Rohan Smith (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 6 May 1981 | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||
| Weight | 14 st 0 lb (89 kg) | |||||
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 2016– | Bradford Bulls | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 70 |
| As of 2 October 2016 | ||||||
Rohan Smith (born in Australia), is an Australian rugby league coach who is a former head coach of Tonga and the current head coach of the Bradford Bulls.[1][2]
Coaching career
He was assistant coach to his father Brian Smith at the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.[3]
In 2009 he was the head coach of the Newcastle Knights NYC team.[2][4]
He was assistant coach to his father Brian Smith at Newcastle in the National Rugby League competition during the 2007 and 2008 seasons.[4] He spent four years as an assistant coach at the New Zealand Warriors.[4][5]
He was formerly assistant to Tony Rea at Harlequins Rugby League in the European Super League competition, spending two seasons at the London club.[6][7]
He is the son of former Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith[1][8] and brother of Keegan Smith, the strength and power coach of the Roosters.[9] and nephew to Warrington and former England national team coach, Tony Smith.[6]
Bradford Bulls
Smith was recruited as the head coach of the Bradford Bulls midway through the 2016 season, after the departure of James Lowes. He signed a 3-year deal with the Bulls.
References
- 1 2 "Tonga boast star power for Kiwis Test". TVNZ. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- 1 2 "Tonga finalises team to face Kiwis". Parramatta Eels. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ↑ "Rohan Smith". Sydney Roosters. 2010. Retrieved 10-03-2010. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - 1 2 3 "NYC Coaching Staff Profile". Newcastle Knights. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ↑ Mann named to head foundation New Zealand Herald, 19 March 2003
- 1 2 Rej, Arindam (2006-03-26). "0-60 in 80 minutes". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ↑ Cullen captures top Kiwi The Telegraph, 14 July 2004
- ↑ "Trent Robinson undecided on future at Knights". The Herald. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ↑ http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/roosters-have-deal-of-a-lifetime-for-sonny-bill-if-he-wants-to-stay-20130914-2tre4.html