John Kear played on the wing for Castleford Tigers and is currently the coach of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats rugby league club that plays in the Super League. He was the coach who led Sheffield Eagles to a remarkable Challenge Cup final victory over Wigan Warriors in 1998. He went on to coach at Huddersfield Giants before moving on to the assistant coach role at Wigan. He was also coach of the England team in the 2000 World Cup. Wikipedia
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