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John Wilshere
Former PNG international rugby league footballer
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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| Full name | John Wilshere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 45) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
- "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "NORTHS DEVILS". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- "Easts Tigers". QRL. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- "Kumuls named". thenational.com.pg. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- "Statistics a Wilshere 2680". thenational.com.pg. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.