Brian Noble (rugby league)

Brian Noble
MBE

Personal information
Full name	Brian David Noble[1]
Born	(1961-02-14) 14 February 1961 (age 63) Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	13 st 0 lb (83 kg)
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1979–93 Bradford Northern 389+3 39 0 0 145 1985 Cronulla Sharks 7 1 0 0 4 1994–95 Wakefield Trinity 8+1 0 0 0 0 Total 408 40 0 0 149 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1982–84 Great Britain 11 1 0 0 4 1985–86 Yorkshire 2 0 0 0 0 1982–83 GB Under 24 4 0 0 0 0 1984 GB tour games 7 6 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2001–06 Bradford Bulls 180 136 2 40 76 2006–09 Wigan Warriors 91 49 4 38 54 2010 Crusaders RL 31 14 0 17 45 2013–14 Salford Red Devils 23 7 0 16 30 Total 325 206 6 111 63 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2004–06 Great Britain 14 6 0 8 43
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Brian David Noble MBE (born 14 February 1961), also known by the nickname of "Nobby", is an English rugby league coach and former rugby league footballer. As a footballer, Noble was a Great Britain representative hooker,^[2] but is best known for his coaching career, during which he coached the Bradford Bulls, the Wigan Warriors, the Crusaders RL and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League, and the Great Britain national team. He was the first coach to win three Super League Grand Finals, and is one of only two coaches to have achieved that feat along with Brian McDermott. He was formerly the Director of Rugby for the Toronto Wolfpack, and also works as a pundit for BBC Sport.