Peter Gentle


Peter Gentle is an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s.

Club career

A St. George junior, Peter Gentle played first grade for St. George Dragons for two seasons between 1987-1988 but featured mostly in the lower grades, and Mansfield Marksman in 1986-87, as a halfback. He was the son of the Western Suburbs Magpies and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coach, Ken Gentle.

Coaching career

Gentle was the assistant coach for the Wests Tigers. In 2011 he was announced as head coach of Hull FC, signing to a three-year contract. In 2012 he signed another deal for an extra year to Hull F.C