Paul Sykes (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see Paul Sykes (disambiguation).

Paul Sykes
Personal information
Full namePaul Sykes
Born (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 43)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)[1]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–02 Bradford Bulls 9 2 3 0 14
2001(loan) → London Broncos 9 1 23 1 51
2002–07 London Broncos 128 48 263 3 721
2008–12 Bradford Bulls 100 36 72 2 290
2012(loan) → Wakefield Trinity 22 3 73 3 161
2013–14 Wakefield Trinity 40 9 65 3 169
2015 Featherstone Rovers 34 18 104 0 280
2016– Dewsbury Rams 172 29 463 9 1051
Total 514 146 1066 21 2737
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–09 England 5 2 6 0 20
2007 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 4
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999(loan) Wakefield RFC 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2022 (Interim) 
coachyear1end   =
Dewsbury Rams 2 0 0 2 0
As of 24 March 2024

Paul Sykes (born 11 August 1981) is an English Professional Rugby League player who plays as a stand-off for Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred League 1.

Sykes came through the ranks at Bradford Bulls making his debut in 1999. He left the Bulls in 2002 for London Broncos before resigning for them in 2008. Sykes also spent time at Wakefield Trinity and Featherstone Rovers.

Sykes made his debut for England national team in 2005 and also went on to represent Great Britain.

In 2022, he was appointed interim head-coach at Dewsbury Rams following the departure of Lee Greenwood.[3][4]

At age 43, he is the oldest English Professional Rugby League player playing for Dewsbury Rams in the Betfred League 1.

  1. ^ "The official Engage Super League web site". web page. Super League. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project Coaches
  3. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 1994. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Player Summary: Paul Sykes". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 19 November 2024.