Rick Stone was born on 14 February 1967 and is a professional rugby league football coach and former player.
11 Facts About Rick Stone
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Rick Stone 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.
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Rick Stone played for and later captain coached the Nambucca Heads Roosters in the Group 2 Rugby League winning two premierships in 1992 and 1993.
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In 1994, Rick Stone later joined Queensland Cup side Burleigh whom he coached for 13 seasons, winning three premierships during that time.
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Rick Stone started at Newcastle as assistant coach to Michael Hagan.
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Rick Stone enjoyed victory in his first game as head coach of the Knights with a win against the eventual grand final winners Melbourne Storm.
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Rick Stone coached Fiji in their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaign.
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On 11 August 2014, it was announced that Rick 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.
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Rick Stone was fired as Newcastle's head coach in July 2015.
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In July 2016, Rick Stone was named as the new head coach of Super League club Huddersfield Giants.
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On 8 November 2019, it was announced that Rick 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.