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Line 1: {{short description\|English RLrugby league coach and former England international rugby league footballer}} {{Use British English\|date=August 2016}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography \|name = Lee Radford \|fullname = Lee Stephen Radford<ref>[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/ReOyU3XCIj90B1V53krNimY04xU/appointments Companies House]</ref> ~~\|fullname =~~ \|image = Lee Radford.~~jpg~~png \|image_size = ~~160~~200 \|caption = ▼ \|position = {{rlp\|SR\|LF\|PR}} \|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|df=yes\|1979\|3\|26}} Line 14 ⟶ 13: \|weight = {{convert\|102\|kg\|stlb\|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hullfc.com/personnel.aspx?pr=217554\|title= Hull F.C.\|work= web page\|publisher= Hull F.C.\|access-date= 10 August 2011}}{{dead link\|date=January 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> \|retired = no \|club1 = [[Hull ~~F.C.~~FC]] \|year1start = ~~1997~~1996 \|year1end = 98 \|appearances1 = 818 \|tries1 = 23 \|goals1 = 01 \|fieldgoals1 = 0 \|points1 = 814 \|club2 = {{nowrap\|[[Bradford Bulls]]}} \|year2start = 1998 \|year2end = 05 \|appearances2 = ~~145~~158 \|tries2 = 1822 \|goals2 = 12 \|fieldgoals2 = 0 \|points2 = 96112 \|club3 = [[Hull ~~F.C.~~FC]] \|year3start = 2006 \|year3end = 12 \|appearances3 = ~~170~~175 \|tries3 = 2822 \|goals3 = 01 \|fieldgoals3 = 0 \|points3 = ~~112~~90 \|teamA = [[Yorkshire rugby league team\|Yorkshire]] \|yearAstart = Line 54 ⟶ 53: \|fieldgoalsB = 0 \|pointsB = 4 \|coachteam1 = [[Hull ~~F.C.~~FC]] \|coachyear1start = 2014 \|coachyear1end = 20 Line 61 ⟶ 60: \|coachdraws1 = 3 \|coachlosses1 = 92 \|coachteam2 = {{nowrap\|[[Castleford Tigers]]}} ~~\|coachpremierships1 = 0~~ \|coachyear2start = 2022 \|coachyear2end = 23 \|coachgames2 = 32 \|coachwins2 = 14 ▲\|~~caption~~coachdraws2 = 0 \|coachlosses2 = 18 \| ru_coachteam1 = {{nowrap\|[[Dallas Jackals]]}}<br>''Defence coach'' \| ru_coachyear1start = 2020 \| ru_coachyear1end = \| ru_coachgames1 = \| ru_coachwins1 = \| ru_coachdraws1 = \| ru_coachlosses1 = \| ru_coachteam2 = {{nowrap\|[[Northampton Saints]]}}<br>''Defence coach'' \| ru_coachyear2start = 2023 \| ru_coachyear2end = present \| ru_coachgames2 = \| ru_coachwins2 = \| ru_coachdraws2 = \| ru_coachlosses2 = \|new = yes \|source = <ref name="Profile at loverugbyleague.com">{{cite web\|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Lee-Radford\|title=Profile at loverugbyleague.com\|publisher=loverugbyleague.com\|date=31 December 2017\|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lee-radford/summary.html\|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org\|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org\|date=31 December 2017\|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Radford&submit=Go&c=England\|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk\|publisher=englandrl.co.uk\|date=31 December 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/~~19950000000000~~19941130000000/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Radford&submit=Go&c=England\|access-date=1 January 2018\|archive-date=30 November 1994}}</ref><ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web\|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/lee-radford/summary.html\|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org\|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org\|date=31 December 2017\|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref> \|updated = 2714 ~~November~~December ~~2019~~2023 }} '''Lee Radford''' (born 26 March 1979) is an English professional [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]] coach.<ref name="Former Hull player and coach Lee Radford joins American rugby union side Dallas Jackals">{{cite web \|title=Former Hull player and coach Lee Radford joins American rugby union side Dallas Jackals \|url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/former-hull-player-and-coach-lee-radford-joins-american-rugby-union-side-dallas-jackals-2888855 \|website=Yorkshire Post \|access-date=23 June 2020}}</ref> He previously worked in [[rugby league]] as the head coach of [[Hull ~~F.C.