Paul Sculthorpe played for England and Great Britain at international level, as well as representing Lancashire.
19 Facts About Paul Sculthorpe
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Paul Sculthorpe began his club career at the Warrington Wolves before joining St Helens, with whom he won a total of four Grand Finals, four Challenge Cups and two World Club Challenges, as well as becoming the first player to win the Man of Steel Award on two consecutive occasions.
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Paul Sculthorpe is the older brother of former player Danny Sculthorpe.
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Paul Sculthorpe grew up in Oldham, and was educated at Watersheddings Primary School and then Counthill School.
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Paul Sculthorpe started his professional career with Warrington, making his debut in 1995.
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Paul Sculthorpe played for St Helens as a stand-off in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over Bradford Bulls.
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Paul Sculthorpe played for St Helens at loose forward and kicked a drop goal in their 2000 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan.
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Paul Sculthorpe played at loose forward, scoring a try and kicking a drop goal in Saints' victory.
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Paul Sculthorpe was named as Man of Steel in 2001 and 2002.
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Paul Sculthorpe was Saints' sole representative in the 2002 Super League Dream Team, a feat he repeated in 2004.
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Paul Sculthorpe played for St Helens at stand-off in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against Bradford.
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Paul Sculthorpe was named St Helens captain in 2004, and led the team to victory over Wigan in the 2004 Challenge Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
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Paul Sculthorpe was named as Great Britain captain in 2005, although injury ruled out for the most of 2005's Super League X and prevented him from leading the side in the 2005 Tri-Nations tournament.
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In March 2006, Paul Sculthorpe signed a deal with Random House to publish his autobiography, Man of Steel, which was published in August 2007.
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Paul Sculthorpe captained St Helens as a second-row in their 2006 Challenge Cup Final victory against Huddersfield.
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Paul Sculthorpe returned from the injury and was named man-of-the-match in St Helens' win over Brisbane Broncos in the 2007 World Club Challenge.
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Paul Sculthorpe was touted as a potential signing for Salford, or joining up with brother Danny at Wakefield Trinity in time for the 2009 Super League season.
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However, Paul Sculthorpe announced his retirement from the game on 19 September 2008.
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Paul Sculthorpe was awarded the honour of MBE in the 2013 New Year's Honours List, for "services to Rugby League and to charity".