Lionel Harbin (3 October 1976) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 2000s, and has

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ed in the 2010s. He played at club level for

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(junior), and

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...

, under head-coach, and father John Harbin, as a , and has coached at representative level for

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, and at club level for

(academy coach). He was a highly rated , however he made only one appearance for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2001's

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against

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due to re-occurring injuries. In the 2010s, Harbin became heavily involved with Rockhampton-based QRL club the

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as both a player and a coach. Harbin stepped in as an interim head coach of the team following the sudden resignation of

Jason Hetherington Jason Hetherington is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Hetherington played club football for the Gold Coast Seagulls and Canterbury-Bankstown in Australia and for the London Broncos in the Super ...

two months into the 2015 season. In 2021, he was named as head coach for the Capras to take over from Guy Williams for the 2022 season. As head coach, Harbin successfully led the Capras to the 2022 finals series, the first time the team had reached the finals since 2009 when they were known as the Central Comets.

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Lionel Harbin to Coach CQ NRL Bid U/13s Junior Development Team
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harbin, Lionel 1976 births Living people Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league hookers Wakefield Trinity players Vanuatu national rugby league team coaches