Paul Rowley (born 12 March 1975) is a British

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coach and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is the current head-coach of

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. An

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representative , he played at club level for

Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ...

, Halifax and

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. After retiring as a player, Rowley began a coaching career and was appointed head coach of

in 2012, leading the club to

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titles in

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and

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before departing at the beginning of the 2016 season. He subsequently was the head coach of the

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in the

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Background

Rowley was born in

Leigh, Greater Manchester Leigh is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, on low-lying land northwest of Chat Moss. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, Leigh was originally the cen ...

, England.

Playing career

Having begun his career at Leigh, Rowley appeared in the

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for Halifax and the

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, returning to his hometown club in 2002. He retired as a player in April 2007 after his 400th career appearance, and joined the coaching staff at Leigh Centurions.

International honours

Rowley won

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s for

while at Halifax in 1996 against France (sub), and in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, Russia, and Ireland.

Coaching career

Rowley was appointed first team coach of Leigh Centurions on a permanent basis in January 2012. After a successful first season in charge which included guiding the club to 2nd in the Championship and a Northern Rail Cup semi-final, Rowley was named Championship Coach of the year. In February 2013 Rowley signed a new contract to keep him at the club until the end of 2015. Having won back-to-back Championship titles with Leigh in 2014 and 2015, Rowley resigned as Leigh Centurions head coach 10 days before the start of the 2016 Championship season, citing personal reasons. On 27 April 2016 he was confirmed as the inaugural head coach of the

. On 5 November 2021, Rowley was announced as the new head-coach of the

. In Rowley's first season in charge of Salford, the club started poorly and at one stage were sitting second last on the table before they went on to win eleven games which saw them qualify for the playoffs. After upsetting Huddersfield 28-0 in week one of the playoffs, the club played against St Helens in the semi-final in which they lost 19-12.

Personal life

Paul Rowley is the son of the rugby league who played in the 1970s and 1980s for

Workington Town Workington Town R.L.F.C. is a semi-professional rugby league club playing in Workington in west Cumbria. Their stadium is Derwent Park, which they share with Workington Comets, a speedway team. They became Rugby League Champions in 1951 and ...

, St. Helens and

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; Allan Rowley (born ). Paul Rowley has two sons, Alex and Oliver.

Honours

As a player

* National League One:

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As a coach

(3):

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* League 1 (1):

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Individual

* Championship Coach of the Year:

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References

External links

* (archived by web.archive.org
Toronto Wolfpack profile

Leigh Centurions profile
* (archived by web.archive.org
The Teams: EnglandLeigh ReporterSearch for "Paul Rowley" at bbc.co.uk
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