Paul William Volley (born 2 November 1971 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English former rugby union player. As an open-side flanker, he played for London Wasps for 16 years. He joined as a 16-year-old from Chinnor. Volley was first called up to the senior England squad by Clive Woodward for the 2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa,[1] and then again for the 2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere.[2] However he was ultimately never capped at this level. He was also selected for England A on numerous occasions. He won Domestic and European competitions with London Wasps. This included helping them win the Anglo-Welsh Cup in 1999 and 2000; he was a replacement in the 1999 final but started in 2000.[3][4] He also played in the 2002–03 Premiership Final and the 2003–04 Premiership Final, both of which were won by Wasps.[5][6] After winning both the Zurich Premiership and Heineken Cup with Wasps in 2004,[7] he headed across the Channel to play for Castres Olympique in France. He then returned to play for and captain Wasps' London rivals, Harlequins in 2006. In 2008 he signed a 2-year deal to play for RFU Championship side London Scottish.
| Birth name | Paul William Volley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beckenham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 8 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Stephen Volley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After retiring from professional rugby, Volley began a new career in financial services. He resides in New Malden with his wife Joanne and children Edward and Lydia.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Johnson reclaims England captaincy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Woodward relies on Wasps". BBC. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Wasps win Cup at last". BBC. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Wasps deny Saints cup double". BBC. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Wasps romp to title". BBC. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Wasps 10-6 Bath". BBC. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Wasps 27-20 Toulouse". BBC. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
- ^ Newcombe, Jon (28 April 2020). "My Life in Rugby: Wasps open side flanker Paul Volley". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 22 December 2021.