27 Facts About Daryl Powell

Daryl A Powell was born on 21 July 1965 and is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer.

Daryl Powell is the head coach of Wakefield Trinity who play in the Super League.

Daryl Powell played as a stand-off in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s for the Sheffield Eagles, the Keighley Cougars and the Leeds Rhinos, as well as Balmain Tigers and Gold Coast Seagulls in Australia.

Daryl Powell played more than 450 games including 33 caps for Great Britain, and made appearances in the Super League Grand Final and in two Challenge Cup Finals for Leeds.

Daryl Powell coached the Ireland national rugby league team as well as rugby union side Leeds Tykes, before a return to domestic rugby league in 2008 with Featherstone Rovers in the Championship who he led to three consecutive first-placed finishes.

Daryl Powell coached the Warrington Wolves for two seasons before taking charge of Wakefield Trinity ahead of the 2024 campaign.

Daryl Powell was born in Ackworth, Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Daryl Powell was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Daryl Powell played for England in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

Daryl Powell played for Leeds at stand-off half in their 1998 Super League Grand Final loss to Wigan.

Daryl Powell was a member of the Rhinos' 1999 Challenge Cup winning team.

Daryl Powell was in charge for 24 games before his transfer to Leeds at the end of June 1997 although his tenure as coach at Keighley continued until July 1997.

The Rhinos appeared to be on an upward trajectory under Daryl Powell, finishing 5th then 4th in his first two seasons.

In spite of this, it was announced in July 2003 that Daryl Powell would be moved into a director of rugby role the following season to make way for Tony Smith to take over as head coach.

Daryl Powell handed, a then 22-year old, Kevin Sinfield the captaincy.

In 2004 Daryl Powell was coach for the Ireland national team.

Daryl Powell was appointed head coach of Featherstone Rovers in September 2008.

Daryl Powell oversaw one of the most successful periods in Featherstone Rovers' history, leading them to three consecutive Championship League Leaders' Shields and Grand Finals between 2010 and 2012.

Subsequently, Daryl Powell continued to ply his trade in the second tier in 2012.

On 7 May 2013, Daryl Powell was announced as the new head coach of struggling Super League side Castleford Tigers.

Daryl Powell was awarded the Coach of the Year award for 2014, after getting the club to their first Wembley appearance for twenty years and their highest league position since Super League began.

Daryl Powell coached the club to the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.

Daryl Powell oversaw arguably one of Castleford's greatest ever seasons in 2017 when they won the League Leaders' Shield by topping the table for the first time in their history.

On 19 March 2021, before the start of the delayed 2021 season, it was announced that Daryl Powell would leave Castleford Tigers at the end of the campaign, with early rumours linking him to Warrington Wolves, whose Head Coach Steve Price had announced he would be leaving at the end of the 2021 campaign.

Daryl Powell was announced as Warrington Wolves coach on 6 April 2021, taking over at the start of the 2022 season.

On 30 July 2023, an official statement from Warrington confirmed, that Daryl Powell, had left the club by mutual consent, after losing a 6th consecutive game to bottom-placed Wakefield Trinity.

On 24 September 2023, it was announced that Daryl Powell would take over as head coach on a four-year deal following Wakefield's relegation from Super League.