Paul Volley | |
Birth Name: | Paul William Volley |
Birth Date: | 2 November 1971 |
Birth Place: | Beckenham, England |
Weight: | 16 st 8 lb (105 kg) |
Relatives: | Stephen Volley |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
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Youthclubs1: | Chinnor |
Ru Clubyears: | 1988–04 2004–06 2006–2008 2008–2010 |
Ru Proclubs: | London Wasps Castres Harlequins London Scottish F.C. |
Ru Clubcaps: | 177 23 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (165) (0) |
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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.
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]