Paul Simonsson
| Full name | Paul Lennart James Simonsson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| School | Tauranga Boys' College | ||
| Rugby league career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Professional clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1991–92 | North Sydney | 3 | (0) |
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| New Zealand No. | 890 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1986, 1988–89 1987 1996 |
Waikato Wellington New South Wales |
29 4 |
|
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1987 1988–89 |
New Zealand New Zealand Māori |
0 | (0) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 1996 | Australia | 1 | |
Paul Lennart James Simonsson (born 16 February 1967) is a former New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player. A wing, Simonsson represented Waikato and Wellington in rugby union at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1987 tour of Japan. He played two matches for the All Blacks, scoring seven tries, but did not play any test matches.[1]
Simonsson switched codes to rugby league in 1990, but his career was curtailed by injury.[1] He played only three NSWRL matches, two from the bench, for North Sydney Bears in 1991 and 1992.[2] He subsequently returned to rugby union in 1995, and played for New South Wales and the Australian Sevens team in 1996 before injury forced his retirement.[1]
Simonsson worked as a police detective in New South Wales, having first joined the New Zealand Police in 1987. He was later a tax investigator for the Australian Taxation Office and worked at the Australian Department of Climate Change. He is currently the head of intelligence at the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 Knight, Lindsay. "Paul SImonsson". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Simonsson". Rugby League Project. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ "Sydney presenters" (PDF). Australian Rugby. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ↑ Le Grand, Chip (7 August 2013). "ASADA's hint that Bombers are safe". The Australian. Retrieved 30 June 2014.