John Wilshere
Personal information
Born	5 May 1978 (1978-05-05) (age 31)
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Weight	15 st 2 lbs (96 kg)
Playing information
Position	Utility
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1997	Western Reds	4	1	0	0	4
1998	Melbourne Storm	1	0	3	0	6
2003	St. George Illawarra Dragons	10	3	0	0	12
2004	Warrington Wolves	5	2	0	0	8
2005	Leigh Centurions	26	8	6	0	44
2006–	Salford City Reds	49	22	82	0	252
	Total	95	36	91	0	326
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–09	Papua New Guinea	34
As of 1 November, 2008

John Wilshere (born 5 May 1978) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who currently plays in Super League for the Salford City Reds.

[edit] Playing career

He is a household name in Papua New Guinea, where rugby league is the national sport^{[citation needed]}. He has represented his country many times and was a key player in their squad at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.

His previous clubs include Leigh Centurions, Warrington Wolves and the National Rugby League's St George Illawarra Dragons and Melbourne Storm. He is Salford's specialist goal-kicker.

[edit] Representative career

He is the current captain of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team.^[1] Wilshere was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.^[2]

On November 7, 2009, Wilshere announced his retirement from the Kumuls. ^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Salford profile

This Papua New Guinean biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e

This Papua New Guinea rugby league biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e