Paul Broadbent

Paul Broadbent

Personal information
Full name	Paul Broadbent
Nickname	Beans
Born	(1968-05-24) 24 May 1968 (age 49) England
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–98 Sheffield Eagles 1999 Halifax 27 2 8 2000–01 Hull F.C. 49 3 12 2002 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2003 York City Knights 22 Total 98 5 0 0 20 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995–96 England 5 2 0 0 8 1996–97 Great Britain 8 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2006– Wakefield Trinity Wildcats First Team Coach
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Paul "Beans" Broadbent is an English former rugby league footballer of the 1990s, and 2000s, and current coach, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Sheffield Eagles, Halifax, Hull, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage № 1181), and York City Knights, as a Prop, i.e. number 8, and coaching for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (First Team Coach). He's inspired many with his speech about 'stepping over the line'.

Paul Broadbent won caps for England while at Sheffield Eagles in 1995 against France, in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against Fiji, and South Africa (sub), in 1996 against France, and Wales. He also won caps for Great Britain while at Sheffield Eagles in 1996 against Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand (3 matches). Paul Broadbent's Testimonial match at Sheffield Eagles took place in 1997. In the 1997 post season, Broadbent was selected to play for Great Britain at prop forward in all three matches of the Super League Test series against Australia.

Broadbent played Left-Prop in Sheffield Eagles' 17-8 victory over Wigan in the 1998 Challenge Cup Final during Super League III at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 2 May 1998.