Paul Gallen

Paul Gallen
Personal information
Full namePaul Mark Gallen
Born (1981-08-14) 14 August 1981
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–19 Cronulla Sharks 348 63 2 1 257
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 NSW City 2 0 1 0 2
2006–16 New South Wales 24 1 1 0 6
2006–07 Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 0 0 0
2008–16 Australia 32 3 0 0 12
2011–12 NRL All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
Source:
As of 31 May 2021
Boxing career
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
WeightHeavyweight
Reach180 cm (71 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins15
Win by KO8
Losses2
Draws1

Paul Gallen (born 14 August 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and retired professional boxer. He played as a lock, second-row and prop forward and captained the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL to their maiden NRL Premiership in 2016.

He is a former captain and representative of the New South Wales State of Origin team. He has also been the vice captain of Australia and played his whole NRL career with the Sharks, with whom he won the 2016 NRL Premiership. He was the NRL's oldest player playing in 2018. He shares the Australian first grade record for most seasons played in the NRL with Cameron Smith at 19 seasons.