Bennett, off-contract this year, will meet with South Sydney officials in the coming weeks to discuss a return as head coach of the Rabbitohs in 2025 following Jason Demetriou's sacking.
Souths made the decision to sack the coach mid-season last week. Is reportedly in talks with Wayne Bennett to return to Redfern. Demetriou has broken his silence on the sacking and his NRL future
Coach confirms return to Rabbitohs from 2025 on three-year contractBennett, 74, mooted to coach into his 80s with NRL expansion teamWayne Bennett will coach South Sydney from 2025 and keep his options open beyond that with an expansion team as he prepares for a “secret meeting” with Rabbitohs CEO Blake Solly.The 74-year-old Dolphins coach is tipped to agree to a three-year deal with the Rabbitohs but his coaching career may go longer with an expansion franchise. Continue reading
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Former Leeds United boss Simon Grayson has highlighted the positive side of his former side missing out on the playoffs. The Whites lost at home to Southampton on the final day, but the defeat didn’t matter anyway, with Ipswich Town securing promotion to the Premier League by taking care of business at home to Huddersfield Town, as expected. Daniel Farke’s men have led the automatic promotion chase at times, but they blew a number of opportunities down the final stretch and will have to settle...
Bayern Munich will be doing all they can to keep hold of former Leeds United coach Rene Maric this summer. That's according to German news outlet Tageszeitung, who claim that Bayern, who are yet to find a replacement for Thomas Tuchel, are extremely pleased with the work Maric has done in Bavaria while in charge of the club's Under-19s side. Maric's contract with the Champions League semi-finalists is due to expire at the end of the season, but the club are keen to offer him a new deal to keep...
The luckiest Jury member was Iain Sharp, who had his view of the action at Stade Gilbert Brutus blocked by a floodlight pylon. The rest didn’t enjoy what they saw, as they explain here. IAIN SHARP In what might have been a blessing in disguise last Saturday night in Perpignan, my view of the pitch from the Puig-Aubert Tribune (otherwise known as the Chris Bonnington Stand, after the Everest climber - as it’s one of the steepest on the circuit) was severely restricted thanks to the convenient...
Stephen Humphrys has confirmed he has left Wigan Athletic as the former Hearts star seeks a new club. The forward scored 11 times with four assists in League One down south this season, after spending last campaign at Tynecastle on loan from the Latics. He was well-liked by the Jambos support during his time in Gorgie which included 5 goals and 2 assists from 25 matches, including a strike from his own half against Dundee United. His next campaign won’t be in blue and white, however. Amid cuts...
Southampton boss Russell Martin has thanked former Leeds United manager Neil Warnock for his advice during the final weeks of the regular Championship season. The Saints won their final league fixture of the campaign with a 2-1 win coming against Leeds at Elland Road last Saturday. However, that result brought an end to a run of three straight losses, with defeats coming against Stoke City, Leicester City and Cardiff City to end the club's hopes of gate crashing the top two and winning...
Perpignan newspaper L’Independant this week named Handley as a possible target for Catalans. Sydney Roosters’ Daniel Tupou and Dallin Watene Zelezniak, of New Zealand Warriors, have also been linked as the French side look to replace current wingers Tom Johnstone and Tom Davies. Johnstone, who played youth rugby at Leeds side Stanningley, is expected to rejoin his first professional club Wakefield Trinity next year and Davies has been linked strongly with Hull KR. Rhinos chief executive Gary...
Rhinos’ 26-0 defeat was an improvement on the 61-0 thrashing at Stade Gilbert Brutus last September, but it’s hard to get excited about being well-beaten rather than humiliated. Approaching the half-way point, Rhinos’ season is still alive, but in need of resuscitation.Here’s five talking points. Going nowhere. The result in France led to more calls from fans on social media for Rohan Smith to step down or be sacked. Things can quickly change, but at the moment there's no indication the coach s...
Rhinos failed to score for the second time in successive visits to Perpignan, but trailed only 8-0 at half-time and were 14-0 behind until Catalans scored two converted tries in the final three minutes. Rhinos were missing a host of first-choice players, including star stand-off Brodie Croft and the game was played in sapping 28 degree heat. Smith said: “I thought it was a really spirited performance. "We played hard against a really professional, experienced team on their own patch in their...