Paul Moriarty (rugby)
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| Full name | William Paul Moriarty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 July 1964 Morriston, Swansea, Wales |
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Rugby union
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Rugby league
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William Paul Moriarty (born 16 July 1964) is a Welsh former international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played rugby union for Swansea and represented Wales before joining rugby league club Widnes, winning the 1989 World Club Challenge and also representing Great Britain. Moriarty later moved to Halifax and represented Wales in two Rugby League World Cups. He later returned to rugby union, working in a number of different coaching roles and is currently employed as assistant coach at Newcastle Falcons. Paul's older brother, Richard Moriarty, also played rugby union for Swansea and Wales. Paul's son Ross Moriarty is also a professional rugby union player.
A second row or back row forward, Moriarty played rugby union for Swansea RFC and was in the Wales squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, helping his country to third place and scoring a try in the 22–21 third place play-off victory over Australia.
Moriarty switched to rugby league with champions Widnes. He was selected to play on the interchange bench for Widnes in their 1989 World Club Challenge victory over the Canberra Raiders. Moriarty also gained caps for the Great Britain Lions against Papua New Guinea in 1991 and France in 1994. He moved to Halifax for the 1994-95 Rugby Football League season and was included in the Wales squad for the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
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