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.

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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