Tony Smith (Australian Rugby League Coach)
Tony Smith (born 24 January 1967) is a professional rugby league coach and former player He played for the Illawarra Steelers and St. George Dragons in the Australian Rugby League, ARL, and Workington Town in the Super League. He coached the Huddersfield Giants, Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves in the Super League, and Japan national rugby league team, Japan, Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain and England national rugby league team, England at international level. He is currently the Head coach of Super League club, Hull F.C. from September 2022 for the 2023 season. Background Smith was born in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby league coach Brian Smith (rugby league, born 1954), Brian Smith and uncle to former Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga national team and current Leeds Rhinos head coach, Rohan Smith (rugby league), Rohan Smith. Tony played his junior rugby league for the Casino RSM Cougars and wa ...
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Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the club was known as Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. The club has played at Belle Vue Stadium in Wakefield since 1895 and has rivalries with Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers. Wakefield have been league champions twice in their history when they went back to back in 1967 and 1968. As of 2021, it has been 53 years since Wakefield last won the league. History Early years Wakefield Trinity was founded by a group of men from the Holy Trinity Church in 1873. Early matches were played at Heath Common (1873), Manor Field (1875–76) and Elm Street (1877) before the club moved to Belle Vue in 1879. After the 1890–91 season, Wakefield along with other Yorkshire Senior clubs Batley, Bradford, Brighouse, Dewsbury, Halifax, Huddersfield, Hull ...
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