Trent Robinson

Trent Robinson (born 15 March 1977) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

Trent Robinson
Personal information
Born (1977-03-15) 15 March 1977
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–01 Wests Tigers 3 0 0 0 0
2002 Parramatta Eels 1 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2011–12 Catalans Dragons 63 37 1 25 59
2013– Sydney Roosters 207 135 0 72 65
Total 270 172 1 97 64
As of 7 October 2019
Source: [1][2]

He has previously coached the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and held coaching positions at Toulouse Olympique and the Newcastle Knights. As a player he played for the Wests Tigers and the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League, and Toulouse in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Robinson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

A former St Gregory's student,[3] Robinson played 3 games from the bench for the Wests Tigers in 2000 & 2001. He was the first player to ever make his first grade debut with Wests Tigers without previously having played with another team. In 2002 he joined the Brian Smith-coached Parramatta Eels, playing in a solitary game.

Coaching career

After a playing stint with Toulouse Olympique, Robinson succeeded Justin Morgan as coach in 2005.[4] He was assistant coach with the Newcastle Knights for 3 years before seeking a release to join Smith at Sydney Roosters.[5] Robinson was the assistant coach in charge of defence in the Roosters' run to the Grand Final in 2010.[6]

Catalans Dragons

At the end of the 2010 season, French-speaking Robinson took over from Kevin Walters as coach at Catalans Dragons.[7]

Sydney Roosters

On 7 September 2012 it was announced that Robinson had been appointed as Head Coach of the Sydney Roosters for a three-year term, starting in 2013.[8] At 35 years old, he was the youngest coach in the NRL.[9] [10]

Robinson became only the 2nd rookie NRL coach to claim a minor premiership after the Roosters defeated arch rivals South Sydney in round 26 of 2013. He claimed the Coach of the Year at the 2013 Dally M Awards, becoming the youngest ever winner and only the second coach in NRL history and just the sixth since the Dally M Awards started in 1980 to be named the league's best coach in his first season.[11]

He capped this historic season by leading his team to the Premiership title and to the Grand Final victory, becoming only the sixth rookie coach Premiership winner.[12] At the end of the 2013 season he received the Rugby League International Federation's coach of the year award.[13] He also led the Roosters to minor premierships in 2014, 2015 and 2018.

On 30 September 2018, Robinson coached Easts to their 14th premiership and their 2nd in 6 years as the Roosters defeated Melbourne 21-6 in the 2018 NRL Grand Final.[14]

At the end of the 2019 regular season, Robinson guided the club to a 2nd placed finish behind minor premiers Melbourne.[15][16] Robinson would then coach the club to their second consecutive premiership as they defeated Canberra 14-8 in the 2019 NRL Grand Final at ANZ Stadium. It was the first time that a club had won consecutive premierships in a unified competition since Brisbane achieved the feat in 1992 and 1993.[17][18][19]

On 22 February 2020, Robinson guided the Sydney Roosters to the 2020 World Club Challenge trophy after defeating St Helens R.F.C. 20-12.[20]

Statistics
Trent Robinson – coaching results by season
Team Year Games Wins Draws Losses Win % Finals
SYD201327210678%Won 2013 NRL Grand Final against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26—18
SYD2014271701063%Lost 2014 NRL Preliminary Final against South Sydney Rabbitohs 22—32
SYD201527190870%Lost 2015 NRL Preliminary Final against Brisbane Broncos 12—31
SYD201624601825%Finished 15th (out of 16)
SYD201726180869%Lost 2017 NRL Preliminary Final against North Queensland Cowboys 16—29
SYD201827190870%Won 2018 NRL Grand Final against Melbourne Storm 21—6
SYD201927200774%Won 2019 NRL Grand Final against Canberra Raiders 14—8
Career18512006565%

Personal life

On 26 February 2020, Robinson's $150,000 Mercedes was stolen from his home in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. The following day, Robinson's car was recovered by police at an address in Greystanes.[21]

References
  1. Rugby League Project (player)
  2. Rugby League Project (coach)
  3. Vera Bertola. "St Gregory's College Intouch magazine, July 2008". Macarthur Chronicle. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  4. "Catalans Dragons appoint Australian Trent Robinson as new coach". Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  5. Robert Dillon (21 September 2009). "Different ball game for Knights and Trent Robinson". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  6. Brent Read (27 September 2010). "Defence the catalyst for Sydney Roosters' run to NRL grand final". Fox Sports (Australia). Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  7. Brad Walter (8 September 2010). "Paea heads to France with Robinson". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
  8. "TRENT ROBINSON TO COACH THE ROOSTERS". roosters.com.au. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  9. http://www.sportal.com.au/league-news-display/robinson-pearce-potential-skipper-205137
  10. http://www.nrl.com/TelstraPremiership/NRLLadder/tabid/10251/Default.aspx
  11. Robinson wins Dally M coach prize, by Ben Horne, ninemsn.com.au, dated 1 October 2013.
  12. Storming Grand Final effort proves SBW is the main man, by David Lord, The Roar, dated 7 Oct 2013.
  13. "Awards". rlif.com. Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  14. https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/live-nrl-grand-final-2018-storm-vs-roosters-from-anz-stadium/news-story/201676e5e809c4713bcd150d9d0687da
  15. "Souths secure top-four spot with second-half blitz over Roosters". NRL.
  16. "Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters destined for NRL grand final rematch". The Guardian.
  17. "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
  18. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
  19. "How Ricky Stuart reacted to grand final 'six-again' refereeing shocker". WWOS.
  20. "Sydney Roosters are World Club champions after Manu mauls St Helens". www.theguardian.com.
  21. "Trent Robinson's $150k Mercedes FOUND. But he can't have it back yet". www.foxsports.com.au.
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