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Born | Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | 11 December 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 21 October 2024 |
Craig Lingard (born 11 December 1977)[3] is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer.
Lingard played as a fullback for the Batley Bulldogs in the Championship, where he is the all-time leading try scorer. He has previously been head coach of the Bramley Buffaloes. He was assistant coach to John Kear at Batley before taking on the top job at the Keighley Cougars in RFL League 1. He returned to Batley as head coach for the 2020 season.