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| Full name | Ian Talbot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian Talbot (born 24 January 1977), is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for the Wigan Warriors,3 the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and the Dewsbury Rams, as a hooker.124
After ending his playing career, Talbot began coaching at St Helens R.F.C. in 2002 as assistant coach to Keiron Purtill for the Under-18's side. He progressed through the coaching ranks at Saints and spent four years as head coach of their Under-20s before becoming head coach of Rochdale Hornets in October 2012.56
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- "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- "Heritage Numbers - In Debut Order". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Smith inspires 10-try Wigan". The Independent. London. 30 June 1997. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- "St Helens have formed partnerships with Rochdale Hornets and Whitehaven RLFC". Sky Sports.
- "New Rochdale Hornets coach Ian Talbot relishes the challenge". 23 October 2012.