Paul Lyman

Paul Lyman (born 24 May 1965) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers and Hull Kingston Rovers, as a, or.

Background
Paul Lyman was born in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Club career
Lyman made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 21 November 1982, during his time at Featherstone Rovers he scored one 3-point try, and sixty-one 4-point tries. Lyman appeared as a substitute (replacing, John Gilbert) in Featherstone Rovers' 14-12 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1983 Challenge Cup Final during the 1982–83 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1983, in front of a crowd of 84,969.

In January 1989, Lyman was transferred to Hull Kingston Rovers in a part-exchange deal, with Featherstone Rovers receiving Chris Burton and a £55,000 fee.

International honours
Lyman played for Great Britain Under-21s, and was selected for the Great Britain squad against Australia in the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, but ultimately he was not selected to play in any of the test matches