Peter "Junior" Paramore (born 18 November 1968) is a Samoan former professional rugby union international, who also spent time playing professional rugby league.

Paramore was born in Samoa, and raised in New Zealand, playing his rugby in that country until 1995. In 1996, he left for the UK to take up a professional rugby league contract with Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 733). However, after one season, he moved to Bedford Blues professional rugby union side, helping them achieve promotion to the premiership in 1998. In 1999 he moved to Gloucester Rugby, joining his cousin Terry Fanolua. He remained there for five years, winning the 2002 Zurich Championship Final (the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title) in which Gloucester defeated Bristol Rugby, and the Powergen Cup in 2003, before leaving to rejoin Bedford as a coach in 2004.

Junior Paramore

During his career, Paramore won 29 caps for the Samoa national rugby union team, taking part in three World Cup campaigns.

Junior Paramore

He is now the principal of his own rugby academy. He is now a coach at Totton College Rugby academy alongside Budge Pountney. He also coaches rugby at Canford School, in Dorset, England.

Junior Paramore

In 2018 he left Dorset to come to Bristol Bears rugby team. He is the current kit manager for the Bristol Bears.

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

1968 births

Living people

Bedford Blues players

Castleford Tigers players

Expatriate rugby union players in England

Gloucester Rugby players

Hunter Mariners players

Rugby union flankers

Rugby union number eights

Samoa international rugby union players

Samoan expatriate rugby league players

Samoan expatriate rugby union players

Samoan expatriate sportspeople in England

Samoa international rugby sevens players

Samoan rugby league players

Samoan rugby union players

Sportspeople from Apia

Samoan emigrants to New Zealand

Rugby league second-rows

New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia

New Zealand expatriate rugby league players

New Zealand expatriate rugby union players

New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in England

Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Australia

Expatriate rugby league players in Australia

Expatriate rugby league players in England

Counties Manukau rugby union players

1991 Rugby World Cup players

1995 Rugby World Cup players

1999 Rugby World Cup players