John Cogger
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jack Cogger (nephew)
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| Born | 26 April 1963 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Trevor Cogger (brother) Jack Cogger (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Cogger (born 26 April 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock. He played at club level for Western Suburbs, Runcorn Highfield and Oldham.
Australia
Cogger made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in 1983. He suffered a broken jaw in a match against Balmain early in 1985, which ruled him out for the rest of the year.[2]
England
Cogger moved to England in 1986, joining Second Division club Runcorn Highfield. He was named Division Two Player of the Year in 1987.[2] He played in the club's heavy defeat to Wigan in the first round of the 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy, with most of Runcorn's professional players having gone on strike.[3] In 1989, he briefly served as caretaker coach at the club following the departure of Bill Ashurst.[4]
Cogger joined Oldham in February 1989, and was appointed as the club's captain.[5] During the 1989–90 season, he helped the club reach the 1989–90 Lancashire Cup final and 1989–90 Challenge Cup semi-final, narrowly losing to Warrington on both occasions.