Scott Murrell

Scott Murrell
Personal information
Full nameScott Murrell
Born (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 39)
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)[1]
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half, Hooker, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–05 Leeds Rhinos 1 0 0 0 0
2004(loan) → London Broncos 6 2 0 0 8
2006–12 Hull Kingston Rovers 177 42 36 4 244
2013–20 Halifax 209 39 40 8 244
2021–22 Keighley Cougars 35 5 0 0 20
2023 Midlands Hurricanes 2 0 0 0 0
Total 430 88 76 12 516
Source: [2]

Scott Murrell (born 5 September 1985)[3] is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is assistant coach for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

He played as a stand-off, scrum-half or loose forward in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. He spent the majority of his professional career with Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and then with Halifax in the RFL Championship. He also played in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos and the London Broncos, and in the RFL League 1 for the Keighley Cougars and the Midlands Hurricanes.[4]

Murrell played at representative level for Great Britain (Academy) touring Australia.

Background

Scott Murrell was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is the son of the rugby league footballer Bryan Murrell.[5]

Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers

Murrell joined Hull Kingston Rovers from the Leeds Rhinos for their 2006 National League One campaign. He scored a try and a drop goal in the promotion Grand Final against Widnes as the Robins returned to the top flight.[6]

In August 2012, it was announced that Murrell would leave Hull KR at the end of the season after seven years with the club.[7] In total, he made 177 appearances and scored 42 tries, 36 goals and 4 drop goals.[2]

Halifax

In October 2012, Halifax R.L.F.C. announced that Murrell would join from the 2013 Championship season.[8] He was appointed club captain.[9]

In September 2014, Murrell was appointed interim head coach of Halifax after Karl Harrison departed the club late in the season.[10][11] In 2017, he celebrated his testimonial year.[12]

In August 2020, Halifax confirmed that Murrell would depart the club.[13] Across eight seasons with Halifax, he made 209 appearances and scored 39 tries, 40 goals and 8 drop goals.[2]

Keighley Cougars

On 4 August 2020, it was announced that Murrell would join the Keighley Cougars for the 2021 season.[14] After two seasons with Keighley, Murrell announced in August 2022 that he would retire from playing at the end of the 2022 season.[15]

Midlands Hurricanes

In July 2023, Murrell came out of retirement aged 37 to play two games for the Midlands Hurricanes in League 1. He was a member of the coaching staff at the Castleford Tigers, who had a dual registration arrangement with the Hurricanes, and had recently featured for the Castleford reserves side.[16] He played as a scrum-half in a surprise victory over Doncaster and in a defeat against Rochdale the following week.[17][2]

Coaching career

Keighley Cougars

Following his retirement at the end of the 2022 season, Murrell joined Keighley's coaching team working under Rhys Lovegrove.[18]

Castleford Tigers

In December 2022, Murrell joined the coaching staff at the Castleford Tigers.[19] His primary role would be head coach of the reserves team, although he would also work as an assistant to Lee Radford and Andy Last with the first team.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Hull KR The Official Site of the Robins". web page. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Player Summary: Scott Murrell". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Scott Murrell". Halifax Panthers. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ Appleyard, Joe (11 August 2022). "Scott Murrell - The Leeds lad who became an East Hull cult hero". HullLive. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Smith Backs Murrell For Bright Rhinos Future". therhinos.co.uk. 25 March 2004. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
  6. ^ Westmorland, Gareth (7 September 2017). "Remembering Hull KR's 2006 promotion celebrations: 'Scott Murrell was running around King Billy naked'". Hull Live. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ^ Gordon, James (14 August 2012). "Murrell to leave Hull KR". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  8. ^ Gordon, James (4 October 2012). "Halifax move for Scott Murrell". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  9. ^ Redhead, Paul (5 August 2020). "Long-serving Halifax captain to leave". Serious About Rugby League. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ Craven, Dave (4 September 2014). "Halifax part company with Harrison". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Murrell in charge as Harrison leaves Halifax". Love Rugby League. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  12. ^ Westmorland, Gareth (13 July 2017). "Celebrate Hull KR legend testimonial trio". Hull Live. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  13. ^ Scargill, Tom (5 August 2020). "Murrell to leave Halifax RLFC after eight years". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Scott Murrell opts for a new challenge at Keighley". www.loverugbyleague.com. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Cougars legend confirms retirement from the game". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  16. ^ Walker, Callum (10 June 2023). "Castleford Tigers assistant coach Scott Murrell to make rugby league return to help out struggling Super League side's reserves". TotalRL. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  17. ^ Sternik, Sebastian (24 July 2023). "Scott Murrell comes out of retirement at 37 to help League 1 minnows pull off shock victory". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  18. ^ Chapman, Joshua (16 September 2022). "Scott Murrell appointed assistant coach". Keighley Cougars. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  19. ^ Smith, Peter (29 December 2022). "Castleford Tigers appoint unveil Leeds Rhinos and Hull KR player as reserves' coach". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  20. ^ Gordon, James (29 December 2022). "Scott Murrell heads to Castleford". LoveRugbyLeague. Retrieved 31 December 2022.