John Kear

John Kear (born 25 November 1954) is an English professional rugby league coach, for the Wales national rugby league team. He also works as a pundit for BBC Sport and is a former professional rugby league footballer.

John Kear
Personal information
Born (1954-11-25) 25 November 1954
Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–88 Castleford 133 37 0 0 132
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1992 Bramley RLFC
1995–96 PSG 44 9 1 34 20
1997–99 Sheffield Eagles 65 24 3 38 37
2000 Huddersfield-Sheffield 28 4 0 24 14
2005–06 Hull 43 24 2 17 56
2006–11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 153 64 1 88 42
2011–16 Batley Bulldogs
2018–22 Bradford Bulls 102 66 1 35 65
2022–23 Widnes Vikings 28 13 0 15 46
Total 463 204 8 251 44
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1997 France 1 1 0 0 100
2000 England 6 4 0 2 67
2014– Wales 15 7 1 7 47
Source:
As of 26 June 2023

He is perhaps best known as a coach for his Challenge Cup successes with Sheffield Eagles in 1998 and Hull in 2005, as well as his time coaching Wakefield Trinity in the late 2000s. As a player, he played on the wing or in the centre position for Castleford.

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