Matt Parish

Matt Parish is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Samoa national rugby league team.

For the lawyer and scholar of international relations, see Matthew Parish.

Matt Parish
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Parish
BornAustralia
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–93 Balmain Tigers 55 6 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2011 Salford City Reds 6 1 0 5 17
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2013– Samoa 17 5 1 11 29
As of 17 November 2017
Source: [1]

Playing career

Parish played in 78 first-grade matches for the Balmain Tigers between 1988 and 1993. He was tough, durable utility player who was well respected throughout the club before injuries in 1993 restricted him to just 5 games In 1994 & 95 Parish began his successful Coaching Career by Captain Coaching battlers Gosford Townies to semi Finals before doing the same with Macquarie Scorpions in the 1996 Newcastle competition. In 1997 he moved to the Then Entrance Tigers where he had immediate success and continued to Coach there until 2006 before moving to the North Queensland Cowboys

Coaching career

He moved into coaching, and served as assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and the New South Wales State of Origin team.[2]

He was appointed as the head coach of English Super League club the Salford City Reds in July 2011. He coached the side for six matches, winning one, before resigning in November 2011, citing "personal reasons".[3][4] The Manchester Evening News reported that he had fallen out with the club's administration, having been critical of a number of aspects of the club's management.[5] Shortly after leaving Salford, he returned to Australia and was appointed an assistant coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then the reigning National Rugby League premiers.[6]

In 2013, he was appointed as head coach of Samoa.[7]

He coached the Samoans to a quarter-final appearance in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Earlier in the tournament Samoa faced New Zealand. The Samoans were down 36-4 in the second half, until the Samoans gave 'the Kiwis' a scare scoring 20 consecutive points, getting to within 13 points of the lead with 15 minutes to go in the match. However, the 'Kiwis' scored one more try to seal the match. The Samoans won their next two games against the Kumuls and the French, to secure their spot in the quarterfinal where they took on Pacific rivals Fiji. They lost, 22-4, ending their World Cup campaign.

Samoa record
Opponent Played Won Drew Lost Win Ratio (%)
 Australia 2 0 0 2 00.00
 France 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 33.33
 England 2 0 0 2 00.00
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 00.00
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 00.00
 Tonga 3 2 0 1 66.67
TOTAL 16 5 1 10 31.25
Four Nations record
Year Round Position GP W L D
Australia/New Zealand 2014Fourth place4/43030
Total0 Titles0/13030
World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L D
England/Wales 2013Quarter-Final5/144220
Australia/New Zealand/Papua New Guinea 2017Quarter-Final8/144031
Total0 Titles0/28251
Pacific tests
Year Round Position GP W L D
2014Winners1/21100
2015 Polynesian CupWinners1/21100
2016 Polynesian CupWinners1/21100
Total3 Titles3/33300
Other Test matches
Year Round Position GP W L D
2016Second Place2/21010
2017Second Place2/21010
Total0 Wins0/22020

Personal life
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References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Matt Parish - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Proszenko, Adrian (5 June 2011). "Mates help Parish score a pact with the Devils". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
  3. Hadfield, Dave (18 November 2011). "Parish perishes at Reds after less than six months". The Independent. London. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  4. "Parish quits Reds role". Sky Sports. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  5. Barker, Neil (18 November 2011). "Parish's strained Salford Reds reign always destined for a Matt finish". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  6. Trodden, Matt (25 November 2011). "Sea Eagles Add to Coaching Staff". www.mwse.com.au. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  7. Sky Sports http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/15321/8814472/matt-parish-appointed-as-head-coach-of-samoa-for-the-world-cup. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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