Paul Gallen

Paul Gallen (born 14 August 1981) is an Australian retired professional boxer and former professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock, prop and second-row forward and captained the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL to their maiden NRL Premiership in 2016.

Paul Gallen
Personal information
Born (1981-08-14) 14 August 1981
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–19 Cronulla Sharks 348 63 4 1 261
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 NSW City 2 0 1 0 2
2006–16 New South Wales 24 1 1 0 6
2006–07 Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 0 0 0
2008–16 Australia 32 3 0 0 12
2011–12 NRL All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source:
As of 31 May 2021
Boxing career
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Reach180 cm (71 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins15
Wins by KO8
Losses2
Draws1

He is a former captain and representative of the New South Wales State of Origin team. He has also been the vice captain of Australia and played his whole NRL career with the Sharks, with whom he won the 2016 NRL Premiership. He was the NRL's oldest player playing in 2018. He shares the Australian first grade record for most seasons played in the NRL with Cameron Smith at 19 seasons.

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