Paul Handforth

Paul Handforth (born 6 October 1981), also known by the nickname of "Tiger", is a professional rugby league footballer who most recently played for Keighley in the Championship 1.

Background Paul Handforth was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, he is the son of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for Wakefield Trinity, Hunslet and Oldham; Tony "Tiger" Handforth, and the brother of Matt Handforth, who also played for Featherstone Rovers.

Playing career Handforth's position of choice is at , but he can also operate at and as a .

He has previously played for Halifax, the Batley Bulldogs, Doncaster, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He started playing rugby with the Methley Monarchs ARLFC as a schoolboy and also played for the Oulton Raiders.

Handforth is an Ireland international.

He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

After leaving Keighley and retiring from the professional game, Handforth joined amateur team Fryston Warriors, and played for them against Keighley in the 2017 Challenge Cup third round tie between the two clubs.