John Risman
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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| Full name | John V. Risman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | fourth ¼ 1944 (age 78–79) Salford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- "Huddersfield rugby league player Mark Burns gets Scotland cap… 22 years after playing". examiner.co.uk. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- 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
- "John Risman - Serbia coach". Rugby League project. Retrieved 8 March 2021.