Name Rohan Smith | Role Rugby league | |
Rohan Smith (born in Australia), is an Australian rugby league coach who is a former head coach of Tonga and Bradford Bulls.
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Coaching career
He was assistant coach to his father Brian Smith at the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
In 2009 he was the head coach of the Newcastle Knights NYC team.
He was assistant coach to his father Brian Smith at Newcastle in the National Rugby League competition during the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He spent four years as an assistant coach at the New Zealand Warriors.
He was formerly assistant to Tony Rea at Harlequins RL in the European Super League competition, spending two seasons at the London club.
He is the son of former Sydney Roosters coach Brian Smith and brother of Keegan Smith, the strength and power coach of the Roosters. and nephew to Warrington and former England national team coach, Tony Smith.
Bradford Bulls
Smith was recruited as the head coach of the Bradford Bulls midway through the 2016 season, after the departure of James Lowes. He signed a 3-year deal with the Bulls.