Paul Warwick (born 8 January 1981 in Australia) is a former Australian

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player. He played at

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, fullback or

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Connacht

Warwick joined Irish province

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from Manly in 2004 on a one-year contract. A 97-point return in the

2004–05 European Challenge Cup The 2004–05 European Challenge Cup (known as the Parker Pen Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the European Challenge Cup, Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition below the Heineken Cup. A total of 28 teams p ...

saw Warwick awarded with a two-year extension on his contract. In a total of 19 appearances in the Challenge Cup, he scored 157 points.

Munster

Warwick joined

Munster Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...

in 2007, straight from Connacht. He scored 21-point on his full debut for Munster against

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on 22 September 2007. He was on the bench for Munster for the

2008 Heineken Cup Final The 2008 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2007–08 Heineken Cup, the 13th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 24 May 2008 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. The match was contested by Munst ...

against

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, but did not come on. In April 2009, Warwick scored two monster drop-goals and a try in Munster's

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quarter-final against

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, a game in which he won the Man-of-the-Match awa

On 27 January 2009, he reportedly signed a three-year deal with

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club

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, starting at the start of the 2009–10 Guinness Premiership season. However, there was speculation as to whether he would be joining London Irish or remaining with

for the start of the next season, and a Tug-of-War started between the two sides looking to secure his services. On 9 April 2009, Munster and London Irish announced that the issue over Warwick has been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties and that Warwick would be remaining with Munster for 2010–11. He was part of the Munster team that won the 2008–09 Magners League. Warwick scored all of Munster's points during their historic 15–6 win over

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in November 2010, kicking 3 penalties and 2 drop goals. On 20 December 2010, Munster confirmed that Warwick would leave at the end of the 2010–11 season. He attracted the interest of several European clubs, who offered terms that Munster could not match. Warwick's last appearance for Munster was when he came off the bench during the

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. Munster won the match, against newly crowned

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champions and fierce rivals

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, 19–9 in

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. As Warwick has played Rugby sevens with the

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, he will never be eligible to play for

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, despite the fact that he would now qualify through marriage and residency.

Stade Français

He joined

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

in 2011 on a two-year contract.

Worcester Warriors

It was announced on 25 January 2013 that Warwick will join

side

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at the beginning of the 2013–14 season. He made his debut for the club on 5 October 2013, coming off the bench against

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Retirement

On 19 May 2014, Warwick was forced to retire from rugby due to severe neck problems. On 20 August 2014, Warwick stayed with

as part of their backroom coaching staff.

Honours

Munster

: **Winner (1): 2007–08 *

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: **Winner (2): 2008–09,

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Barbarians 2010 vs England and Ireland

References

External links

Munster ProfileWorcester ProfileBarbarians ProfileERC ProfileMunster v Ospreys HC QF April 2009 Highlights
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