Paul Rowley

Paul Rowley
Personal information
Full namePaul Alun Rowley
Born (1975-03-12) 12 March 1975
Leigh, Greater Manchester, England
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–94 Leigh 50 16 0 0 64
1994–00 Halifax Blue Sox 170 40 1 3 165
2001 Huddersfield Giants 27 5 0 0 20
2002–07 Leigh Centurions 148 54 0 2 218
Total 395 115 1 5 467
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–00 England 4 2 0 0 8
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2009 Leigh Centurions
2012–16 Leigh Centurions 130 101 1 28 78
2017–18 Toronto Wolfpack 53 45 2 6 85
2022–25 Salford Red Devils 117 50 0 67 43
2026– St Helens 6 5 0 1 83
Total 306 201 3 102 66
Source:
As of 17 March 2026

Paul Rowley (born 12 March 1975) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of St Helens in the Super League, and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.

An England international hooker, he played at club level for Leigh, Halifax and Huddersfield. After retiring as a player, Rowley began a coaching career and was appointed head coach of Leigh in 2012, leading the club to Championship titles in 2014 and 2015 before departing at the beginning of the 2016 season. He subsequently was the head coach of the Toronto Wolfpack in the Championship.