John Wilshere

John Wilshere

Personal information
Full name	John Wilshere
Born	(1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 47) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 Perth Reds 4 1 0 0 4 1998 Melbourne Storm 1 0 3 0 6 2003 St. George Illawarra 10 3 0 0 12 2004 Warrington Wolves 8 5 6 0 32 2005 Leigh Centurions 29 10 8 0 56 2006–09 Salford City Reds 110 51 269 0 742 Total 162 70 286 0 852 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–09 Papua New Guinea 20 5 60 0 140
Source: [1] [2]

John Wilshere (born 5 May 1978) is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Salford City Reds. ^{[1] [2]}

Playing career

Wilshere made his first grade rugby league debut with the Western Reds during the 1997 Super League season. He scored one try from four appearances with the Reds, before moving to the Melbourne Storm for the 1998 season. He would later spent time at the Penrith Panthers before joining the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2003, where he made 10 NRL appearances. ^[3]

Wilshere had represented Papua New Guinea many times and was a key player in their squad at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.

Wilshere scored 538 points for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. ^[4]

Wilshere scored 358 points for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup. ^[5]

Continuing his career in England, Wilshere played with the Warrington Wolves, Leigh Centurions, and Salford City Reds in the Super League competition.

Representative career

Wilshere was captain of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. ^[6] Wilshere was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup. ^[7]

On 7 November 2009, Wilshere announced his retirement from the Kumuls. ^[8]

References

1. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Elbra, Tim (1 May 2025). "Death, drugs and dirty deeds: A brief, bizarre history of every Western Reds player". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
4. "NORTHS DEVILS". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
5. "Easts Tigers". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
6. "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
7. "Kumuls named". thenational.com.pg. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
8. "Statistics a Wilshere 2680". thenational.com.pg. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• Salford profile