Paul McShane (rugby league)

Paul McShane

Personal information
Full name	Paul Bernard McShane
Born	(1989-11-19) 19 November 1989 (age 34) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	14 st 5 lb (91 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2009–13 Leeds Rhinos 63 14 0 0 56 2010(loan) → Hull F.C. 4 0 0 0 0 2012(loan) → Widnes Vikings 11 3 4 0 20 2013(loan) → Hunslet Hawks 1 0 2 0 4 2014–15 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 51 6 0 0 24 2015– Castleford Tigers 218 31 69 2 264 Total 348 54 75 2 368 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2021–22 England 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3] As of 24 May 2024

Paul McShane (born 19 November 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or scrum-half for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He is the captain of Castleford.

He has represented England at international level. He has previously played for the Leeds Rhinos (Heritage № 1376), and on loan from Leeds at Hull F.C. (Heritage № 1069), Widnes Vikings and the Hunslet Hawks. He spent two seasons at the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (Heritage № 1334) before joining Castleford (Heritage № 961) in 2015.

He was named Man of Steel for the 2020 season.