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.
^"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.
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kieron, purtill, most, recently, head, coach, widnes, vikings, betfred, championship, before, resigning, october, 2019, after, signing, year, contract, extension, only, months, prior, former, head, coach, both, canada, national, rugby, league, team, england, k. 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 Kieron PurtillPersonal informationBorn 1977 02 12 12 February 1977 age 47 Wigan Greater ManchesterPlaying informationPositionCentre Scrum halfClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1999 02 Leigh Centurions 57 15 0 1 61Coaching informationClub Years Team Gms W D L W 2008 09 Huddersfield Giants 12 6 0 6 50 2018 19 Leigh Centurions 10 8 0 2 80 2019 Widnes Vikings 34 19 0 15 56 Total 56 33 0 23 59 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W 2010 Canada 2012 England Knights 3 3 0 0 100Source 1 2 3 4 5 6 As of 30 April 2018 Contents 1 Background 2 Playing career 3 Coaching career 4 References 5 External linksBackground editPurtill was born in Wigan Greater Manchester England Playing career editA 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 editHe 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 edit 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 edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kieron Purtill Leigh Centurions profile nbsp This English rugby league football biography is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kieron Purtill amp oldid 1141375636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
