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]
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Background
editSterling was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
Career
editSterling 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
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "2000 Rugby League World Cup Squads at sportinglife.com". sportinglife.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Wilson, Andy (16 December 2000). "Leeds pay Sterling £16,000 for 'unconscious' race discrimination". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Leeds hit by Sterling shock". BBC Sport. 22 December 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Sterling quits in disgust". BBC Sport. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
External links
edit- The Teams: Wales
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at leedsrugby
- (archived by web.archive.org) England battle to French wins