Richard Marshall (born ) is a professional

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coach who was until most recently the Head Coach of the

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in the

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and a former

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international rugby league footballer who played as a or forward in the 1990s and 2000s.

Playing career

He is a former professional

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

, and at club level for Halifax,

Huddersfield Giants Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...

London Broncos The London Broncos are a professional rugby league club in London, England. The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

and the

Swinton Lions The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known s ...

International honours

Marshall won 2 caps for

in 2003 while at the London Broncos.

Coaching career

He is the 2019 and 2020 Grand Final Winning assistant coach for St Helens, and at the end of the 2020 season he was announced as the successor to Ian Watson to take over the head coach role at the

, after he had left to join the

. On 22 September 2021 it was reported that he had left his role of head coach of

by mutual consent after the club finished the

2021 Super League season Super League XXVI, known as the Betfred Super League XXVI for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Super League and 127th season of rugby league in Great Britain. The 2021 season was originally scheduled to begin on 11 March 2021, ho ...

in second last place on the table.

References

External links

Lions' den the home of some familiar faces for Wolves youngsters
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Richard 1975 births Living people Halifax R.L.F.C. coaches Halifax R.L.F.C. players Huddersfield Giants players Ireland national rugby league team players Irish rugby league players Leigh Leopards players London Broncos players Rugby league players from Warrington Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Salford Red Devils coaches Swinton Lions players