Daryl A Powell was born on 21 July 1965 and is an English professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
22 Facts About Daryl Powell
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Daryl Powell is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a stand-off in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
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Daryl Powell played for Sheffield Eagles, Keighley Cougars and Leeds Rhinos, as well as Balmain Tigers and Gold Coast Seagulls in Australia.
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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 the Leeds Rhinos.
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Daryl Powell was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
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Daryl Powell played for England in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.
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Daryl Powell played for Leeds at stand-off half in their 1998 Super League Grand Final loss to Wigan.
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Daryl Powell was a member of the Rhinos' 1999 Challenge Cup winning team.
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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.
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The Rhinos appeared to be on an upward trajectory under Daryl Powell, finishing 5th then 4th in his first two seasons.
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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.
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Daryl Powell handed, a then 22-year old, Kevin Sinfield the captaincy.
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In 2004 Daryl Powell was coach for the Ireland national team.
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Daryl Powell was appointed head coach of Featherstone Rovers in September 2008.
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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.
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Subsequently, Daryl Powell continued to ply his trade in the second tier in 2012.
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On 7 May 2013, Daryl Powell was announced as the new head coach of Featherstone Rovers' local rivals Castleford Tigers.
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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.
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Daryl Powell coached the club to the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.
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Daryl Powell oversaw arguably Castleford's greatest ever season in 2017 when they won the league leaders' shield for the first time in their history.
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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.
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Daryl Powell was announced as Warrington Wolves coach on 6 April 2021, taking over at the start of the 2022 season.