Paul Rowley

Paul Rowley

Personal information
Born	(1975-03-12) 12 March 1975 (age 46) Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–94 Leigh 8 0 0 32 1994–00 Halifax Blue Sox 60 2 5 249 2001 Huddersfield Giants 27 5 0 0 20 2002–06 Leigh Centurions 30 5 0 0 20 Total 57 78 2 5 321 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–00 England 4 2 0 0 8
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2009 Leigh Centurions 2012–16 Leigh Centurions 130 101 1 28 78 2017–18 Toronto Wolfpack 53 45 2 6 85 2021 Salford Red Devils 0 0 0 0 Total 183 146 3 34 80
As of 6 November 2021 Source: [1][2][3]

Paul Rowley (born 12 March 1975) is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He is the current head-coach of Salford Red Devils. An England representative hooker, he played at club level for Leigh, Halifax and Huddersfield.^[1] After retiring as a player, Rowley began a coaching career and was appointed head coach of Leigh in 2012, leading the club to Championship titles in 2014 and 2015 before departing at the beginning of the 2016 season. He subsequently was the head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship.^[3]

Background[]

Rowley was born in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England.

Playing career[]

Having begun his career at Leigh, Rowley appeared in the Super League for Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants, returning to his hometown club in 2002. He retired as a player in 2006 and joined the coaching staff at Leigh Centurions.

International honours[]

Rowley won caps for England while at Halifax in 1996 against France (sub), and in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, Russia, and Ireland.^[2]

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.^[4] On 27 April 2016 he was confirmed as the inaugural head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack.^[5]

On 5 Nov 2021 he was announced as the new head-coach of Salford Red Devils^[6]

Personal life[]

Paul Rowley is the son of the rugby league prop who played in the 1970s and 1980s for Leigh, Workington Town, St. Helens and Carlisle; (born 1951 (age 69–70)). Paul Rowley has two sons, Alex and Oliver.

Honours[]

As a player[]

• National League One: 2004

As a coach[]

• Championship (3): 2014, 2015, 2018
• League 1 (1): 2017

Individual[]

• Championship Coach of the Year: 2013

References[]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Richard Marshall 2020–2021	Coach Salford Red Devils 2021–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Club founded	Coach Toronto Wolfpack 2017–2018	Succeeded by Brian McDermott 2018–2020
Preceded by Ian Millward 2009–2011	Coach Leigh Centurions 2012–2016	Succeeded by Neil Jukes 2016–2018
Preceded by Neil Kelly 2008–2009	Coach Leigh Centurions 2009	Succeeded by Ian Millward 2009–2011

External links[]

• (archived by web.archive.org) Toronto Wolfpack profile
• Leigh Centurions profile^{[permanent dead link]}
• (archived by web.archive.org) The Teams: England
• Leigh Reporter
• Search for "Paul Rowley" at bbc.co.uk