Paul Wood Testimonial

Biography

Dynamic front-rower who has been rewarded for his 10 years of service to Warrington Wolves and continuous work in the community with a testimonial in 2010.

After a torrid couple of seasons disrupted by a shoulder injury, Wood has come back with a bang in 2009 as an integral part of Tony Smith’s ‘Awesome foursome’ of props, which includes Adrian Morley, Garreth Carvell and Paul Rauhihi.

A highly mobile prop who hits above his weight in the collision and has a quick-play-the-ball, Wood is a fiercely tough competitor in the middle of the field, who is known for his ability to stand up when things are going against the team. England’s International Player of the Season in 2005, he was Warrington Wolves’ Player of the Year in 2006 after an outstandingly consistent year from the front rower which saw him top the clubs meterage charts with 3224.

A product of the Wolves Academy system, he joined from Ince St Williams ARLFC and has been a fixture in the first grade side since he made his Super League debut as a teenager in 2000. He broke into the Great Britain squad in 2003, making his Lions debut against New Zealand ‘A’ before injury ruled him out of the Ashes series. He made a return to the Great Britain set-up as part of the standby squad for the Tri-Nations for 2006, but did not make the call for the final squad.

Away from action on the field, married father of one, Paul also coaches the Wolves Under 16 squad as well as raising money for charities such as the Steve Prescott Foundation and Help for Heroes.