Paul Warwick (rugby player)
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Paul Warwick born 1 August 1981 in Australia
is a rugby union
player for Stade Francais who play their rugby in the Top 14 and Amlin Challenge Cup. He plays as a fly-half, Full-back or Centre
. He has previously played for Australian side Manly and switched to Connacht in 2004. Warwick signed for Munster in 2007, and was a key player in the squad, winning the 2007/08 Heineken Cup and also winning two Magners League titles, in 2008/09 and 2010/11. He scored all of Munster's points during their historic 15–6 win over Australia in November 2010, kicking 3 penalties and 2 drop goals.
with Australia he will never be eligible to play for Ireland, despite the fact he would now qualify through marriage and residency.
On 27 January 2009, he reportedly signed a three year deal with Guinness Premiership
club London Irish
, starting at the start of the 2009/10 season. However there was speculation as to whether he would be joining the Irish Exiles
or remaining with Munster
for the start of the next season, as an apparent Tug-of-War has begun between the two sides looking to secure his services.
On 9 April 2009 Munster and London Irish announced that the issue over Warwick has been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties and that Warwick would be remaining at Munster for 2010–11.
On 20 December 2010, Munster confirmed that Warwick would leave at the end of the 2010–11 season
. It is understood that he has attracted the interest of several European clubs who have offered terms that Munster are unable to match. He joined Stade Francais in 2011 on a 2 year contract.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player for Stade Francais who play their rugby in the Top 14 and Amlin Challenge Cup. He plays as a fly-half, Full-back or Centre
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
. He has previously played for Australian side Manly and switched to Connacht in 2004. Warwick signed for Munster in 2007, and was a key player in the squad, winning the 2007/08 Heineken Cup and also winning two Magners League titles, in 2008/09 and 2010/11. He scored all of Munster's points during their historic 15–6 win over Australia in November 2010, kicking 3 penalties and 2 drop goals.
Career
As Warwick has played Rugby sevensRugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
with Australia he will never be eligible to play for Ireland, despite the fact he would now qualify through marriage and residency.
On 27 January 2009, he reportedly signed a three year deal with Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
club London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
, starting at the start of the 2009/10 season. However there was speculation as to whether he would be joining the Irish Exiles
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
or remaining with Munster
Munster Rugby
Munster Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Munster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup.The team represents the Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch which is one of four primary branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish...
for the start of the next season, as an apparent Tug-of-War has begun between the two sides looking to secure his services.
On 9 April 2009 Munster and London Irish announced that the issue over Warwick has been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties and that Warwick would be remaining at Munster for 2010–11.
On 20 December 2010, Munster confirmed that Warwick would leave at the end of the 2010–11 season
2010–11 Munster Rugby season
The 2010–11 Munster Rugby season was Munster's tenth season competing in the Celtic League alongside which they also competed in the Heineken Cup for the sixteenth time. They also competed in the European Challenge Cup for the first time after elimination from the Heineken Cup...
. It is understood that he has attracted the interest of several European clubs who have offered terms that Munster are unable to match. He joined Stade Francais in 2011 on a 2 year contract.