Paul Marquet

Paul Marquet
Personal information
Born	26 September 1969 (age 54); Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Position	Second-row
Club
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Paul Marquet (born 26 September 1969 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played primarily as a second-row for Australian clubs the Newcastle Knights, Hunter Mariners and Melbourne Storm, and for English club, the Warrington Wolves.^[1]

Early life

A resilient second-row, Marquet participated in seven finals series and two Grand Finals, the most memorable being his appearance as a second-row for the Melbourne Storm in the 1999 NRL Grand Final, played on his 30th birthday.^[2] Having won the 1999 Premiership, the Melbourne Storm traveled to England to contest the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St Helens R.F.C., with Marquet playing as a second-row in the victory. He played for the Newcastle Knights from the interchange bench in their 2001 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels.

First Grade Debut: 1990 - Round 1, Newcastle Knights vs North Sydney Bears at EnergyAustralia Stadium, 18 March^[3]
Premierships: Member of the 1999 Melbourne Storm team which defeated St. George Illawarra Dragons, 20–18. Member of the 2001 Newcastle Knights team which defeated the Parramatta Eels 30–24.

^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ "Marquet will cut up rough Rugby League Carpenter sights Saints" (fee required). Daily Post. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 16 November 2007.^{[dead link]}
^ "NRL Stats Paul Marquet". Sports Data. Retrieved 16 November 2007.

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