Paul Marquet

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Paul Marquet
Personal information
Born (1969-09-26) 26 September 1969 (age 52)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–96 Newcastle Knights 110 8 0 0 32
1997 Hunter Mariners 15 3 0 0 12
1998–00 Melbourne Storm 79 9 0 0 36
2001 Newcastle Knights 27 1 0 0 4
2002 Warrington Wolves 26 1 0 0 4
Total 257 22 0 0 88
Source: [1]

Paul Marquet (born 26 September 1969 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played primarily as a second-row for Australian clubs the Newcastle Knights, Hunter Mariners and Melbourne Storm, and for English club, the Warrington Wolves.[1]

Early life[]

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales. Paul played junior rugby league for Raymond Terrace, New South Wales.

Plaring career[]

A resilient second-row, Marquet participated in seven finals series and two Grand Finals, the most memorable being his appearance as a second-row for the Melbourne Storm in the 1999 NRL Grand Final, played on his 30th birthday.[2] Having won the 1999 Premiership, the Melbourne Storm traveled to England to contest the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St Helens R.F.C., with Marquet playing as a second-row in the victory. He played for the Newcastle Knights from the interchange bench in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels.

Highlights[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Marquet will cut up rough Rugby League Carpenter sights Saints" (fee required). Daily Post. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2007.[dead link]
  3. ^ "NRL Stats Paul Marquet". Sports Data. Retrieved 16 November 2007.


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