JON SKURR
MY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WAKEFIELD, SEDGLEY PARK AND ROTHERHAM No.8 AND IRELAND SEVENS HEAD COACH

Uphill battle: Jon Skurr playing for Rotherham

AS I sit here, ready to reflect on my life in rugby, I have just heard the sad news of the passing of Jim Kilfoyle aka ‘Tinners’. Jim and Roger Burman were my first coaches in the professional game and had a big influence on the start of my career.
Although I only worked with Jim for a season before moving on to pastures new, I always ended up receiving the away team man-of-the-match whenever I played against Wakefield. I...