John Wilshere

John Wilshere

Personal information
Born	(1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 38) Papua New Guinea
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997 Western Reds 4 1 0 0 4 1998 Melbourne Storm 1 0 3 0 6 2003 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 3 0 0 12 2004 Warrington Wolves 5 2 0 0 8 2005 Leigh Centurions 26 8 6 0 44 2006–09 Salford City Reds 49 22 82 0 252 Total 95 36 91 0 326 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–09 Papua New Guinea 16 5 42 0 104
As of 1 November 2008

John Wilshere (born 5 May 1978) is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who left Salford City Reds at the end of the 2009 season.

He is a household name in Papua New Guinea, where rugby league is the national sport. He has represented his country many times and was a key player in their squad at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.

His previous clubs include Leigh Centurions, Warrington Wolves and the National Rugby League's St George Illawarra Dragons and Melbourne Storm. He has retired from rugby league after being Salford's specialist goal-kicker.

He scored 538 points for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.

He scored 358 points for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.

He was captain of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Wilshere was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.

On 7 November 2009, Wilshere announced his retirement from the Kumuls.