Paddy Flynn (born 11 December 1987) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger. He played for the Widnes Vikings, and on loan from Widnes at the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 970) in the Super League. Flynn also played for the Sheffield Eagles and the Rochdale Hornets in the Championship.[3]

Paddy Flynn
Personal information
Born (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 36)
St Helens, Merseyside, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight14 st 11 lb (94 kg)
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–16 Widnes Vikings 177 102 0 0 408
2016(loan) Castleford Tigers 10 6 0 0 24
2017 Sheffield Eagles 17 7 0 0 28
2019 Rochdale Hornets 2 0 0 0 0
Total 206 115 0 0 460
Source: [1][2]

Flynn has appeared Outside of sport, Flynn also works part-time as a plumber. His hobbies include playing Clash of Clans, where he represents Yorkshire based CGDL.

Background edit

Flynn was born in St Helens, Merseyside, England.

Club career edit

Paddy Flynn made his début for Widnes, scoring two tries against Barrow at Craven Park on Sunday 16 March 2008.[4] Flynn scored his 100th Widnes try against the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on 12 September 2015[when?][citation needed]

In May 2016 Paddy joined the Castleford Tigers on loan for the rest of the 2016 season.

Paddy left the Widnes Vikings in 2016 and is currently playing for Rochdale Hornets. in the Betfred Championship

At the beginning of May 2017 Kingstone Press Championship side the Sheffield Eagles signed Flynn until the end of the season. He scored a try on his first appearance in the Championship for the Eagles in a 45-20 defeat at the hands of French side Toulouse Olympique.

References edit

  1. ^ loverugbyleague
  2. ^ rugbyleagueproject.org
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Profile at widnesvikings.co.uk". widnesvikings.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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