Ronald Griffiths Explained

Ron Griffiths
Fullname:Ronald Griffiths
Coachteam1:Newcastle Knights
Coachyear1start:2022
Coachyear1end:23
Coachgames1:18
Coachwins1:16
Coachdraws1:0
Coachlosses1:2
Coachteam2:New Zealand Warriors
Coachyear2start:2025
Coachyear2end:present
Coachgames2:0
Coachwins2:0
Coachdraws2:0
Coachlosses2:0
Coachyearastart:2023
Coachgamesa:1
Coachwinsa:1
Coachdrawsa:0
Coachlossesa:0
Source:[1]
Updated:13 October 2024

Ronald Griffiths is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership. He previously coached the Newcastle Knights, winning two premierships with them.

Background

Griffiths is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2] He played junior rugby league for the Woodberry Warriors.[3]

Coaching career

Early years

In 2012, Griffiths coached the Maitland Pickers in the Newcastle Rugby League, as well as mentoring the under-16s New South Wales Koori side.[4] In 2014, he coached the Greta-Branxton Colts[5] as well as being a pathways coach with the New South Wales VB Cup representative side.[6] In 2016, he became head coach at the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs.[7] In 2019, he worked with the coaching staff at the Wests Tigers, before taking up an assistant coach role with the team in 2020.[8] In 2021, he was a part of the coaching staff for the Indigenous All Stars side.[2]

2022

In April 2022, Griffiths was announced as the head coach of the Newcastle Knights' NRLW team.[3] The team won 4 of its 5 regular season games, before winning the semi-final match and ultimately winning the 2022 NRLW Premiership, the Knights' defeating the Parramatta Eels 32–12.[9]

2023

Griffiths would coach the NRLW team to another premiership win in 2023,[10] before being announced as the Knights' NSW Cup head coach going into 2024.[11]

2024

On 1 July, the New Zealand Warriors announced the appointment of Griffiths as head coach of their NRLW team, who return to the competition in 2025. Griffiths was appointed on a three-year deal.[12] The Newcastle Knights confirmed that Griffiths will depart the club at the conclusion of the 2024 NSW Cup season.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ron Griffiths (N) - Summary - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Web site: Deadly trio Bowen, Hodges and Prince leading way for Indigenous coaches. 12 February 2021. National Rugby League.
  3. Web site: Ronald Griffiths announced as NRLW Head Coach. 14 April 2022. Newcastle Knights.
  4. Web site: Junior Rugby League News, harold matthews cup, sg ball, mel meninga cup, cyril connell cup, uni shield, buckley shield, schoolboys rugby league. ourfootyteam-archives.com.au.
  5. Web site: GRETA GETS REVENGE ON DENMAN | NBN News. NBN News.
  6. Web site: 2014 NSWRL Annual Report. nswrl.com.au.
  7. Web site: Butcher Boys central to Miller coaching call. 31 August 2016. Newcastle Herald.
  8. Web site: Wests Tigers appoint Ron Griffiths as Coaching Assistant. 29 January 2020. Match Preview: Round 11 vs Bulldogs.
  9. Web site: Custom Match List - RLP. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  10. Web site: Custom Match List - RLP. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  11. Web site: Griffiths appointed Knights NSW Cup Coach. 2 November 2023. Newcastle Knights.
  12. Web site: Griffiths to coach NRLW side. Becht. Richard. 1 Jul 2024. Warriors.Kiwi. 1 Jul 2024.
  13. Web site: Ronald Griffiths to farewell the Knights. 1 Jul 2024. Newcastle Knights. 1 Jul 2024.

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