Paul Sironen Rugby player

Paul Sironen (born 23 May 1965 in North Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who was a prominent Second-row forward for the Balmain Tigers during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was part of the team that played in successive Grand Finals in 1988 and 1989, and included other representative players Steve "Blocker" Roach, Wayne Pearce, Benny Elias and Garry Jack. He made a number of appearances for both New South Wales in State of Origin, and also for Australia, and has been named as part of the Wests Tigers Team of the Century. Sironen is the father of rookie Wests Tigers five-eighth Curtis Sironen who made his NRL debut for the Tigers against the North Queensland Cowboys in Round 12 of the 2012 NRL season.