Kristian Woolf named new St Helens head coach
Kristian Woolf was announced as St Helens’ new head coach for next year.
Woolf, who finished the NRL year as caretaker manager of Newcastle Knights, will take a contract up as Saints’ new head coach on November 1.
He succeeds Gold Coast Titans-bound Justin Holbrook and St Helens chairman Eamonn McManus considers the club can be taken by Woolf .
“We consider that Kristian is qualified and positioned to build upon the current success of the group and the club,” McManus said.
“He has got the experience and expertise to deliver the most out of our current squad and also to improve it further.
“We are extremely confident that the Saints will compete for honours under his tenure and that we’ll continue to play with attractive and exciting rugby league.”
The 44-year-old, who has signed up a handle the option for a year, comes to Super League with plenty of coaching experience in both Australia and globally with Tonga.
Woolf enjoyed successful spells using North Queensland Cowboys’ youth clubs and Intrust Super Cup facet Townsville Blackhawks, along with serving as the assistant at both the Knights and Brisbane Broncos.
Woolf oversaw their increase from 14th to fourth in the world rankings and their run to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup semi-finals, which contained a memorable shock victory.
“I am excited and privileged to be joining St Helens as head trainer,” Woolf said.
“It’s something I have always wanted to perform and it is a great opportunity for me. St Helens is still a heart with an amazing history and I’m convinced we can achieve excellent things together.”
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