Richard Horne (born 16 July 1982) is the

head coach A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches. In some sports, the head coach is instead called the "manager", as in assoc ...

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in Betfred League 1, and a former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for

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and

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, and at club level in the

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for

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

, primarily as a or .

Background

Horne was born in

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually abbreviated to Hull, is a port city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Estuary, inland from the North Sea and south-east ...

, Humberside. He is the older brother of the rugby league footballer; Graeme Horne.

Career

Horne made his début for Hull at the age of 16, and spent his entire career with the club. He has also played for

, and

. Horne played at stand-off half for Hull in the

2005 Challenge Cup The 2005 Powergen Rugby League Challenge Cup was played by teams from across Europe during the 2005 rugby league season. Hull F.C. won the cup defeating Leeds Rhinos in the final. Qualifying Round First Round Second Round Third Round Four ...

Final victory against the

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Headi ...

. He set a Super League record of tries scored in succession by scoring tries in 13 consecutive games during 2006's

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. Hull reached the 2006 Super League Grand final to be contested against St. Helens, and Horne played at scrum half back in his side's 4–26 loss. On 27 October 2008, it was announced that Horne had signed a new three-year deal with Hull. On 17 January 2010, Horne played his testimonial match against neighbours,

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and

won, 28–16 in front of a crowd of over 16,000 supporters, and former Hull player

Steve Prescott Stephen Prescott (26 December 1973 – 9 November 2013) was a professional rugby league footballer who played as a in the 1990s and 2000s. Prescott made his début for St Helens in 1993, and soon established himself as the club's first choi ...

paid tribute to Horne. Horne announced his retirement at the end of the 2014 season to become assistant coach to Lee Radford alongside Chris Tuson & Andy Last. In June 2017 Horne was announced as the new head coach of

Doncaster R.L.F.C. Doncaster Rugby League Football Club (RLFC) is a professional rugby league, rugby league football club, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. They play in the third tier League 1 (rugby league), League 1. They have previously been known as Doncast ...

taking over from Gary Thornton who left the club in May.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Richard Horne's Official Testimonial Website
*(archived by web.archive.org
2001 Ashes profile
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