Former Leeds Rhinos and Featherstone Rovers head coach Brian McDermott is set to make a surprise move at the club.
McDermott quit as Featherstone boss after a disappointing league campaign in which Rovers fell to the Batley Bulldogs in the semi-finals.
The most decorated Super League manager in history is set to sign for Newcastle Knights as assistant manager to Adam O’Brien, according to the The telegraph of the day.
Featherstone has already moved quickly to secure McDermott’s replacement in the form of Sean Long, with Newcastle in need of inspiration after a dismal 2022 season in the NRL.
The Knights have been looking for a new assistant for O’Brien since Willie Peters left to Hull KR as head coach and now they’ve found their man in McDermott.
The former Bradford Bulls striker won four Super League titles with Leeds as well as two Challenge Cups and a World Club Challenge before moving to new pastures in July 2018.
Ahead of the 2019 season, McDermott signed with the Toronto Wolfpack in a bid to lead their quest for the Super League, guiding the Canadian club to promotion that year.
The 52-year-old was named Rovers boss ahead of the 2022 Championship campaign as Featherstone aimed for the Super League alongside arch-rivals Leigh Centurions.
However, a number of disappointing defeats to Leigh throughout the year as well as the loss to Batley in the semi-finals ensured the end of McDermott’s unsuccessful tenure.
McDermott is currently in England helping the Fijian team at the World Cup.
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