Paul March (born 25 July 1979) is an English former professional rugby league player. He is the current head coach of Dewsbury Rams in Betfred League One.
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| Full name | Paul March | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1979 Thornhill, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 7 lb (105 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played at club level for Wakefield Trinity (two spells), Huddersfield Giants, York City Knights, Hunslet hawks and Keighley Cougars as a stand-off, scrum-half, hooker or loose forward, and coached at club level for York City Knights, Hunslet, Keighley Cougars and the Thornhill Trojans arlfc.[1][2][3] in 2021 March became head coach of Shaw Cross Sharks achiving back to back promotions into the National Conference League division 1. In March 2024 he became assistant coach of Dewsbury Rams under then head coach Dale Ferguson. After Ferguson stepped down after a poor start to the 2024 Championship season March then became head coach. Winning only two games all season Dewsbury were relgated to League One.
Background
editMarch was born in Thornhill, West Yorkshire, England.
Career
editMarch played much of the 2006's Super League XI at stand-off for the Huddersfield Giants, as the captain Chris Thorman was out injured with an arm injury.
In 2006's Super League XI during the Huddersfield Giants versus the Catalans Dragons match, Paul sustained a cruciate ligament knee injuryand was ruled out for the rest of the season. He was released from his contract at Huddersfield without playing another game, and later signed for Wakefield Trinity for the 2007 season.
Coaching
editPaul became player-coach for York in 2008, leaving Wakefield Trinity after just one season, and in July 2009 he joined Championship 1 club Hunslet as player-coach. He later moved to Keighley, again as player-coach, leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season.
Featherstone Rovers
editPaul became Featherstone Rovers Reserves Head Coach and Assistant First Coach working under new Rovers Boss Ryan Carr in 2019.
Dewsbury Rams
editOn 1 May 2024 it was reported that he would step up from assistant at Dewsbury Rams to take over as interim head-coach following Dale Ferguson stepping down from that role after a disappointing start to the 2024 season[4]
Genealogical information
editPaul March is the twin brother of the rugby league footballer; David March.
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Super League ace resigns as Championship boss – but stays with club as player". Love Rugby League. 1 May 2024.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Paul March Wildcats Profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at yorkcityknights.co.uk[dead link]