Paul Wellens joined the St Helens ranks and made his Super League debut in the 1999's Super League IV.
21 Facts About Paul Wellens
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Success quickly followed and Paul Wellens soon secured his place in perhaps St Helens strongest era.
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Paul Wellens became renowned for his all round game, excelling particularly at taking catches.
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An England call-up followed and with fullback Kris Radlinski already established at international level, Paul Wellens displayed his versatility with spells on the wing and at centre.
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Paul Wellens played for St Helens from the interchange bench in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over Bradford Bulls.
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Paul Wellens played for St Helens at fullback in their 2000 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan, and in their 2001 World Club Challenge victory against the Brisbane Broncos.
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Paul Wellens played for St Helens at fullback in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against Bradford Bulls but was forced to leave the field after just two minutes with a broken cheekbone, which ruled him out of Great Britain's international series against New Zealand the following month.
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Paul Wellens was selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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Paul Wellens played for St Helens at fullback in their 2006 Challenge Cup Final victory against Huddersfield.
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Paul Wellens was awarded the Harry Sunderland Trophy as man of the match against Hull FC in 2006's Super League XI Grand Final.
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In 2007 Paul Wellens continued his form, but added another dimension to his game by becoming one of the league's top try scorers.
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Paul Wellens was named in the end of season Super League Dream Team for the third season running.
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Paul Wellens became joint winner of the Lance Todd Trophy award in the 2007 Carnegie Challenge Cup Final against the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium, sharing the prize with Leon Pryce.
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Paul Wellens was selected for the England squad to compete in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.
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In January 2009, Paul Wellens played in his own testimonial match against Wakefield Trinity.
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Paul Wellens played in the 2009 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.
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In 2011, Paul Wellens was named joint captain of St Helens alongside James Graham.
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Paul Wellens took over as sole captain following Graham's departure to Canterbury Bulldogs.
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Paul Wellens played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.
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In 2014, Paul Wellens made history by scoring the 1,000th point in his career.
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St Helens reached the 2014 Super League Grand Final, and Paul Wellens captained them from fullback in what was a record-equalling 10th grand final appearance.