Shaun David Wane (born 14 September 1964) is an English professional

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coach who is the head coach for the

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and former professional rugby league footballer He is a former head coach of the

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, where he won 3

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s between 2011 to 2018. He is a former professional

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coach. He played at international level as a for

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, and at club level for

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and

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, as a or in the 1980s and 1990s.

Background

Shaun Wane was born in

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, England.

Playing career

1980s

Wane joined

from

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in 1982 and played 149 matches for the club. He won

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s for

in 1984 and 1985 against

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. Wane played in the 14-8 victory over

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on 6 October 1985. Wane played right-, i.e. number 12, in

's 18-26 defeat by St. Helens in the

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County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at

, on Sunday 28 October 1984, played right-, i.e. number 10, in the 34-8 victory over

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in the

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County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at

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, St. Helens, on Sunday 13 October 1985. He right-, and scored a

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in the 18-4 victory over

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in the 1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road,

on Saturday 11 January 1986. Wane played in the 8-0 victory over Warrington in the Premiership Final during the 1986–87 season at Old Trafford on 17 May 1987. Wane helped Wigan to the

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victory during the 1986–87 season. He won the

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in the 8-2 victory over

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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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Challenge Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at

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on Saturday 30 April 1988. Wane played right- in the 28-16 victory over

in the

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County Cup Final during the 1987–88 season at

, St. Helens, on Sunday 11 October 1987. Wane played right- in the 18-4 victory over Warrington in the 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1988–89 season at

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on Saturday 7 January 1989,

1990s

Wane played as an interchange/ substitute, i.e. number 15, (replacing

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on 21 minutes) in the 24-12 victory over Halifax in the 1989–90 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1989–90 season at Elland Road,

on Saturday 13 January 1990. He featured in Wigan's

victory during the 1989–90 season. In 1990 Wane left Wigan to join Leeds where he spent three seasons. He then joined

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

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. He was part of a successful season at Wigan which saw them top the Super League XV table and go on to win the

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

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, 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

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. On 5 October 2013, Wane coached Wigan to victory in the

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against

at Old Trafford, thus achieving the double that year after winning the

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with victory over

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in August. Wane coached Wigan to the

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defeat by

at Old Trafford. Wane also coached Wigan to victory in the

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at Old Trafford. Wane coached the Wigan club to the

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defeat by

. Wane departed Wigan after beating

at Old Trafford in the

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Scotland RU

Following his final season with Wigan, Wane was appointed as a High Performance Coach for the

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England RL

On 3 February 2020, Wane was appointed as

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head coach on a two-year deal. 25 June 2021 was his first competitive game coaching

in their 24-26 defeat to the Combined Nations All Stars, staged at the

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, 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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Statistics at wigan.rlfans.comProfile at wiganwarriorsfans.comOfficial Website
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