John Mantle
Date Of Birth | 13/03/1942 |
Place Of Birth | Cardiff |
Education | Bedwellty Comprehensive School, Loughborough College |
Clubs | Blackpool Borough, Keighley Cougars, Oldham RLFC, Barrow Raiders, Leigh Leopards, Salford Red Devils, St Helens, Newport, Bargoed |
Regions | Leicestershire |
Honours | Wales RL, Great Britain, Wales, Wales Schools |
Managed | Cardiff City Blue Dragons, Wales RL, Leigh Leopards |
With an outstanding playing record for both Wales and Great Britain as well as a long and distinguished club playing record, John Mantle was a perfect choice as an interim joint head coach for Wales with Bill Francis for one game in 1978 where they also played. He went onto be a coach at Cardiff City Blue Dragons in the 1980s. He died on 19 November 2018 aged 76.