Paul Sterling

Paul Sterling (born 2 August 1964) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Wales, and at club level for Hull FC, Leeds Rhinos and the Hunslet Hawks as a wing.[1]

For the British lawyer and judge, see Paul Ivy Sterling.

Paul Sterling
Personal information
Born (1964-08-02) 2 August 1964
Wolverhampton, England
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–95 Hull F.C.
1996 Hunslet Hawks 12 13 0 0 52
1997–2000 Leeds Rhinos 101 55 0 0 220
Total 113 68 0 0 272
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998 Emerging England 1 0 0 0 0
1999 England 1 1 0 0 4
2000 Wales 4 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–93 Bradford & Bingley RFC
Source: [1][2]

Background

Sterling was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.

Career

Sterling started his rugby league career in 1993, joining Hull F.C. from rugby union club Bradford & Bingley. After spending the 1996 season on loan at Hunslet Hawks, he joined Leeds Rhinos. Sterling was the top try scorer for Leeds Rhinos during 1997's Super League II.

Sterling won a cap for England while at Leeds in 1999 against France,[2] and won caps for Wales in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup against Cook Islands, Lebanon, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea, at 36 years of age, he was the oldest player in the tournament.[3]

In September 2000, Sterling took Leeds to an employment tribunal, claiming that he had been discriminated against by head coach Dean Lance earlier in the year. In December 2000, Leeds were ordered to pay Sterling £16,000 as compensation and to offer him a new one-year contract.[4] Leeds intended to appeal against this ruling,[5] but in April 2001, Sterling announced his retirement, stating that he had lost the desire to play the sport due to the incident.[6]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "2000 Rugby League World Cup Squads at sportinglife.com". sportinglife.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Wilson, Andy (16 December 2000). "Leeds pay Sterling £16,000 for 'unconscious' race discrimination". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. "Leeds hit by Sterling shock". BBC Sport. 22 December 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. "Sterling quits in disgust". BBC Sport. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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