Allan Agar
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Allan Agar is an English
former rugby league
footballer and coach
. Allan Agar is also the father of Richard Agar
.
A /, i.e. number 7, he played in the 1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season's championship final for Dewsbury
, helping them to victory.
Agar's good form continued over the following decade and he played in the Hull Kingston Rovers
team that beat Hull in the Challenge Cup
final in 1980.
Agar coached Featherstone Rovers
to one of the biggest upsets in Wembley history that year, when they defeated Hull in the 1983 Challenge Cup final. He then went on to win the Man of Steel Award in 1983.
He later coached Rochdale
from July 1989 until January 1991. Since then Agar was appointed CEO of the Featherstone Rovers.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer and coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
. Allan Agar is also the father of Richard Agar
Richard Agar
Richard Agar is a British rugby league football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Super League side Hull. Richard is the son of retired player coach, Allan Agar.Agar played for Featherstone, Dewsbury and Widnes....
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A /, i.e. number 7, he played in the 1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season's championship final for Dewsbury
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
, helping them to victory.
Agar's good form continued over the following decade and he played in the Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
team that beat Hull in the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
final in 1980.
Agar coached Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
to one of the biggest upsets in Wembley history that year, when they defeated Hull in the 1983 Challenge Cup final. He then went on to win the Man of Steel Award in 1983.
He later coached Rochdale
Rochdale Hornets
Rochdale Hornets RLFC is an English professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. They currently play in Championship One...
from July 1989 until January 1991. Since then Agar was appointed CEO of the Featherstone Rovers.