John Stankevitch

John Stankevitch
Personal information
Born 6 November 1979 (1979-11-06) (age 32)
Whiston, England
Height 6' 1"
Playing information
Position Second-row / Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 ‐ 04 St Helens 131 104
2005 Widnes 22 0
Total 153 0 0 0 104

John Stankevitch (born 6 November 1979 in Whiston, England) is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s. He played for St Helens and Widnes in the European Super League as a Second-row and as a Prop. Since retiring through a serious shoulder and neck injury, he has had two stints at Widnes as assistant and a head coach role at Doncaster. John was appointed caretaker coach of Widnes in February 2009 following the departure of Steve McCormack, and he led the Vikings to a record Challenge Cup victory against Saddleworth Rangers. He also led the first team to a televised victory against Toulouse Olympique in which the team won by 72-0. John also led the team through the group stages of the Northern Rail Cup and the club went on to win the Cup later in that year. Although a brief spell, John is Widnes' most successful coach of all time based on % wins at 80%. John left the club in June 2009 after the club reverted to part-time after some disastrous results under their new Head Coach. John spent a short spell as backs coach at Rugby Union Championship side Rotherham Titans, before joining Rochdale Hornets in Championship 1 in November 2009 as Head Coach. John also spent time during 2010 as Director of Rugby at Priestley College in Warrington and as a sports lecturer. John signed a new contract with Rochdale Hornets in September 2011 for a further 2 years, after guiding the club to a Play Off finishing position in both 2009 and 2010. John is regarded as one of the brightest young coaches in the Professional game, and was rewarded for his reputation with the new role of Director of Rugby at Rochdale Hornets, as well as joining the Board as a Director. In October 2011, John was appointed as Performance Coaching Consultant with Russia Rugby League for their World Cup Qualifying fixtures against Italy, Lebanon and Serbia.

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John is currently employed as a Brand Ambassador for corporate communications giants Wish Communications along with former Great Britain captain Garry Schofield OBE, as well as running his own company, working with Sports and Corporate clients to assist in personal and business development in the areas of Motivation, Inspiration, and Dynamics.

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