Shaun David Wane (born 14 September 1964) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the head coach for the England national rugby league team and former professional rugby league footballer He is a former head coach of the Wigan Warriors, where he won 3 Super League Grand Finals between 2011 to 2018. He is a former professional rugby union coach. He played at international level as a for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, Leeds and Workington Town, as a or in the 1980s and 1990s.

Background

Shaun Wane was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Playing career

1980s

Wane joined Wigan from Wigan St Patricks in 1982 and played 149 matches for the club. He won caps for Great Britain in 1984 and 1985 against France. Wane played in the 14-8 victory over New Zealand at Central Park on 6 October 1985. Wane played right-, i.e. number 12, in Wigan's 18-26 defeat by St. Helens in the

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Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Sunday 28 October 1984, played right-, i.e. number 10, in the 34-8 victory over Warrington in the

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Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985. He right-, and scored a try in the 18-4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1985–86

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Final during the 1985–86 season at

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, Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986. Wane played in the 8-0 victory over Warrington in the Premiership Final during the 1986–87 season at

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on 17 May 1987. Wane helped Wigan to the Championship victory during the 1986–87 season. He won the man of the match in the 8-2 victory over Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the

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at Central Park on 7 October 1987. Wane was an interchange/ substitute in the 32-12 victory over Halifax in the

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Final during the 1987–88 season at Wembley on Saturday 30 April 1988. Wane played right- in the 28-16 victory over Warrington in the

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Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens, on Sunday 11 October 1987. Wane played right- in the 18-4 victory over Warrington in the 1988–89

Final during the 1988–89 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 7 January 1989,

1990s

Wane played as an interchange/ substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing Ian Lucas on 21 minutes) in the 24-12 victory over Halifax in the 1989–90

Final during the 1989–90 season at

, Leeds on Saturday 13 January 1990. He featured in Wigan's Championship victory during the 1989–90 season. In 1990 Wane left Wigan to join Leeds where he spent three seasons. He then joined Workington Town for a season before retiring in 1994.

Coaching career

Wigan Warriors

In 2003, after working as a scout for the club for three years, Wane was appointed as coach for Wigan's under-18 academy side. On 7 October 2009 Wane was appointed the assistant coach of Wigan working under new coach Michael Maguire, and with player/assistant coach Paul Deacon. He was part of a successful season at Wigan which saw them top the

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table and go on to win the Super League Grand Final with a 22-10 victory over rivals St. Helens. During the season Wane took temporary charge of the first team for Wigan's away victories in July over Hull FC, and Leeds whilst Maguire was on compassionate leave. In October 2011, Wane was appointed Wigan's head coach, replacing Maguire, who had returned to Australia to coach in the National Rugby League. On 5 October 2013, Wane coached Wigan to victory in the

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against Warrington at

, thus achieving the double that year after winning the

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with victory over Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium in August. Wane coached Wigan to the

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defeat by Leeds at

. Wane also coached Wigan to victory in the

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. Wane coached the Wigan club to the

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defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium. Wane departed Wigan after beating Warrington at

in the

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Scotland RU

Following his final season with Wigan, Wane was appointed as a High Performance Coach for the Scotland national rugby union team.

England RL

On 3 February 2020, Wane was appointed as England head coach on a two-year deal. 25 June 2021 was his first competitive game coaching England in their 24-26 defeat to the Combined Nations All Stars, staged at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, as part of England’s

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preparation. In October 2022 Wane named his England squad for the

. He guided England to the semi-final of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup but they fell one game short of the final losing to Samoa 27-26.

Managerial statistics

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''Updated: 4 March 2022''

References

External links

Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)
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