List of Leeds Rhinos head coaches

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The following is a list of head coaches of Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club and their major honours from the beginning of the club's official managerial records in 1936 to the present day. Each manager's entry includes the dates of his tenure and honours won while under his care. As of 2022 Leeds Rhinos have had 23 full-time coaches as well as 3 intern coaches.

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Statistics

Key

   = Intern head coach
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost;

NameFromToPWDLWin %
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Prosser 19361957
Flag of England.svg Joe Warham 19581962
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Roy Francis 1963196921913947663%
Flag of England.svg Joe Warham 19691970
Flag of England.svg Derek Turner 19701973
Flag of England.svg Eric Ashton 19731974
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Roy Francis June 1974May 1975442911466%
Flag of England.svg Syd Hynes June 1975April 1981
Flag of England.svg Robin DewhurstJune 1981October 1983
Flag of England.svg Maurice Bamford December 1986April 1988
Flag of England.svg Mal Reilly August 1988September 1989
Flag of England.svg David Ward September 1989May 1991
Flag of England.svg Doug Laughton May 1991September 19951539175556%
Flag of New Zealand.svg Dean Bell September 1995September 1997441912453%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Murray December 1997October 1999654811674%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Lance November 1999April 2001432701663%
Flag of England.svg Daryl Powell April 2001October 2003553241958%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Smith November 200314 October 20071349833373%
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian McClennan 7 November 200725 October 20101027312866%
Flag of England.svg Brian McDermott 25 October 20102 July 201826516269761%
Flag of England.svg Kevin Sinfield (Caretaker)3 July 20185 November 20181261550%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Furner 6 November 20187 May 201915501033%
Flag of England.svg Richard Agar (Caretaker)8 May 20199 September 20191580753%
Flag of England.svg Richard Agar 9 September 201921 March 2022502502550%
Flag of England.svg Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Caretaker)21 March 202220 April 2022421340%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rohan Smith 20 April 202219 June 2024613103051%
Flag of England.svg Chev Walker & Scott Grix (Caretakers)19 June 202410 July 202400000%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Arthur 10 July 2024Present420250%

Coaches with honours

NameTenureHonours
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Prosser 1936–1957 Challenge Cup 1940–41, 1941–42, 1957–56
Flag of England.svg Joe Warham 1958–1962 RFL Championship 1960–61
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Roy Francis 1963–1969 Challenge Cup 1967–68
RFL Championship 1968–69
Flag of England.svg Derek Turner 1970–1973 RFL Championship 1971–72
Flag of England.svg Syd Hynes 1975–1981 Challenge Cup 1976–77, 1977–78
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Murray 1998–1999 Challenge Cup 1999
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Smith 2004–2007 Super League 2004, 2007
League Leaders Shield 2004
World Club Challenge 2005
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian McClennan 2008–2010 Super League 2008, 2009
League Leaders Shield 2009
World Club Challenge 2008
Flag of England.svg Brian McDermott 2011–2018 Super League 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017
League Leaders Shield 2015
Challenge Cup 2014, 2015
World Club Challenge 2012
Flag of England.svg Richard Agar 2019–2022 Challenge Cup 2020

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