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Paul Beaven

Personal information
Full name	Paul Gerard Beaven
Born	(1964-12-19) 19 December 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Centre, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1983 Western Suburbs 4 0 0 0 0 1984–88 Balmain 41 8 0 0 32 1989 North Sydney 18 1 0 0 4 Total 63 9 0 0 36
Source: As of 16 January 2023
Relatives	Mark Beaven (brother)

Paul Beaven (born 1964) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for North Sydney, Western Suburbs and Balmain in the NSWRL competition.

Background

Beaven is the younger brother of former rugby league player Mark Beaven.

Playing career

Beaven made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in round 8 of the 1983 NSWRFL season against South Sydney at Lidcombe Oval. Beaven made four appearances that season as Wests finished with the Wooden Spoon. In 1984, Beaven joined Balmain and played 41 games for the club over five seasons. In 1989, he joined North Sydney and played 18 matches. Beaven's final game in the top grade was a 30-0 loss against Brisbane in round 22 of the 1989 NSWRL season.