Rohan Smith (rugby league)

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Rohan Smith
Personal information
Born (1981-05-06) 6 May 1981 (age 43)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2016–17 Bradford Bulls 20140670
2018–22 Norths Devils 724802467
2022–24 Leeds Rhinos 613103051
Total1539306061
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2009 Tonga 30030
Source: [1]
As of 18 Jun 2024

Rohan Smith (born 6 May 1981) is an Australian rugby league coach who is the former head coach of Leeds Rhinos and a former head coach of Tonga, the Bradford Bulls and the Norths Devils. [2] [3]

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Background

Smith was born in Australia and his the son of former Australian player and coach Brian Smith and nephew of Tony Smith. [4]

After his father was appointed head coach of the Bradford Bulls in 1995 he moved to England as a teenager and played amateur rugby league for Stanningley ARFLC alongside future Leeds Rhinos player Jamie Jones Buchanan. [5]

Career

Despite playing amateur rugby as a teenager, Smith never played professionally. His first entry to coaching was as Daniel Anderson's video analyst at the New Zealand Warriors when he was 21.

In 2006, Smith returned to England to take up his first coaching role as assistant to Tony Rea at the London Broncos. [6] After two seasons with London Smith returned to Australia to assist his father at the Sydney Roosters and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Tonga

Smith was appointed head coach of Tonga for three games in 2009 before returning to coaching roles in the NRL at Penrith Panthers and Gold Coast Titans. [11]

Bradford Bulls

His first head coach role came in 2016 when he was appointed head coach of Bradford Bulls in the Championship [12] Initially on a three-year deal, Smith's tenure was terminated in January 2017 as Bradford went into liquidation. [12]

Norths Devils

Following Bradford liquidation, Smith returned to Australia in 2018 to become the head coach of the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.

Leeds Rhinos

In April 2022 Smith left the Devils to once more return to England to follow in his uncle Tony's footsteps and coach the Leeds Rhinos [11] Upon Smith's arrival to Leeds, the club went from 11th on the table to 5th which qualified the club for the playoffs. Under Smith, the club won 13 of the 18 matches including upset victories over Catalans and Wigan in the playoffs. On 24 September 2022, Smith coached Leeds in their 24-12 loss to St Helens RFC in the 2022 Super League Grand Final. [13] In the 2023 Super League season, Smith could not replicate what he did in the previous season with Leeds as the club finished 8th on the table and missed the playoffs. [14] On 19 June 2024 it was reported that he would leave Leeds by mutual consent with immediate effect. [15]

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  11. 1 2 Parsons, Mike (20 April 2022). "Wire rivals Leeds Rhinos confirm new head coach". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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