Stuart Wilkinson (rugby league)
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Stuart Wilkinson from in Ulverston is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player from Barrow in Cumbria. He is currently the Elite Coach Mentor for the French Rugby League and assistant coach for the Widnes Vikings
of the Co-operative Championship. Wilkinson was previously assistant coach with Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors but left the Super League
team to join the Vikings in 2008. Wilkinson was also assistant coach to the Leeds Rhinos
side that won the World Club Championship
in 2005. He is also a double junior world champion as a Great Britain Academy Coach, beating Australia, New Zealand and France many times between 1998 to 2007. A full England Coach, British Lion assistant for the 2006 3 nations and Head Coach of the Welsh National Team 2004.
From 2008 to 2009 he worked for the French National side as an elite coach mentor with great success helping France improve at all age levels with the juniors beating Australia for the first time. His reputation grew internationally, his Innovated work implementing sports science and coaching helped gaine he current position working for the European federation on behalf of the Rugby Football League offering international teams from Serbia, Russia, Malta, Czech Republic and Germany advice on how to prepare their elite athletes for the 2012 world cup.
Widnes Vikings
Widnes Vikings RLFC are an English professional rugby league club based in Widnes, Cheshire. They currently play in the Engage Super League, the top tier of European rugby league, after being awarded a license to compete in the top-flight Super League from 2012 onward...
of the Co-operative Championship. Wilkinson was previously assistant coach with Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors but left the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
team to join the Vikings in 2008. Wilkinson was also assistant coach to the Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
side that won the World Club Championship
World Club Challenge
The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league football match held between the champions of the Australasian National Rugby League and the European Super League competitions to determine the world's best rugby league club...
in 2005. He is also a double junior world champion as a Great Britain Academy Coach, beating Australia, New Zealand and France many times between 1998 to 2007. A full England Coach, British Lion assistant for the 2006 3 nations and Head Coach of the Welsh National Team 2004.
From 2008 to 2009 he worked for the French National side as an elite coach mentor with great success helping France improve at all age levels with the juniors beating Australia for the first time. His reputation grew internationally, his Innovated work implementing sports science and coaching helped gaine he current position working for the European federation on behalf of the Rugby Football League offering international teams from Serbia, Russia, Malta, Czech Republic and Germany advice on how to prepare their elite athletes for the 2012 world cup.