Paul March (born 25 July 1979) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and has

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ed in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...

( Heritage № 1114) (two spells),

Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

Hunslet Hawks Hunslet R.L.F.C. is a professional rugby league club in Hunslet, South Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, who play in Betfred League 1. The club was founded in 1973 as New Hunslet, they became Hunslet in 1979 and the club were the Hunslet Hawks ...

and the

Keighley Cougars The Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England who compete in League 1, the third tier of English rugby league. Keighley's home ground, Cougar Park has a capacity of 7,800. History Early y ...

as a or , and

ed at club level for York City Knights, Hunslet, Keighley Cougars and the

Thornhill Trojans Thornhill Trojans are an amateur rugby league club situated in Thornhill, West Yorkshire Thornhill is a village and former township in the unparished area of Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West R ...

ARLFC.

Background

March was born in

Thornhill, West Yorkshire Thornhill is a village and former township in the unparished area of Dewsbury, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Thornhill was absorbed into County Borough of Dewsbury, Dewsbury County Boroug ...

, England.

Career

March played much of the 2006's

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at for the

, as the

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Chris Thorman Christopher Thorman (born 26 September 1980) is an English rugby league coach is head coach of Newcastle Thunder and a former player. An England international goal-kicking , he previously played in the Engage Super League for Hull F.C. ( Heri ...

was out injured with an arm injury. In 2006's

during the

versus the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons ( French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. The team competes in the Super League and are the only team from ...

match, Paul sustained a cruciate ligament knee injuryand was ruled out for the rest of the season. He was released from his contract at Huddersfield without playing another game, and later signed for

for the 2007 season. Paul became

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for York in 2008, leaving Wakefield Trinity after just one season, and in July 2009 he joined Championship 1 club Hunslet as

. He later moved to Keighley, again as

, leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season. Paul became

Featherstone Rovers Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England, who play in the Championship (rugby league), Championship. Featherstone is a former coal mining town with a population of around 16,000 and Rover ...

Reserves Head Coach and Assistant First Coach working under new Rovers Boss Ryan Carr in 2019.

Genealogical information

Paul March is the

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brother of the rugby league footballer; David March.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Paul March Wildcats Profile
*(archived by web.archive.org

{{DEFAULTSORT:March, Paul 1979 births Living people Castleford Tigers players English rugby league coaches English rugby league players Huddersfield Giants players Hunslet R.L.F.C. coaches Hunslet R.L.F.C. players Keighley Cougars coaches Keighley Cougars players People from Thornhill, West Yorkshire Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league hookers Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Dewsbury English twins Twin sportspeople Wakefield Trinity players York City Knights coaches York City Knights players