Australian rugby league footballer
Paul Marquet Personal information Born (1969-09-26) 26 September 1969 (age 55)Newcastle, New South Wales , Australia Playing information Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) Position Second-row
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Paul Marquet (born 26 September 1969 in Newcastle, New South Wales ) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played primarily as a second-row for Australian clubs the Newcastle Knights , Hunter Mariners and Melbourne Storm , and for English club, the Warrington Wolves .
Early life
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales . Paul played junior rugby league for Raymond Terrace, New South Wales .
Playing career
A resilient second-row forward, Marquet has the honour of scoring the first try for the Hunter Mariners in their first game of the 1997 Super League season . He would also score the first try for the Melbourne Storm on their first home game of the 1998 NRL season against the North Sydney Bears .
Marquet participated in seven finals series and two NRL Grand Finals , the most memorable being his appearance as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the 1999 NRL Grand Final , played on his 30th birthday. Having won the 1999 Premiership, the Melbourne Storm traveled to England to contest the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St Helens R.F.C. , with Marquet again starting as a second-rower in the victory. He played for the Newcastle Knights from the interchange bench in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels .
Highlights
1990 – Round 1, Newcastle Knights vs North Sydney Bears at EnergyAustralia Stadium , 18 March 1999 – Melbourne Storm 2001 – Newcastle Knights World Club Challenge Champions: (1)2000 – Melbourne Storm References
^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org" . Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
Cadigan, Neil (22 April 1998). "Pepe's re-birth". Big League 79 (8). Sydney, New South Wales: Pacific Publications Pty Ltd: 14–15.
"Marquet will cut up rough Rugby League Carpenter sights Saints" (fee required). Daily Post . 23 February 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2007."NRL Stats Paul Marquet" . Sports Data. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
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