Paul Woods was one of the roughest, toughest, most notorious rugby players of his generation. Even at a time when there was no shortage of what were known euphemistically as "hard men" in rugby league, he would be many team-mates' and opponents' choice as the hardest. The Independent Obituary .

My personal memory as a youngster is that of running onto the pitch after a game and him signing a programme for me, hard as nails when the game was on but still had time for the fans afterwards. Other memories .