Richard Marshall (rugby league)

For other people with the same name, see Richard Marshall.

Richard Marshall
Personal information
Full nameRichard Marshall
Born (1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 49)
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–99 Halifax 81 2 0 0 8
2000–01 Huddersfield Giants 53 1 0 0 4
2002–03 London Broncos 48 1 0 0 4
2004–05 Leigh Centurions 46 2 0 1 9
2006–07 Swinton Lions 32 1 0 0 4
Total 260 7 0 1 29
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 Ireland 2 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2015–19 Halifax 120 63 2 29 53
2021 Salford Red Devils 22 7 0 15 32
Total 142 70 2 44 49
Source: [1][2]
As of 22 September 2021

Richard Marshall (born 9 October 1975) is a professional rugby league coach who was until most recently the Head Coach of the Salford Red Devils in the Super League and a former Ireland international rugby league footballer who played as a prop or second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s.

Playing career

He is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Ireland, and at club level for Halifax, Huddersfield Giants, London Broncos, Leigh Centurions and the Swinton Lions

International honours

Marshall won 2 caps for Ireland in 2003 while at the London Broncos.[3]

Coaching career

He is the 2019 and 2020 Grand Final Winning assistant coach for St Helens, and at the end of the 2020 season he was announced as the successor to Ian Watson to take over the head coach role at the Salford Red Devils, after he had left to join the Huddersfield Giants.

On 22 September 2021 it was reported that he had left his role of head coach of Salford Red Devils by mutual consent after the club finished the 2021 Super League season in second last place on the table.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Richard Marshall: Salford Red Devils appoint ex-St Helens assistant as new coach". BBC Sport. December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  4. ^ "Richard Marshall departs Salford Red Devils after 11 months in charge". Sky Sports. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.