1 0 1 5 2012 York City Knights 12 1 0 0 4 Total 296 23 0 2 94 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001–02 Yorkshire 3 0 0 0 0 2001 England 1 0 0 0 0 2001 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Background

King was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside. He was a pupil at Sydney Smith School in the city.

Playing career

Club career

King made his first team debut for Hull in 1998.^[6] He played for Hull in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their victory against the Leeds Rhinos.^[7] Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, and King played from the interchange bench in his side's 4-26 loss.^[8]

After being released by Hull at the end of the 2009 season, he joined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.^[9]

In October 2011, he signed a one-year contract with York City Knights.^[10]

International honours

King won a cap for England while at Hull in 2001 against Wales (sub),^[4] and won a cap for Great Britain while at Hull in 2001 against France.^[11]