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John Risman

John Risman

Former RL coach and Wales international rugby league footballer

John V. Risman (birth registered fourth ¼ 1944) is the President of Scotland Rugby League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, Fulham, Blackpool Borough and Carlisle, as a fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 4,[1][2] he was coach of Scotland Students RL for the 1996 University Rugby League World Cup.[3]

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Background

John Risman's birth was registered in Salford district, Lancashire, in the early 1980s, John Risman was a teacher of Geography and Physical education at Salterbeck School in Workington.[4]

Playing career

International honours

John Risman won 3 caps for Wales in 1978–1979 while at Workington Town.[1]

County Cup Final appearances

John Risman played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Workington Town's 16-13 victory over Wigan in the 1977 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 29 October 1977, and played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in the 13-15 defeat by Widnes in the 1978 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 7 October 1978.

Coaching

John coached the Serbia national rugby league team for 3 matches in the 2004 Mediterranean Cup; losing to Lebanon and France, but getting a 20-20 draw with Morocco[5]

Genealogical information

John Risman is the son of the rugby league footballer Gus Risman, and the younger brother of the rugby union, and rugby league footballer Bev Risman.

References

  1. [1]
    "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. [3]
    "Huddersfield rugby league player Mark Burns gets Scotland cap… 22 years after playing". examiner.co.uk. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. [4]
    Irving, Alan (11 February 2009). "Sport Is Just Part Of Johns DNA". Whitehaven: Whitehaven News. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. When I was teaching with John Risman at Salterbeck School
  5. [5]
    "John Risman - Serbia coach". Rugby League project. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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