Daryl Powell
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Daryl A. Powell is an English rugby league football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Featherstone Rovers
Rugby League football club. He is a former /for Keighley Cougars
, Sheffield Eagles
and Leeds Rhinos
. He played over 450 games including 33 caps for Great Britain
and made appearances in the Super League
Grand Final and in the Rugby League Challenge Cup
final (twice) for the Leeds Rhinos. At Sheffield he formed a key partnership with Mark Aston
and holds the club record for the most individual tries in a match (5) and most career tries (114).
He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Daryl Powell's Testimonial match
at Sheffield Eagles
took place in 1994. He played for England in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup
.
After he retired from playing in 2001, he became coach of the Leeds Rhinos. In 2003 he became Director of Rugby after the Rhinos appointed Tony Smith
as head coach, and was also head coach of the Ireland national rugby league team
. He was later involved at the York City Knights
club, who had formed a strategic partnership with the Rhinos.
In 2004 Powell was coach of the Ireland national rugby league team
.
In July 2005 he made the switch to rugby union
when he became the offensive coach and matchday manager for the Leeds Tykes
club. In January 2006 he was promoted to head coach but the season ended in disappointment when the Tykes were relegated
.
He was appointed head coach of Featherstone Rovers
in September 2008.
from Redhill amateurs after being a British Amateur Rugby League Association
Youth cap and became the Eagles’
very first pro player back in 1984. Subsequently became their first international in the 1989–90 season and established himself as a Test player on the 1990 Lions
tour. Eagles
captain, he starred in the most recent Ashes Test series."
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
Rugby League football club. He is a former /for Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars are a professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. As of 2012 they will play in Co-operative Championship having won the Co-operative Championship 1 play off final 32-12 against Workington...
, Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
and Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
. He played over 450 games including 33 caps for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
and made appearances in the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
Grand Final and in the Rugby League Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
final (twice) for the Leeds Rhinos. At Sheffield he formed a key partnership with Mark Aston
Mark Aston
Mark Aston is a former rugby league / with the Sheffield Eagles and Great Britain. He also had short spells with Featherstone Rovers and Bramley but the bulk of his career was spent with the Eagles, who he joined in 1985. He retired from playing in 2004, having been the figurehead in the fight to...
and holds the club record for the most individual tries in a match (5) and most career tries (114).
He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Daryl Powell's Testimonial match
Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
at Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
took place in 1994. He played for England in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup
1995 Rugby League World Cup
The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament's sponsorship and the fact that 1995 marked the 100th birthday of the sport...
.
After he retired from playing in 2001, he became coach of the Leeds Rhinos. In 2003 he became Director of Rugby after the Rhinos appointed Tony Smith
Tony Smith (Australian rugby league coach)
Tony Smith is a British-Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is currently Head of Coaching at English Super League club, Warrington Wolves...
as head coach, and was also head coach of the Ireland national rugby league team
Ireland national rugby league team
The Ireland national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, represent the island of Ireland in rugby league football. The team is organized by Rugby League Ireland and are accredited as an affiliate member of the Rugby League International Federation...
. He was later involved at the York City Knights
York City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
club, who had formed a strategic partnership with the Rhinos.
In 2004 Powell was coach of the Ireland national rugby league team
Ireland national rugby league team
The Ireland national rugby league team, known as the Wolfhounds, represent the island of Ireland in rugby league football. The team is organized by Rugby League Ireland and are accredited as an affiliate member of the Rugby League International Federation...
.
In July 2005 he made the switch to rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
when he became the offensive coach and matchday manager for the Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, currently playing in the RFU Championship. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship; they were either promoted or relegated...
club. In January 2006 he was promoted to head coach but the season ended in disappointment when the Tykes were relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
.
He was appointed head coach of Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
in September 2008.
Contemporaneous Article Extract
"Daryl Powell Centre. Signed for SheffieldSheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
from Redhill amateurs after being a British Amateur Rugby League Association
British Amateur Rugby League Association
The British Amateur Rugby League Association is the governing body for social and recreational rugby league in the United Kingdom...
Youth cap and became the Eagles’
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
very first pro player back in 1984. Subsequently became their first international in the 1989–90 season and established himself as a Test player on the 1990 Lions
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
tour. Eagles
Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....
captain, he starred in the most recent Ashes Test series."