Paul Crarey (born 4 January 1966) also known by the nickname of "Cresta" is an English rugby league coach who is the head coach of semi-professional side Barrow Raiders in the Betfred Championship.
He is also a former semi-professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at amateur level for Dalton ARLFC , Barrow (1987-1995, 172 appearances, 20+ tries), and Carlisle, as a and coached at representative level for Cumbria and BARLA Great Britain Lions, and back at the semi-professional level for Barrow (2005–07, 2014–present), and Whitehaven (?-2008).
Despite a lengthy career in rugby league, Crarey has never coached or played at the professional level.https://rugbyleaguerecords.online/playersummary.php?tselect=18455 He won a Shooting Star award in 1988.Halbro
Coaching career After retiring as a player, Crarey moved into coaching. He had coaching spells at amateur clubs Dalton and Walney Central before being appointed as head coach at semi-pro side Barrow Raiders in October 2005.
Crarey departed Barrow at the end of the 2007 season and became head coach at Whitehaven, but was forced to step down in March 2008 for health reasons.
He subsequently returned to coaching at amateur level for a few years before re-joining Barrow for a second spell at the semi-pro level in 2014.
References
External links Crarey hails Barrow table toppers 15h December 2007 Farrell Sports Newly Refurbished Shop Opened By Whitehaven Rugby league Coach Paul Crarey (archived by web.archive.org) Coaches tackle new rugby techniques (archived by web.archive.org) This Sporting Life - Paul Crarey
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