Paul Round

Paul Round (born 24 September 1963) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for St Helens, Oldham, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax, Bradford Northern and Castleford, as a prop, or second-row.

Paul Round

Personal information
Full name	Paul Round
Born	(1963-09-24) 24 September 1963 (age 62) St Helens, England
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982–87 St Helens 121 42 0 0 168 1987–91 Oldham 111 49 0 0 196 1991–93 Wakefield Trinity 59 9 0 0 36 1993–94 Halifax 18 7 0 0 28 1994–95 Bradford Northern 2 1 0 0 4 1996 Castleford 3 0 0 0 0 1997–99 Oldham 40 7 0 0 28 Total 354 115 0 0 460 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1984 Great Britain U21 2 0 0 0 0 1987 Lancashire 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Background

Paul Round was born in St Helens, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

St Helens

Round started his professional career with St Helens, making his debut during the 1982–83 season.

Round played second-row in St Helens 28–16 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan on Sunday 28 October 1984.

Round appeared as a substitute, and scored a try in St Helens' 18–19 defeat by Halifax in the 1987 Challenge Cup Final during the 1986–87 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1987.

Oldham

Round was signed by Oldham in August 1987.^[3] The transfer fee of £65,000 was set by an independent tribunal.^[4]

Round won the Divisional Premiership twice with the club, in 1987–88 and 1989–90.

In October 1991, Round and Oldham teammate Paul Lord were sold to Wakefield Trinity in exchange for Ged Byrne.^[5]