Scott Murrell (born 5 September 1985) is an English

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coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is assistant coach for the

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in the

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. He played as a or in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. He spent the majority of his professional career with

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in the

and then with Halifax in the

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. He also played in the

for the

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and the

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, and in the

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for the

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and the

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. Murrell played at representative level for Great Britain (Academy) touring Australia.

Background

Scott Murrell was born in

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, England. He is the son of the rugby league footballer Bryan Murrell.

Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers

Murrell joined

from the

for their 2006 National League One campaign. He scored a try and a drop goal in the promotion Grand Final against

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as the Robins returned to the top flight. In August 2012, it was announced that Murrell would leave Hull KR at the end of the season after seven years with the club. In total, he made 177 appearances and scored 42 tries, 36 goals and 4 drop goals.

Halifax

In October 2012,

Halifax R.L.F.C. The Halifax Panthers are a professional rugby league club in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They play home games at The Shay and compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rugby league system, British rugby lea ...

announced that Murrell would join from the 2013 Championship season. He was appointed club captain. In September 2014, Murrell was appointed interim head coach of Halifax after

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departed the club late in the season. In 2017, he celebrated his testimonial year. In August 2020, Halifax confirmed that Murrell would depart the club. Across eight seasons with Halifax, he made 209 appearances and scored 39 tries, 40 goals and 8 drop goals.

Keighley Cougars

On 4 August 2020, it was announced that Murrell would join the

for the 2021 season. After two seasons with Keighley, Murrell announced in August 2022 that he would retire from playing at the end of the 2022 season.

Midlands Hurricanes

In July 2023, Murrell came out of retirement aged 37 to play two games for the

in League 1. He was a member of the coaching staff at the

, who had a dual registration arrangement with the Hurricanes, and had recently featured for the Castleford reserves side. He played as a in a surprise victory over

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and in a defeat against

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the following week.

Coaching career

Keighley Cougars

Following his retirement at the end of the 2022 season, Murrell joined

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's coaching team working under

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Castleford Tigers

In December 2022, Murrell joined the coaching staff at the

. His primary role would be head coach of the reserves team, although he would also work as an assistant to

Lee Radford Lee Radford (born 26 March 1979) is an English professional rugby union coach, and former rugby league player and coach. Since 2023 he has worked for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints as their defence coach. He previously worked in rug ...

and Andy Last with the first team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murrell, Scott 1985 births Living people Coventry Bears players English rugby league players Halifax Panthers players Hull Kingston Rovers players Leeds Rhinos players London Broncos players Keighley Cougars players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league hookers Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Leeds