Kieron Purtill
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Born | (1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 47) Wigan, Greater Manchester | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1][2][3][4][5][6] As of 30 April 2018 |
Kieron Purtill was most recently the head coach of the Widnes Vikings in the Betfred Championship before resigning in October 2019 after signing a 1 year contract extension only two months prior.[7] He is the former head coach of both the Canada national rugby league team and the England Knights/Elite Development Squad.[citation needed]
Background
Purtill was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Playing career
A former scrum half for the Wigan Warriors, Huddersfield Giants and Leigh Centurions, Purtill was forced to retire from playing due to injury and moved into coaching.
Coaching career
He started as a coach at St. Helens before joining Huddersfield Giants as an assistant coach in 2005.[8] At Huddersfield, he worked under head coach Jon Sharp, who rated him as one of the best young coaches in the game. Following Sharp's departure from the club in 2008, Purtill had a brief spell as caretaker coach alongside Paul Anderson. He then moved to St Helens where he worked under Michael Potter and then Royce Simmons. He also became head coach of the Canada Wolverines rugby league team and in 2011 the England Knights team. He also did a PG Dip in Elite Coaching Practice at the University of Central Lancashire. He parted company with St Helens along with Royce Simmons on 18 March 2012 following a run of 5 games without a win. He has since been linked with a return to Huddersfield or to Bradford Bulls, both in assistant roles.
References
- ^ RLP Playing career
- ^ RLP Coaching career
- ^ 1999 Season
- ^ 2000 Season
- ^ 2001 Season
- ^ 2002 Season
- ^ "Neil Jukes Resigns From His Position As Leigh Centurions Head Coach". Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Purtill joins Giants as coach". BBC Sport. 13 September 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
External links
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- Leigh Centurions profile
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