John Ackland
Personal information
Playing information
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1983	New Zealand	1
Coaching information
Representative
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
2007–08	Samoa	3	2	0	1	67
Source: RLP

John Ackland is a rugby league coach and scout who currently works for the New Zealand Warriors.

[edit] Playing career

Ackland played rugby league in New Zealand in the 1980s as a forward.

[edit] Coaching career

He previously worked as a New Zealand based scout for the Australian rugby league club the Canterbury Bulldogs where he is credited as bringing Sonny Bill Williams, Roy Asotasi and Hutch Maiava to the club.[1]

He has had a long association with the Mt Albert Lions and in 1995 coached the Auckland Warriors under 16s. In 2006 he was appointed the Assistant Coach for the New Zealand Warriors.

He was the Samoan head coach and took them to the 2008 World Cup.^[1][2]

In 2010 Ackland will be the Junior Warriors coach in the Toyota Cup.^[3]

[edit] References

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