Terry O'Connor has been appointed Widnes role

Former Great Britain and Wigan prop Terry O'Connor has been appointed as sporting director of Widnes Vikings.

Terry O'Connor, played out his career with his home-town team.

The National League One club have also added a second former player, John Stankevitch, to their coaching staff.

Meanwhile, as expected, Stankevitch, 28, has re-joined Widnes as assistant to head coach Steve McCormack.

The former St Helens forward joined Widnes as a player in 2004 and, after being forced to retire because of a persistent arm injury, took up a role as senior academy coach.

He left the Vikings in June 2007 to become head coach at Doncaster but quit last month, citing personal problems, and was replaced by Ellery Hanley.