{{short description|Ireland international rugby league footballer}} {{About|the Rugby League player|the novelist and keyboard player with 1990s UK synthpop duo Sexus|Romo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Paul Southern |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|3|18|df=y}} |birth_place = |death_date = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|PR}} |club1 = Salford |year1start = 1997 |year1end = 02 |appearances1 = 122 |tries1 = 7 |goals1 = 15 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 58 |club2 = → St Helens |year2start = 2002{{small|(loan)}} |year2end = |appearances2 = 2 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |club3 = Rochdale Hornets |year3start = 2003 |year3end = |appearances3 = 29 |tries3 = 6 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 24 |club4 = Oldham |year4start = 2004 |year4end = |appearances4 = 22 |tries4 = 1 |goals4 = 0 |fieldgoals4 = 0 |points4 = 4 |club5 = Swinton |year5start = 2005 |year5end = |appearances5 = 18 |tries5 = 2 |goals5 = 0 |fieldgoals5 = 0 |points5 = 8 |club6 = Halifax |year6start = 2007 |year6end = 08 |appearances6 = 54 |tries6 = 6 |goals6 = 0 |fieldgoals6 = 0 |points6 = 24 |club7 = Swinton |year7start = 2009 |year7end = 10 |appearances7 = 15 |tries7 = 2 |goals7 = 0 |fieldgoals7 = 0 |points7 = 8 |teamA = Ireland |yearAstart = 1999 |yearAend = 04 |appearancesA = 8 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |updated = |source = <ref>{{Rugby league records |id=3802 |title=Paul Southern |access-date=12 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/paul-southern/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=2 November 2022}}</ref> }}

'''Paul Southern''' (born 18 March 1976) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s for St Helens, Salford, Rochdale Hornets, Oldham, Swinton Lions and Halifax.

Southern was an Ireland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070818130236/http://cgi.www.bluesox.co.uk/cgi-bin/www.bluesox.co.uk/new_sox/bs_players.pl?number=22 Halifax profile] *[http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=16361 Saints Heritage Society profile] *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/ireland.stm The Teams: Ireland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216083500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/ireland.stm |date=16 December 2000 }}

{{Ireland squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}

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