~~FC]], in the [[Super League]], from 2013–2020 and as head coach of [[Castleford Tigers]] from 2022 to 2023. He is also a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer.<ref name="Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> In 2023, he joined [[Premiership Rugby]] team [[Northampton Saints]] as their defence coach.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gray \|first1=James \|title=Premiership rugby coaches braced for barrage of red cards \|url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/mission-impossible-premiership-rugby-coaches-2685859 \|access-date=16 October 2023 \|publisher=i newspaper \|date=13 October 2023}}</ref> As a player, he was an [[England national rugby league team\|England]] international {{rlp\|sr}} forward who played for [[Yorkshire rugby league team\|Yorkshire]], and for [[Hull F.C.]] and the [[Bradford Bulls]] in the [[Super League]].<ref name="Profile at loverugbyleague.com"/><ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/> Line 75 ⟶ 96: ==Playing career== Radford made his professional début for hometown club [[Hull F.C.\|Hull Sharks]] ([[List of Hull F.C. players\|Heritage № 910]]) before moving to Bradford in 1998.{{cn\|date=January 2023}} Radford played for the [[Bradford Bulls]] from the interchange bench in their [[2003 Super League Grand Final]] victory against the [[Wigan Warriors]]. Having won [[Super League VIII]], Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[2004 World Club Challenge]]. Radford played at {{rlp\|sr}} in the Bulls' 22–4 victory. He also played for Bradford at {{rlp\|lf}} in their [[2004 Super League Grand Final]] loss against the [[Leeds Rhinos]]. Radford played for the [[Bradford Bulls]] at {{rlp\|lf}} in their [[2005 Super League Grand Final]] victory against the [[Leeds Rhinos]].{{cn\|date=January 2023}} Radford later returned to his hometown club of [[Hull F.C.\|Hull FC]], who he joined for the start of 2006's [[Super League XI]]. Hull reached the [[2006 Super League Grand final]] to be contested against [[St Helens R.F.C.\|St. Helens]], playing at {{rlp\|sr}} in his side's 4–26 loss.<ref>{{cite news\|title=St Helens 26–4 Hull FC\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/super_league/6035553.stm\|access-date=18 August 2013\|newspaper=[[BBC News]]\|date=14 October 2006}}</ref> [[File:Lee Radford Hull FC.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Radford playing for Hull F.C. in 2007]] Radford would also play in Hull's 28-16 [[2008 Challenge Cup]] final loss to St Helens. Lee Radford took part in a boxing match, ''the Rumble in the Humber'', against fellow rugby league player, [[Stuart Fielden]] which raised £50,000 for [[Steve Prescott]]. He won the fight, stopping Fielden in the second round.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/6326943.stm\|title=Radford wins £50,000 charity bout\|date=3 February 2007\|work=BBC Sport\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=7 October 2011}}</ref> He was appointed Hull's captain for 2007. [[File:Lee Radford Hull FC.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Radford playing for Hull F.C. in 2007]]▼ On 6 October 2011 Lee Radford announced his retirement from the game, to take up a 3-year deal as an assistant coach at Hull F.C.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/15198608.stm\|title=Lee Radford retires for Hull FC assistant job\|date=6 October 2011\|work=BBC Sport\|publisher=BBC\|access-date=7 October 2011}}</ref> Line 125 ⟶ 148: ==Coaching career== ===Hull FC=== On 18 September 2013, Radford was unveiled as the new head coach at [[Hull F.C.\|Hull FC]], where he had been the assistant coach under [[Peter Gentle]]. His first game in charge was a pre-season friendly against [[Doncaster R.L.F.C.