Paul Newlove

Paul Newlove (born 10 August 1971 in Pontefract, in the West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s and 2000s. A Great Britain and England international representative, he competed in the Super League competition, featuring as a Centre. He played for the St. Helens during a successful eight-year period with the club.

Son of John Newlove, who played in three Challenge Cup finals at Wembley, two for Featherstone Rovers (in 1972–73 and 1973–74, and one for Hull (in 1979–80), Paul Newlove began his career at Featherstone in 1988 before moving on to play for Bradford Northern five years later.

The transfer of Paul Newlove to St. Helens from the Bradford Bulls is still one of the most expensive rugby league transfers. Saints on 29 November 1995 paid Bradford Northern £250,000 cash (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £422,000 in 2009), and also sent Sonny Nickle, Bernard Dwyer and Paul Loughlin to Odsal.

Newlove played for St Helens at centre in their 1996 Challenge Cup Final victory over Bradford Bulls.

Newlove was a Great Britain international. Newlove also represented England at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

At the end of Super League's first season, Newlove was named at centre in the 1996 Super League Dream Team.

In the 1997 post season, Newlove was selected to play for Great Britain at centre in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.

Newlove was not selected for England at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. He has also represented Yorkshire in the Origin Series.

Newlove had spent nine seasons at St. Helens, lifting many trophies throughout a successful Knowsley Road career. He now works at Cathedral High School: College of Performing Arts in Wakefield, and has done so since 2005.