Paul Cooke

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Paul Cooke (born 17 April 1981) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and rugby league, and rugby union coach of the 2010s. He is currently Head coach at Featherstone Rovers. He played at representative level for England, and at club level in the Super League for Hull FC, Hull Kingston Rovers, and Wakefield Trinity, and in the Championship 1 and Championship for Doncaster and Featherstone Rovers, as a stand-off, or loose forward, and has coached rugby league (RL) for Doncaster, and the Leigh Centurions (assistant coach), and rugby union (RU) for the Doncaster Knights (Skills, and Backs Coach). Cooke was born in East Hull, Humberside. Cooke made his first team debut for Hull against St Helens in April 1999. His pairing with Richard Horne led to the memorable victory over Leeds in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final in which Cooke scored the winning try to give Hull FC a 25–24 victory. Hull FC reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, and Cooke played stand-off in his side's 4–26 loss. On 22 July after being given a franchise for Super League from 2009 to 2011 Salford City Reds coach Shaun McRae said he would be interested in speaking to Cooke with an intention of him joining his side, Cooke and McRae worked together at Hull FC earlier in their careers, though Cooke did not go on to play for the Salford City Reds. On 19 April 2007, BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) announced that Cooke was to walk out on Hull FC to join cross city rivals Hull Kingston Rovers. Cooke was born in East Hull where Hull KR are based and supported the club as a youngster.