John Kear was born on 25 November 1954 and is an English professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship and the Wales national rugby league team.
13 Facts About John Kear
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John Kear works as a pundit for BBC Sport and is a former professional rugby league footballer.
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John Kear 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.
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John Kear was coach of the England team in the 2000 World Cup, leading them to the semi-finals.
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John Kear left Wigan for the first team coach role at Hull, working with Shaun McRae.
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John Kear stepped up to first team coach at Hull in 2005 when predecessor Shaun McRae left to take charge of South Sydney Rabbitohs.
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John Kear took charge of Wakefield Trinity in July 2006 where he steered the team clear of relegation with four wins from the last six matches of the season, culminating in the great escape and condemning Castleford to relegation to National League One.
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In 2009 John Kear led Wakefield Trinity to 5th position, their highest ever Super League finish.
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In 2011 John Kear left Wakefield Trinity to become head coach of Batley.
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On 16 July 2014 John Kear succeeded Iestyn Harris as head coach of Wales, a role he undertook alongside his position at Batley and subsequently at Bradford Bulls.
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John Kear's team earned their first ever victory after a spree of 12 consecutive defeats which began back in 2011.
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John Kear coached the Wales 9s squad at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.
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John Kear coached Wales at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup where they lost all three group stage matches.