Featherstone Rovers Newlove made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Tuesday 27 September 1988, he later played at in
Featherstone Rovers' 14-20 defeat by
Bradford Northern in the
1989 Yorkshire Cup Final during the
1989–90 season at
Headingley,
Leeds on Sunday 5 November 1989. He moved on to play for
Bradford Northern five years later. Newlove played at and scored two
tries in
Featherstone Rovers' 20–16 victory over
Workington Town in the
1992–93 Divisional Premiership Final at
Old Trafford, Manchester on 19 May 1993. Newlove scored a total of 48 tries during the season – a club record.
Bradford Northern Bradford Northern paid £245,000 for Paul Newlove when he moved from Featherstone Rovers in 1993 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £486,900 in 2013). and also sent
Sonny Nickle,
Bernard Dwyer and
Paul Loughlin to Bradford Northern. Newlove played for St Helens at centre in their
1996 Challenge Cup Final victory over
Bradford Bulls. At the end of Super League's first season, Newlove was the season's top try scorer and was named at centre in the 1996
Super League Dream Team. Newlove played for
St. Helens at centre in their
1999 Super League Grand Final victory over
Bradford Bulls. Newlove played at and scored a
try in
St. Helens' 16-25 defeat by
Wigan in the
1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the
1995–96 at
Alfred McAlpine Stadium,
Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996. Having won the 1999 Championship
St. Helens contested in the
2000 World Club Challenge against
National Rugby League Premiers the
Melbourne Storm, with Newlove playing at centre in the loss. As
Super League V champions,
St. Helens played against
2000 NRL Premiers, the
Brisbane Broncos in the
2001 World Club Challenge. Newlove played at centre in Saints' victory. Newlove had spent nine seasons at
St. Helens, lifting many trophies throughout a successful
Knowsley Road career. Newlove played for
St. Helens at centre in their
2002 Super League Grand Final victory against the
Bradford Bulls. He joined
Castleford Tigers in 2003, but made only five appearances for the club before retiring in May 2004 due to a recurring foot injury.
Representative career Newlove made his international debut on 21 October 1989, becoming
Great Britain's youngest ever debutant (18 years and 72 days old) when he appeared as a substitute against
New Zealand at
Old Trafford. Newlove appeared for
Yorkshire while at
Featherstone Rovers; during the
1989–90 season against
Lancashire. Newlove represented Great Britain in 1991 and in 1992 against Papua New Guinea (sub); he was selected to go on the
1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand playing three matches against Australia and one against New Zealand; in 1993 against France. Newlove also won
caps for England while at
Featherstone Rovers in 1992 against Wales. He played for Great Britain while at Bradford Northern in 1993 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1994 against France, Australia, and Australia (sub), while at St. Helens in 1997 against
Australia (SL) (3 matches), and in 1998 against New Zealand. He played for England while at Bradford Northern in 1995 against Wales, Australia (2 matches), Fiji, and Wales. In 1994, Newlove briefly retired from international rugby following a dispute over his withdrawal from the
Rugby League World Sevens tournament, but was recalled to the Test side after making amends. Newlove was selected to play for
England in the
1995 World Cup Final at centre, scoring a try in the loss against
Australia. He played for England while at St. Helens in 1996 against France. In the 1997 post season, Newlove was selected to play for
Great Britain at centre in all three matches of the
Super League Test series against
Australia. Newlove withdrew from the
England squad prior to the
2000 Rugby League World Cup. Newlove retired from international duty in 2001. ==Honoured at Featherstone Rovers==