John Ackland (rugby league)

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John Ackland
Ackland coaching Samoa in 2008
Personal information
Full nameRichard John Ackland
Born (1958-08-02) 2 August 1958 (age 66)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–89 Mount Albert Lions
1982–83 Hunslet 18 6 0 0 18
Total 18 6 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–85 Auckland
1983 New Zealand 13 4 7 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Villeneuve Leopards
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2007–08 Samoa 4 3 0 1 75
Source: [1][2][3]

Richard John Ackland (born 2 August 1958) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, coach in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and scout in the 2000s, and former cricketer in the 1980s, who works for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. He represented New Zealand in 1983.[1][2] His late uncle, Ron, also played for New Zealand.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Player Stats". Hunslet Rugby Foundation. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ^ Chris Rattue (14 March 2005). "48 hours: Sonny Bill – the future and a reminder of league's follies". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2011.