Frank Endacott

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Frank Endacott
Personal information
Full nameFrank Morris Endacott
Playing information
Position Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
19??Addington (CRL)
19??–87Hornby (CRL)
Total00000
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1997–98 Auckland Warriors 421602638
1999–01 Wigan Warriors 31251581
2004–05 Widnes Vikings 310233
Total764213355
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1989–93 Canterbury
1995–00 New Zealand 1340931
Source: RLP
As of 24 February 2009

Frank Morris Endacott ONZM , also known by the nickname of "Happy Frank", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer, and coach.

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Background

His son, Shane, also played rugby league.

Playing career

Endacott began as a junior at the Shirley Hawks, and later played for Addington and Hornby in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. He made the Junior Kiwis in 1963, but after marrying and having a family of four sons decided not to take his rugby league playing career any further. [1]

Coaching in New Zealand

Endacott started coaching Canterbury provincial sides in New Zealand before becoming involved with the Auckland Warriors, coaching the reserve side in the club's debut year in 1995. He continued with this role until John Monie was sacked as head coach halfway through the 1997 Super League season. He was the head coach of the Warriors for the rest of 1997 and the 1998 season, leaving after being dumped by the club's new owners prior to the 1999 season. [2]

While coaching Canterbury he was twice named Canterbury Coach of the Year by The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust. [3]

Coaching in England

Endacott joined the Wigan Warriors after the 1999 season, [4] initially only on a one-year contract. In 2000 he was named Super League's Coach of the Year. Endacott took the Wigan Warriors to the 2000 Super League Grand Final but lost against St. Helens. He went on to coach the club until 2001. [5] He won the Minor Premiership in 2000 and made the Grand Final but was sacked after a string of bad results in the 2001 season. However club chairman Maurice Lindsay said that Endacott had left the club in a better state than he'd found it. [6]

In August 2004 Endacott put his player management business on hold to act as an advisor to the Widnes Vikings. [7] He helped the Widnes Vikings to avoid relegation at the end of the season and was subsequently appointed as head coach for the 2005 Season. [8] He left at the end of the 2005 season after the Widnes Vikings were relegated from the Super League. [9]

International

While coaching in Canterbury, Endacott led tours of both the Junior Kiwis and New Zealand Residents.

Endacott was appointed as head coach of the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1994 and continued in this role until the end of the 2000 season. His spell as head coach included two World Cups, in 1995 and 2000.

In 2008 Endacott was involved in his third World Cup, coaching the New Zealand Police team in the inaugural Police World Cup. [10] The team lost the final 20–12.

Player Agent & Later life

Endacott is a well known player agent and, alongside his business partner Peter Brown, manages many professional rugby league players. [11]

In 2002, his biography Being Frank was published. [12]

In December 2006 Endacott was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, as part of the New Year Honours 2007.

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Widnes Vikings competed in their fourth consecutive Super League season in 2005 but would be relegated to the National League One at the end of an extremely disappointing year for the Vikings. In preparation for the start of the 2005 season they had appointed Frank Endacott, who had previously coached the Wigan Warriors, as well as signing former NRL prodigy Owen Craigie to the club. It was hoped that these men could once again lead Widnes to Super League safety once again and bounce back from a dismal 2004 season. While the Vikings managed to finish 11th in the League like last season they were nonetheless relegated due to the pending introduction of the Catalans Dragons in the 2006 season, they would not return to the top flight until 2012.

References

  1. ↑ Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. ISBN   1-86950-154-3. p.141.
  2. ↑ NZ HERALD, 30 January 1999
  3. ↑ Previous Winners The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust
  4. ↑ "Super League Team-by-team guide". The Telegraph. UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 1 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  5. ↑ 'Teddy bear' Endacott to coach Wigan The Independent, 3 December 1999
  6. ↑ Wigan sack Endacott BBC Sport, 14 May 2001
  7. ↑ Endacott relishes fight at Widnes The Guardian, 28 August 2004
  8. ↑ How the Engage Super League clubs will finish in 2005 The Times, 10 February 2005
  9. ↑ Endacott calls it a day at Widnes BBC Sports, 14 September 2005
  10. ↑ Kiwi Ferns and New Zealand Police both in World Cup Finals Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine NZRL, 13 November 2008
  11. ↑ "Williams' dash 'a disgrace' - Endacott". The Press . 28 July 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  12. ↑ Being Frank: A Biography of Rugby League Coach Frank Endacott (Paperback) amazon.co.uk

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