Paul Stephenson (born 22 September 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
Stephenson was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
His son Sam is a professional rugby league player for the Gold Coast Titans, who represented the Australian Schoolboys and Queensland Under-19s in 2024.
Stephenson played at centre and made his professional rugby debut with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles before signing with Cronulla for the 2007 season https://web.archive.org/web/20071224042302/http://www.rleague.com/db/player/s/stephenson_paul/index.php. Stephenson played well as an interchange forward for the Sharks, winning the club Premier League Coaches Award http://stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=sport&subclass=rugby+league&story_id=1055569&category=rugby%2520league. Stephenson had represented NSW residents and Qld country.
After his professional career finished, Stephenson moved to Brisbane with his family and played 2 seasons with the Ipswich Jets under the guidance of Glen Lazarus and later with the Tweed Heads Seagulls. Paul is Currently CEO of the Tweed Heads Seagulls RLFC