Stuart Wilkinson (rugby league)
{{Short description|Former Wales RL coach & English former rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Stuart Wilkinson
|fullname = Stuart George Wilkinson
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|position = {{rlp|HK|SO}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|2|8|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Manchester, Lancashire, England
|height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|14|st|0|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|retired = 1995
|club1 = Barrow
|year1start = 1979
|year1end = 98
|appearances1 = 100
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|club2 = {{nowrap|Western Suburbs Magpies}}
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| coachteam1 = {{nowrap|Barrow Raiders}}
| coachyear1start = 1997
| coachyear1end = 98
|coachteamA = Wales
|coachyearAstart = 2004
|coachyearAend = 04
|coachgamesA = 2
|coachwinsA = 0
|coachdrawsA = 0
|coachlossesA = 2
| coachteamB = Russia
| coachyearBstart = 2012
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| coachgamesB = 0
| coachwinsB = 0
| coachdrawsB = 0
| coachlossesB = 0
|coachteamC = Serbia
|coachyearCstart = 2019
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|coachgamesC = 2
|coachwinsC = 0
|coachdrawsC = 0
|coachlossesC = 2
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| updated = 17 February 2021
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Stuart George Wilkinson from Ulverston is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player from Barrow in Cumbria.
Coaching career
He is the former Elite Coach Mentor for the French Rugby League and assistant coach for Widnes Vikings of the Co-operative Championship.{{fact|date=March 2022}}
Wilkinson was previously assistant coach with Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors but left the Super League team to join Widnes Vikings in 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/2008/02/09/wilkinson-joins-widnes-ahead-of-new-season-64375-20455402/|title = Liverpool Echo: Latest Liverpool and Merseyside news, sports and what's on}} Wilkinson was also assistant coach to the Leeds Rhinos{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/2370128/Wilkinson-quits-Leeds-for-Wigan.html|title=Wilkinson quits Leeds for Wigan}} side that won the World Club Championship in 2005.
=International=
He is also a double junior world champion as a Great Britain Academy Coach, beating Australia, New Zealand and France many times between 1998 and 2007. A full England Coach, British Lion assistant for the 2006 3 nations and Head Coach of the Wales National Team 2004.{{fact|date=March 2022}}
==Serbia==
==France==
From 2008 to 2009 he worked for the French National side as an elite coach mentor helping France improve with the juniors beating Australia.{{fact|date=March 2022}}
References
{{Reflist}}
https://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/castleford-tigers/castleford-tigers-add-to-coaching-staff-1-6936187
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