Joe Lydon (rugby)
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| Full name | Joseph Paul Lydon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1963 Wigan, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Paul Lydon (born 26 November 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer, rugby union coach, and manager in both sports. He played during the 1980s and 1990s as a fullback, wing, centre, or stand-off for Widnes, Wigan and Eastern Suburbs. He also represented Lancashire, and won 30 caps for Great Britain.
He has coached rugby union for England under-19's, and England Sevens and was a backs coach for the senior England team between 2004 and 2006. Since 2008, he has held several player development roles in the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).