Paul Crook (rugby league, born 1986)

For the rugby league footballer of the 1990s for Oldham, see Paul Crook (rugby league born 1974).

Paul Crook
Personal information
Born (1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 38)
Whiston Hospital, Knowsley, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight14 st 7 lb (92 kg)
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005–07 Widnes Vikings 14
2008 Doncaster 10 2 13 0 34
Swinton Lions
2010–16 Rochdale Hornets 166 64 616 11 1499
2017 Whitehaven 27 8 105 3 245
2018–19 Oldham 12 1 52 0 108
Total 229 75 786 14 1886
Source: [1][2][3][4]
As of 30 May 2018

Paul Bryan Crook (born (1986-08-28)28 August 1986) is a former English professional rugby league footballer who last played for Oldham in Betfred League 1. In Oct 2019 he was appointed to coach the St Helens R.F.C. reserves team.[5]

Crook signed for Whitehaven in October 2016 after captaining Rochdale to winning automatic promotion to the Championship with a 22-24 victory in the Grand Final against Toulouse in September 2016. Crook was also named League Express Player of the Year for Championship 1 in 2016.[6] The Stand-off is a former Widnes Super League player and Great Britain Under-18s captain.

  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ Profile at hornetsrugbyleague.co.uk Archived 2013-04-20 at archive.today
  3. ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  4. ^ Oldham profile
  5. ^ "Paul Crook returns home to join St Helens coaching staff". St Helens Reporter. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ Defeated Hornets looking the part