John Wilshere

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John Wilshere
John Wilshere.jpg
Personal information
Full nameJohn Wilshere
Born (1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 45)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Playing information
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1997 Perth Reds 41004
1998 Melbourne Storm 10306
2003 St. George Illawarra 1030012
2004 Warrington Wolves 52008
2005 Leigh Centurions 2686044
2006–09 Salford City Reds 4922820252
Total9536910326
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2000–09 Papua New Guinea 165420104
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]

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Playing career

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.

His previous clubs included the Leigh Centurions, Warrington Wolves and the National Rugby League's St George Illawarra Dragons and Melbourne Storm.

Wilshere scored 538 points for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. [3]

Wilshere scored 358 points for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup. [4]

Representative career

Wilshere was captain of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [5] Wilshere was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup. [6]

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

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "NORTHS DEVILS". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  4. "Easts Tigers". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
  5. "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  6. "Kumuls named". thenational.com.pg. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
  7. "Statistics a Wilshere 2680". thenational.com.pg. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.