Paul Grayson (rugby union) explained

Paul Grayson
MBE
Birth Name:Paul James Grayson
Birth Date:30 May 1971
Birth Place:Chorley, Lancashire, England
Weight:13 st 12 lbs (88 kg)
Repyears1:1995–2004
Repcaps1:32
Reppoints1:400
Ru Ntupdate:15 Sept 2017
Years1:1993–2005
Clubs1:Northampton Saints
Apps1:259
Points1:2784
Ru Clubupdate:15 Sept 2017
Occupation:Rugby coach

Paul James Grayson, (born 30 May 1971 in Chorley, Lancashire) is the former assistant head coach of Northampton Saints rugby union club. He formerly played at fly-half for Northampton, for whom he was the all-time leading points scorer, and England. He is known as "Larry" or "Grase".

Prior to Northampton, he played for Preston Grasshoppers and Waterloo. Paul also had a spell at Accrington Stanley as a youth team player. Whilst at Northampton he started in the victorious 2000 Heineken Cup Final, kicking all 9 of Northampton's points as they defeated Munster.[1]

Grayson made his international debut against Western Samoa in December 1995. He was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning England squad.

Northampton announced on 20 November 2012 that Grayson would be leaving the club by mutual consent.

Grayson has three sons, one of whom, James, is an established professional rugby player who plays for Northampton Saints. His other two sons, Joel and Ethan are in the Northampton Saints EPDG youth setup.

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  1. News: Saints secure historic victory. BBC. 27 May 2000 . 7 September 2014.