Paul Handforth
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Paul Handforth (born 6 October 1981), also known by the nickname of "Tiger", is a professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for Keighley in the Championship 1.
Background
Paul Handforth was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, he is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for Wakefield Trinity, Hunslet and Oldham; Tony "Tiger" Handforth, and the brother of Matt Handforth, who also played for Featherstone Rovers.
Playing career
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He has previously played for Halifax, the Batley Bulldogs, Doncaster, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He started playing rugby with the Methley Monarchs ARLFC as a schoolboy and also played for the Oulton Raiders.
Handforth is an Ireland international.[1]
He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2]
After leaving Keighley and retiring from the professional game, Handforth joined amateur team Fryston Warriors, and played for them against Keighley in the 2017 Challenge Cup third round tie between the two clubs.[3]
References
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Batley Bulldogs players
- Castleford Tigers players
- Doncaster R.L.F.C. players
- English people of Irish descent
- Featherstone Rovers players
- Halifax Panthers players
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Irish rugby league players
- Keighley Cougars players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Wakefield
- Wakefield Trinity players