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Full name | Andrew Gary Last [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England | 25 March 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andy Last (born 25 March 1981) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach for the England national rugby league team and a former professional rugby league footballer.
He is a former head coach of Hull FC and the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He played as a hooker for Hull FC in the Super League between 1999 and 2005.
Last was born in Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, England.
On 1 August 1999, Last made his Super League debut for Hull FC against the Warrington Wolves. [5] The return of Lee Jackson to Hull in 2001 saw Last playing mainly for the A-team, before he suffered a broken tibia and fibula to end his career prematurely. [5] He made a total of 29 appearances and scored 4 tries, with his final appearance made at the age of 24. [4]
Last joined the coaching staff of Hull FC. In 2005, he led the club's under-21s side to Academy Grand Final victory. [6] He worked as an assistant coach for the first team under Lee Radford, winning back-to-back Challenge Cups in 2016 and 2017. [7]
On 12 March 2020, Last was announced as Hull's interim head coach following Radford's dismissal, with Kieron Purtill being his assistant. [8] [9] Four days later, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Last would only coach his first game in August. [10] [11] He guided Hull to a 6th-placed finish and reached the play-off semi-finals. [12] [7] In November 2020, Hull appointed Brett Hodgson as their new head coach, with Last offered an alternative position. [13]
On 21 December 2020, Wakefield Trinity appointed Last as an assistant coach, to work alongside Chris Chester and Willie Poching. [7] Last said he opted for this role to "spread [his] wings and gain some different experiences", rather than remaining at Hull in a role "tailored to his skill-set" according to chairman Adam Pearson. [14]
On 29 September 2021, the Castleford Tigers announced the appointment of Last as assistant coach following the arrival of Lee Radford as head coach. [15] [16]
On 6 March 2023, Last was appointed interim head coach of Castleford when Radford was relieved of his duties. [17] [18] He took charge of six fixtures while the club held talks with candidates in their selection process. On 19 April 2023, he was named as full-time head coach on a two-and-a-half-year deal. [19] On 4 August 2023, immediately following a defeat against Huddersfield that left the Tigers at the bottom of the Super League table for the first time, Last departed Castleford. [20] [21] [22]
In April 2020, while interim head coach of Hull FC, Last joined the coaching staff for the England national rugby league team in the build up towards the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [23] He continues to work with England alongside Shaun Wane. [24]
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