1. Brett Delaney was born on 26 October 1985 and is an Australian rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is assistant coach for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
26 Facts About Brett Delaney
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Brett Delaney played as a centre and second-row forward in the 2000s and 2010s.
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Brett Delaney played for Leeds in the Super League and for the Parramatta Eels and Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
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Brett Delaney scored a try on his first grade debut against St George Illawarra in 2005 as the club won the Minor Premiership that year.
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Brett Delaney went on to make 18 appearances in total for the Parramatta club, scoring four tries.
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Brett Delaney scored 14 tries in 62 games during his three seasons with the Titans.
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Brett Delaney signed a three-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos, starting in 2010.
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Brett Delaney was signed as a replacement for Rugby Union bound Lee Smith, who had signed a contract with the London Wasps.
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Brett Delaney made his unofficial debut for Leeds in Matt Diskin's Testimonial Game at Headingley against the Bradford Bulls.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium.
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Brett Delaney returned from injury and continued to impress in the back row.
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That year 2011 Brett Delaney went on to win his first Grand final for Leeds playing at second-row forward.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Wigan at Wembley Stadium.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Castleford Tigers at Wembley Stadium.
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Brett Delaney played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan at Old Trafford.
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However a reoccurrence of the injury necessitating further surgery in a pre-season friendly against Halifax prompted Brett Delaney to announce an end to his playing career in February 2019.
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In 2008, Brett Delaney was selected to represent NSW City in the annual City vs Country Origin Game.
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Brett Delaney spent three years working with the scholarship and academy sides.
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Brett Delaney joined the coaching staff at York City Knights in the Championship for the 2022 season, working as an assistant to James Ford.
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In July 2022, Brett Delaney joined Hull Kingston Rovers as a forwards coach.
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Brett Delaney had previously agreed to join from the upcoming 2023 season under Willie Peters, but made the move early following the interim appointment of Danny McGuire.
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On 29 October 2024, the Castleford Tigers confirmed that Brett Delaney had been appointed assistant coach, working under new head coach Danny McGuire.
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Brett Delaney would be reunited with McGuire, whom he had played and coached alongside previously, and would lead on defensive coaching and structures.