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| Full name | Matthew Parish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Parish is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who was the head coach of Samoa and a former professional rugby league footballer.
Parish played in 64 first-grade matches for the Balmain Tigers between 1988 and 1993. [2] He was tough, durable utility player who was well respected throughout the club before injuries in 1993 restricted him to just five games.[ citation needed ]
In 1994 and 1995, Parish moved to the country and began his coaching career whilst still playing. He captain-coached Gosford Townies to the semi-finals before doing the same with Macquarie Scorpions in the 1996 Newcastle competition.[ citation needed ] In 1997, he moved to The Entrance Tigers where he similarly had immediate success.[ citation needed ] Parish continued to coach there until 2006, before moving to take up an NRL assistant coaching role at the North Queensland Cowboys.[ citation needed ]
He moved into coaching, and served as assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and the New South Wales State of Origin team. [3]
In June 2011, Parish was appointed head coach of the Salford City Reds in the Super League, on a contract until the end of 2013. [3] After taking charge in July, he coached the side for six matches, winning one, before resigning in November 2011. [4] [5] Parish cited "personal reasons" for leaving the club, though the Manchester Evening News reported that he had fallen out with the club's administration, having been critical of a number of aspects of the club's management. [6] Shortly after leaving Salford, he returned to Australia and was appointed an assistant coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then the reigning National Rugby League premiers. [7]
In 2013, Parish was appointed as head coach of Samoa. [8]
He coached the Samoans to a quarter-final appearance in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Earlier in the tournament Samoa faced New Zealand. The Samoans were down 36–4 in the second half, until the Samoans gave 'the Kiwis' a scare scoring 20 consecutive points, getting to within 13 points of the lead with 15 minutes to go in the match. However, the 'Kiwis' scored one more try to seal the match. The Samoans won their next two games against the Kumuls and the French, to secure their spot in the quarterfinal where they took on Pacific rivals Fiji. They lost, 22–4, ending their World Cup campaign.
In October 2022, he named his Samoa squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. Parish led the side to the World Cup Final where they were defeated by Australia. On 10 August 2023, he announced his resignation from the Samoan Head Coaching role.[ citation needed ]
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Win Ratio (%) |
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 Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 00.00 |
 France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
 England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
 New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 00.00 |
 Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00.00 |
 Tonga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| TOTAL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 31.25 |
| Four Nations record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | D | ||
| Australia/New Zealand 2014 | Fourth place | 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | D | ||
| England/Wales 2013 | Quarter-Final | 5/14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Australia/New Zealand/Papua New Guinea 2017 | Quarter-Final | 8/14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 0/2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
In May 2014, it was revealed that Parish was dating Suzanne Hadley, estranged wife of Australian broadcaster Ray Hadley. [9] The pair separated in April 2016. [10] In February 2017, it was revealed that Suzanne Hadley had applied for an apprehended violence order against Parish. [11] In April 2017, Parish agreed to abide to a six-month restraining order which includes not assaulting, threatening, harassing or intimidating Hadley. He also agreed not to contact her unless it is through a lawyer and not go near her home or place of work. [12]
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