John Risman

{{Short description|Former RL coach and Wales international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = John Risman

|fullname = John V. Risman

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|birth_date = fourth ¼ {{birth year and age|1944}}

|birth_place = Salford, England

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|position = {{rlp|FB|CE}}

|club1 = Workington Town

|year1start = 1970

|year1end = 80

|appearances1 = 222

|tries1 = 41

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 123

|club2 = Fulham

|year2start = 1980

|year2end = 81

|appearances2 = 20

|tries2 = 3

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 9

|club3 = Blackpool Borough

|year3start = 1981

|year3end =

|appearances3 = 14

|tries3 = 1

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 3

|club4 = Carlisle

|year4start = 1981

|year4end = 84

|appearances4 = 41

|tries4 = 4

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 15

|teamA = Wales

|yearAstart = 1978

|yearAend = 79

|appearancesA = 3

|triesA = 0

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 0

| coachteamA = Serbia

| coachyearAstart = 2004

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| coachgamesA = 3

| coachwinsA = 0

| coachdrawsA = 1

| coachlossesA = 2

| new = yes

| retired = yes

| source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/john-risman/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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| father = Gus Risman

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| relatives = Bev Risman (brother)

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John V. Risman (birth registered fourth ¼ 1944) is the President of Scotland Rugby League and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Workington Town, Fulham, Blackpool Borough and Carlisle, as a {{rlp|fb}} or {{rlp|ce}},{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}} he was coach of Scotland Students RL for the 1996 University Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/sport/huddersfield-rugby-league-player-mark-13395252|title=Huddersfield rugby league player Mark Burns gets Scotland cap… 22 years after playing|publisher=examiner.co.uk|date=27 July 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}