Andrew Webster (rugby league)
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Andrew Webster (born 17 January 1982) is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Webster has been on the coaching staff at Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and the Warriors, Wests Tigers and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He coached Wests and Penrith over a handful of first-grade games.
He is the younger brother of former Wakefield Trinity and Hull Kingston Rovers head coach James Webster.[2]
Playing career
Webster played his junior rugby league for Carlingford Cougars, the
Coaching career
In 2005, Webster joined
In 2006, Webster joined the Hull Kingston Rovers as an assistant and academy coach. In 2008, he returned to Australia, spending a season with the Parramatta Eels on work experience. He returned to Hull KR in 2009 as an assistant coach, spending three more years with the club.
In 2012, he once again returned to Australia, this time as head coach of the
In 2013, Webster took over as head coach of the
In 2015, Webster joined the New Zealand Warriors as an assistant to then head coach Andrew McFadden.[9]
Wests Tigers
After two seasons at the Warriors, Webster once again returned to the Wests Tigers in 2017 as an assistant coach.[10]
On 22 March 2017, Webster was named interim head coach of the Tigers after former head coach Jason Taylor was sacked three games into the season.[11] Ivan Cleary was announced as the new head coach on 3 April 2017.[12]
Penrith Panthers
In 2020, Webster joined the Penrith Panthers as an assistant coach ahead of the 2021 NRL season, replacing Trent Barrett.
Webster would go on to win back-to-back Premierships with the Panthers in 2021 and 2022. During round 9 of the 2022 NRL season, Webster coached Penrith for one NRL game when head coach Ivan Cleary was absent, along with fellow assistant coach Cameron Ciraldo.[13][14]
New Zealand Warriors
On 8 July 2022, the New Zealand Warriors announced that Webster had been appointed as their head coach, beginning with the 2023 season.[15][16] Webster led to the Warriors to a top four finish, and the club's first home semifinal since 2007, during a highly successful first season in charge.[17]
On 27 September 2023, Webster received the Dally M Coach of the Year award, after taking the Warriors to a preliminary final from 15th on the ladder in 2022.[18]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Proud Cougars celebrate Jubilee |". weeklytimes.com.au. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "History - Carlingford Cougars - SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "FORMER ST.PATS SHAMROCKS PLAYER ANDREW WEBSTER TAKES OVER AS WESTSTIGERS COACH - Dundas Shamrocks - SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Sport with Chris Karas". weeklytimes.com.au. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Balmain v Canberra | NYC DATABASE". nycdatabase.org. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "2012 | NYC DATABASE". nycdatabase.org. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Tigers beat Raiders in SG Ball grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Andrew Webster joins Warriors coaching staff » League Unlimited". leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "Wests Tigers confirm 2017 NRL Coaching structure - Tigers". go1.weststigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Webster takes the reins at Tigers - NRL.com". nrl.com. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Wests Tigers announce Cleary as head coach". 3 April 2017.
- ^ "Penrith coach, assistant miss Eels clash". espn.com.au. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Parramatta snap Penrith's NRL record home winning streak with epic 22-20 upset victory". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Warriors announce Andrew Webster as coach". NRL. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Becht, Richard (8 July 2022). "Webster named new head coach". NRL. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Dine, Jonty. "Warriors scrape past Dragons to secure top four finish". RNZ. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Webster takes NRL Dally M Coach of the Year honour". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
