Dane Dorahy () is an Australian

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coach and former professional rugby league footballer. He played as a , or in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Western Suburbs ( Heritage No. 1052) in the

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, the

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( Heritage No. 1165) and Halifax ( Heritage No. 1172) in

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, and the

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and

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...

( Heritage No. 1013) in the

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Background

Dorahy is the son of former international rugby league player and coach,

John Dorahy John Kevin Dorahy (born 28 August 1954), also known by the nickname of "Joe Cool", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership and also represented ...

Coaching career

Dorahy took up a coaching role with the

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in 2007, where he spent two seasons, before moving to the Illawarra Cutters. In 2021, he took the head coach role for

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

' reserve grade, where he took them from last position, to just missing out on Top 5. 2023 Dane became assistant coach / mentor for St. George Illawarra Dragons' under-21s. On 9 August 2023, the

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

announced the appointment of Dorahy as an assistant coach on a short-term basis until the end of the season. He joined the Tigers alongside new head coach Danny Ward following the departure of

Andy Last Andy Last (born 25 March 1981) is an English professional rugby league coach who is the assistant coach for the England national rugby league team and a former professional rugby league footballer. He is a former head coach of Hull FC and the C ...

, and would work with existing coaches

Craig Lingard Craig Lingard (born 11 December 1977) is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer. He is the head-coach of Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship. Lingard played as a for the Batley Bulldogs in the Champ ...

and

Scott Murrell Scott Murrell (born 5 September 1985) is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is assistant coach for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. He played as a or in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. He ...

. With six games remaining and Castleford level on points at the bottom of the table, the new coaching staff were tasked with securing

status. Key victories against

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and

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saw the Tigers narrowly survive, and Dorahy departed following the conclusion of the season.

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2001 Super League Team-by-team guide
1977 births Living people Australian rugby league players Halifax Panthers players Hull Kingston Rovers players Place of birth missing (living people) Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league halfbacks Wakefield Trinity players Western Suburbs Magpies players 20th-century Australian sportsmen Western Suburbs Magpies NSW Cup players {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub