Joe Lydon (rugby), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Joe Lydon (rugby)

English rugby league footballer, and rugby union coach and administrator

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Ince-in-Makerfield, United Kingdom

Profession: rugby league player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Joseph Paul Lydon (born 26 November 1963) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached rugby union in the 2000s and 2010s, and rugby league and rugby union administrator of the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
He played representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Lancashire, and at club level for Widnes, Wigan and Eastern Suburbs (two spells), as a fullback, wing, centre, or stand-off, has coached representative level rugby union (RU) for England (Under-19s (2000-), and backs (2004–06)), England Sevens (2001-), was the Team Manager for Wigan (1994–96), Performance Consultant for Waterloo FC (2007-), Chief Executive for Wigan Warriors (2007-), Head of Rugby Performance & Development for Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (2008-), and Head of International Player Development for Rugby Football Union (RFU) (2013-).