Paul Arnold - Lock
Carmarthen QuinsHeight | 196 |
Weight | 97 |
Date Of Birth | 28/04/1968 |
Place Of Birth | Morriston |
Education | Bishop Gore School, Swansea |
Clubs | Swansea, Carmarthen Quins, Ebbw Vale, Dunvant |
Honours | Wales, Wales A, Wales B, Wales RU U21 |
Invitational | Crawshays, Barbarians |
· Joined the Quins in the Summer of 2001
· Captained the Quins in Seasons 2002/03 and 2003/04
· Has played a total of 240 games for the Quins 1st XV
· Played a key role in the Quins gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2003/04 and regaining their Premiership status in 2009/10
· He is the quickest player in the Premiership to achieve 100 League games missing just 4 matches in 104 games in the period between 01.09.2001 and 09.10.2004
· Was involved in the team’s highest Welsh Cup score against Tredegar Ironsides on the 18th December 2004 (also scoring a try) which they won by 81pts – 0
· Is the highest capped player to have joined the Quins at the end of an international career
RUGBY CAREER
Has played for Swansea; Carmarthen Quins; Ebbw Vale and Dunvant
· Played for Swansea RFC from 1987-2000 and 2009-2011
· Played a total of 308 games for Swansea scoring 41 tries
· Has played for the Barbarians; Wales Under 21; Wales ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS
WALES: Gained the first of his 16 Welsh caps in 1989 and played his last international game in 1997
My thanks to Paul for providing me with this photograph
· Captained the Quins in Seasons 2002/03 and 2003/04
· Has played a total of 240 games for the Quins 1st XV
· Played a key role in the Quins gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2003/04 and regaining their Premiership status in 2009/10
· He is the quickest player in the Premiership to achieve 100 League games missing just 4 matches in 104 games in the period between 01.09.2001 and 09.10.2004
· Was involved in the team’s highest Welsh Cup score against Tredegar Ironsides on the 18th December 2004 (also scoring a try) which they won by 81pts – 0
· Is the highest capped player to have joined the Quins at the end of an international career
RUGBY CAREER
Has played for Swansea; Carmarthen Quins; Ebbw Vale and Dunvant
· Played for Swansea RFC from 1987-2000 and 2009-2011
· Played a total of 308 games for Swansea scoring 41 tries
· Has played for the Barbarians; Wales Under 21; Wales ‘A’ and ‘B’ teams
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS
WALES: Gained the first of his 16 Welsh caps in 1989 and played his last international game in 1997
My thanks to Paul for providing me with this photograph
SEASON | P | W | D | L | TRY | CON | PEN | DG | PTS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001-2002 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
2002-2003 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | |
2003-2004 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
2004-2005 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2005-2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2006-2007 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2007-2008 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
2008-2009 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
2009-2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTAL | 170 | 117 | 5 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |