Kear's BBC colleagues have led an outpouring of tributes to the rugby league great following his sudden death, just a day after he was on commentary duty for the Challenge Cup final.

Iconic rugby league coach John Kear, who led Hull, Sheffield, Wakefield and Bradford among others, has died aged 71

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Rugby league has lost one of its most admired and influential figures following the death of John Kear at the age of 71.