Peter Gentle

Peter Gentle (born (1965-09-26)26 September 1965) is an Australian rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s.

Peter Gentle
Personal information
Born (1965-09-26) 26 September 1965
Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–88 St. George Dragons 3 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Mansfield Marksman 20 1 0 0 4
Total 23 1 0 0 4
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2012–13 Hull F.C. 64 34 4 24 53
Source: Whittiker/Hudson[1]

Club career

A halfback and St. George junior, Gentle played three games of first grade for St. George Dragons over two seasons between 1987-1988, featuring mostly in the lower grades. Prior to that, he had played for Mansfield Marksman in the Rugby Football League in England during the 1986-87 season. He is the son of former Western Suburbs Magpies and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach, Ken Gentle.[2]

Coaching career

Gentle was employed as the head coach of Hull FC in the English Super League in 2012 and 2013.[3] In Australia, he has worked as an assistant coach for various National Rugby League clubs, including Parramatta Eels, Wests Tigers, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Brisbane Broncos. In international rugby league, he has additionally worked as an assistant coach for both Australia and Italy.

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References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Alan Whittikcker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. "Hull FC appoint Australian Peter Gentle as new head coach". The Guardian. Press Association. 12 September 2011.

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