\|Doncaster]], and his first competitive game was against the [[Catalans Dragons]] in [[Super League XIX]]. Line 133 ⟶ 155: That year he would also lead his team to the [[Super League]] play-off semi-finals but would fail to reach the final after being defeated by the [[Wigan Warriors]] 28-18. Radford's coaching success would continue the following year when he once ~~against~~again led Hull F.C. to victory in the [[2017 Challenge Cup]] final with an 18-14 win over the [[Wigan Warriors]], having now led Hull F.C. to two Challenge Cup victories in a row.<ref name="Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs">{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup-final-live-score-11054626\|title=Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs\|publisher=Mirror\|date=26 August 2017\|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref> ▲[[File:Lee Radford ~~Hull FC~~.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Radford ~~playing for~~coaching Hull F.C. in ~~2007~~2019]] Immediately after their loss to the [[Warrington Wolves]] on 12 March 2020, Hull FC chief executive [[Adam Pearson (sports executive)\|Adam Pearson]] told a live TV interview that Radford had been sacked, minutes after the 38-4 loss. Line 141 ⟶ 163: ===Castleford Tigers=== On 27 April 2021 it was announced that he would take over the head coach role for the 2022 season, on a two-year deal, when [[Daryl Powell]] leaves at the end of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web\|website=Love Rugby League\|date=27 April 2021\|accessdate=27 April 2021\|title=Castleford appoint Lee Radford as new coach from 2022\|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/castleford-appoint-lee-radford-as-new-coach-from-2022/}}</ref> In round 1 of the 2022 Super League season, Radford coached his first game in charge of Castleford which ended in a 26-16 defeat against [[Salford Red Devils\|Salford]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.salfordreddevils.net/match-report-castleford-tigers-16-26-salford-red-devils-friday-11th-feb-betfred-super-league-round-1/\|title=Match Report Castleford v Salford\|website=www.salfordreddevils.net\|date=11 February 2022 \|accessdate=18 February 2022}}</ref> On 6 March 2023, it was announced that Radford had left Castleford, by mutual agreement, with assistant coach [[Andy Last]] taking over as interim manager.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/64861536\|title=Castleford Tigers coach leaves Super League club by mutual agreement\|website=BBC Sport\|accessdate=6 March 2023}}</ref> ==Honours== Line 158 ⟶ 184: ===Coaching career=== ====Hull FC==== [[Challenge Cup]]: (2) 2016, 2017. ==References== {{reflist\|2}} ~~{{S-start}}~~ ~~{{S-sport}}~~ ~~{{Succession box~~ ~~\| before = {{nowrap\|[[Peter Gentle]]}}<br>2012–2013~~ ~~\| after = {{nowrap\|[[Andy Last]]}}<br>2020~~ ~~\| title = Coach<br>{{leagueicon\|hull fc\|size=18}}<br>{{nowrap\|[[Hull FC]]}}~~ ~~\| years = 2014–2020~~ }} ~~{{S-end}}~~ ==External links== {{commons category}} [http://www.hullfc.com/team/first-team/coaching-staff/lee-radford Hull FC profile] *(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20111215075813/http://www.hullfc.com/page.aspx?p=998 History → Coaches & Captains at hullfc.com] Line 181 ⟶ 198: {{Bradford Bulls - 2004 World Club Challenge winners}} {{Bradford Bulls - 2005 Super League Grand Final winners}} ~~{{Hull F.C. - 2008 Challenge Cup Final runners-up}}~~ {{Hull F.C. - 2016 Challenge Cup Final winners}} {{Hull F.C. - 2017 Challenge Cup Final winners}} {{Hull FC coaches}} {{Castleford Tigers coaches}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Radford, Lee}} Line 189 ⟶ 207: [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bradford Bulls players]] ~~<!--~~[[Category:Castleford Tigers coaches]]~~-->~~ [[Category:England national rugby league team players]] [[Category:English rugby league coaches]] [[Category:English rugby league players]] [[Category:English rugby union coaches]] [[Category:Hull F.C. captains]] [[Category:Hull F.C. coaches]] [[Category:Hull F.C. players]]