Paul Gallen
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Gal, G-Train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 August 1981 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Lock, Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Real name | Paul Gallen |
| Nickname(s) | G-Train |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born |
14 August 1981 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Wins by KO | 3 |
Paul Gallen (born 14 August 1981) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer and heavyweight boxer who currently captains the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League as well as the New South Wales State of Origin team. He has also been the vice captain of the Australian national team and has played his whole NRL career to date with the Sharks, with whom he won the 2016 NRL Premiership.
In 2014, Gallen admitted to using the banned performing enhancing peptide drugs. It was found that he unknowingly and unwittingly took the substances given to him by people he trusted at the club.
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Gallen played his junior rugby league for the Wentworthville Magpies and was in the Parramatta Eels junior system playing the S. G. Ball Cup before being overlooked by the Eels. Gallen later signed with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Gallen made his NRL debut for the Cronulla Sharks against the Parramatta Eels in round 15 at Toyota Park on 3 June. Cronulla lost the match 36 to 6. He made one more appearance that season in the final round, where the Sharks were victorious over the Brisbane Broncos 24–16.
In round 14, the Sharks beat the Canberra Raiders by 36 points to 26. During the match, Gallen scored his first ever try at first-grade level.
In total, Gallen made 21 appearances in his second season at first-grade level for the Cronulla Sharks, scoring one try.
Gallen was sent off in round 11 against the Newcastle Knights by referee Paul Simpkins after a high shot on Sean Rudder.
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