John Joyner

John D. Joyner
Personal information
Full name John D. Joyner
Nickname JJ
Born 15 May 1955 (1955-05-15) (age 56)
Playing information
Position Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–1992 Castleford 613 185 0 0 614
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–1987 Yorkshire 7 2 0 0 6
1980–1981 England 4 0 0 0 0
1978–1984 Great Britain 17 2 0 0 7
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
27/08/1993–01/04/1997 Castleford 127 70 4 53 55
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

John D. Joyner is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, '80s and '90s, and coach of the 1990s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, playing at Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 3 or 5, 6, or 13, and at club level has coached for Castleford.

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International honours

John Joyner won caps for England while at Castleford in 1980 against Wales, and France, in 1981 against France, and Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1978 against Australia (2 matches), in 1979 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), in 1980 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1983 against France (2 matches), and in 1984 against France, and New Zealand (sub) (3 matches).[1]

In addition to the above Test Matches, John Joyner played Centre, i.e. number 3 in Great Britain’s 7-8 defeat to France in the friendly at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice on 31 July 1982.

Challenge Cup final appearances

John Joyner played Stand-off/Five-eighth, i.e. number 6, and was captain in Castleford’s 15-14 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1986 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 3 May 1986.[2]

Testimonial match

John Joyner's Testimonial match at Castleford took place in 1992.

Honoured at Castleford Tigers

John Joyner is a Tigers Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]

References

  1. ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=Joyner&EnSearch=Joyner&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  2. ^ "Sat 3rd May 1986 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 82,134". thecastlefordtigers. 2008-12-31. http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewreport.php?page=report&id=453. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 2008-12-31. https://castigers.powweb.com/cgi-bin/halloffame.cgi. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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