Stone played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, appearing in a handful of first-grade games in the 1989 Winfield Cup premiership.[3] Stone played for and later captain coached the Nambucca Heads Roosters in the Group 2 Rugby League winning two premierships in 1992 and 1993.
Coaching careeredit
Stone at a NSW Cup game in 2011
In 1994, Stone later joined Queensland Cup side Burleigh whom he coached for 13 seasons, winning three premierships during that time.[4] He coached the club to a 6–10 loss against Great Britain in a warm-up match for the 1999 Tri-nations series.[5]
Newcastle Knightsedit
Stone started at Newcastle as assistant coach to Michael Hagan. During the 2009 NRL season, Stone's fourth at the Newcastle Knights, the head coach, Brian Smith, resigned. Stone, then assistant coach to Smith, was appointed to the position of coach for the remainder of the season. He enjoyed victory in his first game as head coach of the Knights with a win against the eventual grand final winners Melbourne Storm.[6]
With the signing of supercoach Wayne Bennett at the Knights for the next four years starting in 2012, Stone re-signed with the Knights for another 4 years to be assistant coach to Bennett and take over after Bennett left.[7] Stone coached Fiji in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign.[8]
On 11 August 2014, it was announced that Stone would be taking over as coach of the Knights again on a 2-year contract starting in 2015, following Wayne Bennett's decision to move to the Brisbane Broncos in 2015.[9] On 18 October 2014 Stone named a 19-man Fiji team for the Inaugural Hayne/Mannah Cuptest match against Lebanon. This match would be Stone's last match as Fiji coach, due to him becoming head coach at the Newcastle Knights again.[10] He was fired as Newcastle's head coach in July 2015.[11]
Huddersfield Giantsedit
In July 2016, Stone was named as the new head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants.[12] After a poor start to the 2018 Super League Season, Stone left his position as Coach.
Return to Burleighedit
On 8 November 2019, it was announced that Stone had signed a two-year contract with Queensland Cup side Burleigh Bears, starting 2020, thus marking his return to the club where he had coached between 1995 and 2005, winning two premierships.[13]
^"Smith out, Stone in – Knights directors consider quick move on coaching job" by Brad Walter, League HQ, 4 August 2009. Smh.com.au. Retrieved on 2012-04-20.
^"Burleigh Bears 6 lost to Great Britain 10". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^Read, Brent (18 August 2009). "Newcastle Knights era under Rick Stone off to a flying start". The Australian. Retrieved 7 September 2009.
^Knights media release: Rick Stone re-signs with Knights for four more years. Facebook. Retrieved on 2012-04-20.
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Rick Stone born 14 February 1967 is a professional rugby league football coach and former player He has coached the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women s Premiership and the Fijian and Lebanese national teams Rick StoneStone at a NSW Cup game in 2011 Personal informationBorn 1967 02 14 14 February 1967 age 57 AustraliaPlaying informationClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1989 South Sydney 3 0 0 0 0Coaching informationClubYears Team Gms W D L W 2009 11 Newcastle Knights 54 25 0 29 462015 Newcastle Knights 18 6 0 12 332016 18 Huddersfield Giants 47 18 3 26 382019 Sydney Roosters Women 3 0 0 3 0Total 122 49 3 70 40RepresentativeYears Team Gms W D L W 2005 Queensland Residents 1 0 0 1 02011 15 Fiji 8 4 0 4 502019 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 0Source 1 2 As of 4 January 2024 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 2 1 Newcastle Knights 2 2 Huddersfield Giants 2 3 Return to Burleigh 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career editStone played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs appearing in a handful of first grade games in the 1989 Winfield Cup premiership 3 Stone played for and later captain coached the Nambucca Heads Roosters in the Group 2 Rugby League winning two premierships in 1992 and 1993 Coaching career edit nbsp Stone at a NSW Cup game in 2011In 1994 Stone later joined Queensland Cup side Burleigh whom he coached for 13 seasons winning three premierships during that time 4 He coached the club to a 6 10 loss against Great Britain in a warm up match for the 1999 Tri nations series 5 Newcastle Knights edit Stone started at Newcastle as assistant coach to Michael Hagan During the 2009 NRL season Stone s fourth at the Newcastle Knights the head coach Brian Smith resigned Stone then assistant coach to Smith was appointed to the position of coach for the remainder of the season He enjoyed victory in his first game as head coach of the Knights with a win against the eventual grand final winners Melbourne Storm 6 He was named head coach of Fiji in 2011 With the signing of supercoach Wayne Bennett at the Knights for the next four years starting in 2012 Stone re signed with the Knights for another 4 years to be assistant coach to Bennett and take over after Bennett left 7 Stone coached Fiji in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign 8 On 11 August 2014 it was announced that Stone would be taking over as coach of the Knights again on a 2 year contract starting in 2015 following Wayne Bennett s decision to move to the Brisbane Broncos in 2015 9 On 18 October 2014 Stone named a 19 man Fiji team for the Inaugural Hayne Mannah Cup test match against Lebanon This match would be Stone s last match as Fiji coach due to him becoming head coach at the Newcastle Knights again 10 He was fired as Newcastle s head coach in July 2015 11 Huddersfield Giants edit In July 2016 Stone was named as the new head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants 12 After a poor start to the 2018 Super League Season Stone left his position as Coach Return to Burleigh edit On 8 November 2019 it was announced that Stone had signed a two year contract with Queensland Cup side Burleigh Bears starting 2020 thus marking his return to the club where he had coached between 1995 and 2005 winning two premierships 13 References edit Rugby League Project Rick Stone Summary Rugby League Project 14 February 1967 Retrieved 27 July 2016 Rick Stone at yesterdayshero com au Smith out Stone in Knights directors consider quick move on coaching job by Brad Walter League HQ 4 August 2009 Smh com au Retrieved on 2012 04 20 Burleigh Bears 6 lost to Great Britain 10 rugbyleagueproject org Shawn Dollin Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates Retrieved 13 January 2014 Read Brent 18 August 2009 Newcastle Knights era under Rick Stone off to a flying start The Australian Retrieved 7 September 2009 Knights media release Rick Stone re signs with Knights for four more years Facebook Retrieved on 2012 04 20 1 NRL 10 August 2014 Rick Stone appointed Head Coach Knights Newcastleknights com au Retrieved 27 July 2016 FijiLive Fiji News Fiji Football Fiji Rugby Fiji Sport Fiji Music Fiji Picture Gallery Fiji Tourism Fiji Apps is coming soon Newcastle Knights sack coach Rick Stone with Danny Buderus his replacement theage com au 27 July 2015 Retrieved 27 July 2015 Super League news Rick Stone named as Huddersfield Giants new head coach talkSPORT 11 July 2016 Retrieved 27 July 2016 Burleigh appoint new head coach 8 November 2019 External links editHuddersfield Giants profileSporting positionsPreceded byBrian Smith2007 2009 Head Coach nbsp Newcastle Knights2009 2012 Succeeded byWayne Bennett2012 2014Preceded byWayne Bennett2012 2014 Head Coach nbsp Newcastle Knights2015 Succeeded byDanny Buderus interim 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rick Stone amp oldid 1212228238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
