Paul Jackson (born ) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played as a or in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Huddersfield Giants (two spells), Wakefield Trinity Wildcats,

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

( Heritage No. 795) (two spells), Whitehaven and the Dewsbury Rams.

Background

Paul Jackson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Paul Jackson played for Huddersfield in the

2006 Challenge Cup The 2006 Challenge Cup (also known as the Powergen Challenge Cup due to sponsorship from Powergen) was the 105th tournament played for rugby league's Challenge Cup. It features teams from across Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, France ...

Final as a against St. Helens that Huddersfield lost 12–42. He was named in the Scotland training squad for the

2008 Rugby League World Cup The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since its inauguration in 1954, and the first since the 2000 tournament. The tournament was held in Australia from 26 October, culminating in the final b ...

. He was named in the Scotland squad for the

. Jackson rejoined Castleford for the 2010 season. He previously played for the club in 2003 and 2004.

References

External links

Castleford Tigers profile
1978 births Living people Castleford Tigers players Dewsbury Rams players English people of Scottish descent English rugby league players Huddersfield Giants players Rugby league players from Leeds Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Scotland national rugby league team players Wakefield Trinity players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players {{Scotland-rugbyleague-bio-stub