Paul Volley

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.

Paul Volley

Birth name	Paul William Volley
Date of birth	(1971-11-02) 2 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Beckenham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	16 st 8 lb (105 kg)
Notable relative(s)	Stephen Volley
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Youth career   Chinnor Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1988–04 2004–06 2006–2008 2008–2010 London Wasps Castres Harlequins London Scottish F.C. 177 23 (165) (0)

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]

References

1. "Johnson reclaims England captaincy". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 June 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
2. "Woodward relies on Wasps". BBC. 28 May 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
3. "Wasps win Cup at last". BBC. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. "Wasps deny Saints cup double". BBC. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
5. "Wasps romp to title". BBC. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
6. "Wasps 10-6 Bath". BBC. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
7. "Wasps 27-20 Toulouse". BBC. 23 May 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
8. Newcombe, Jon (28 April 2020). "My Life in Rugby: Wasps open side flanker Paul Volley". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

External links

• London Scottish profile
• Harlequins profile
• Wasps profile
• Profile from Sky Sport^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Wasps Zurich Premiership win from BBC
• Statistics at scrum.com