Paul Anthony George Rendall (18 February 1954 – 13 June 2023) was an English rugby union player. He played at loosehead prop. Nicknamed "the Judge", Rendall played for London Wasps. Rendall earned 28 caps for

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, from 1984, when he was already 30 years old, to 1991. He played in the

Five Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Six Nations, branded as Guinness M6N) is an annual international rugby union competition by the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is the oldest sports tournament contes ...

for six seasons, in 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1990. He participated in the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 mat ...

, winning three caps, and at the

1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup () was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Six Nations Championship, Five Na ...

, playing in one game. Rendall was diagnosed with

motor neurone disease Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or—in the United States—Lou Gehrig's disease (LGD), is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and low ...

in 2022 and died on 13 June 2023, at the age of 69.

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Paul Rendall Biography at Sporting Heroes
1954 births 2023 deaths English rugby union players England international rugby union players Rugby union players from London Rugby union props Wasps RFC players Deaths from motor neuron disease 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub