Player

Paul John - Scrum-half

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Paul John
Height175
Weight82
Date Of Birth25/01/1970
Place Of BirthPontypridd
ClubsPontypridd, South Wales (1996), Cardiff, Llantwit Fardre
RegionsCeltic Warriors
HonoursWales A, Wales, Wales B, Wales Students, Wales RU U21, Wales Schools
ManagedPontypridd, Cardiff Rugby, Wales 7s, Cardiff Rugby U18
Paul John played for Llantwit Fardre, Cardiff (1986/87 - 1990/91) and Pontypridd. It was at Pontypridd where he had most success winning 10 Welsh caps, making his debut against Tonga in 1994, retiring from playing for the club in 2005. When his playing days were over Paul went into coaching and was head coach of Pontypridd, backs coach at Cardiff Blues, head coach of the Wales 7s team and was named Coach of the Year in 2009, after leading Wales 7s to World Cup victory against Argentina in the IRB World Cup Final.
COMPETITION PLAYED T C P DG PTS YC RC
1990-1991 Heineken League 10 + 1 5 0 0 0 20 0 0
1990-1991 Schweppes Cup 0 + 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989-1990 Schweppes Cup 2 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 24 21 0 3 845 446 104
Llandovery 23 21 0 2 771 376 100
Ebbw Vale 24 18 0 6 724 443 89
Cardiff 24 15 1 8 731 536 78
Pontypridd 24 12 1 11 544 572 63
Pontypool 22 13 0 9 559 501 62
Merthyr 22 11 0 11 570 645 57
Aberavon 24 9 0 15 555 673 52
Bridgend Ravens 23 9 0 14 539 702 47
Swansea 22 6 0 16 448 643 36
RGC 1404 22 6 0 16 459 593 35
Carmarthen Quins 23 5 0 18 490 714 33
Neath 23 3 0 20 393 784 20