John Lang (Australian rugby league)

For the New Zealand international, see John Lang (New Zealand rugby league).

John Lang
Personal information
Born (1950-11-07) 7 November 1950 (age 73)
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight13 st 0 lb (83 kg)[1]
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–79 Easts (Brisbane)
1980 Easts (Sydney) 22 2 0 0 6
Total 22 2 0 0 6
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? Brisbane
1972–80 Queensland 19 6 0 0 18
1980 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
1973–80 Australia 3 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1981–84 Easts (Brisbane) 73 35 3 35 48
1990–93 Easts (Brisbane) 80 59 2 19 74
1994–01 Cronulla Sharks 220 128 5 87 58
2002–06 Penrith Panthers 125 65 0 60 52
2010–11 South Sydney 48 22 0 26 46
Total 546 309 10 227 57
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1997 Australia (SL) 5 3 0 2 60
Source: [2][3]

John Lang (born 7 November 1950) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s through to the 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative hooker, he played his club football in Brisbane with the Eastern Suburbs Tigers and in Sydney with the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. After playing, Lang became a first-grade coach in Brisbane with Easts, then in Sydney with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Penrith Panthers (with whom he won the 2003 NRL premiership) and South Sydney Rabbitohs. Lang also coached the Australian Super League test team in 1997.

Lang's son, Martin Lang, also played for the Sharks, Panthers, Queensland and Australia, and uniquely played his entire first-grade career with his father as coach.

  1. ^ a b "World Series". Rugby League Week (1975–1976). Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Rugby League Week Pty Ltd: 85.
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ RL stats