As the Wests Tigers' hunt for a new NRLWhead coach continues to ramp up, a multi-time league winner from England has formally applied for the vacant head coaching job.
According to sources speaking on the condition of anonymity, Zero Tackle can reveal that Derek Hardman, the head coach of the St Helens RLFC Super Leaguewomen's team, has formally applied for the vacant 2026 Wests Tigers NRLW head coaching job.
An assistant coach of England's national team, Hardman is a multi-league winner with St Helens and won the historic treble - League, Challenge Cup and League Leaders Shield - in 2021.
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Is this just ticking boxes so the appointment looks to be done "by the book"?
I've read elsewhere that Adel did not get the job... but this article states the position is vacant, were they just killing time after agreeing with Hardman to terms, while he made his application formal?
