{"id":439765,"date":"2026-01-27T02:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/439765\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:27:11","slug":"peters-puts-his-hand-up-for-england-job-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/439765\/","title":{"rendered":"Peters puts his hand up for England job – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hull KR<\/a> premiership-winning coach Willie Peters<\/a> has confirmed he would be open to discussions about becoming the next head coach of England<\/a>, as the Rugby League<\/a> World Cup in 2026 looms.<\/p>\n

Peters is one of several high-profile names linked to the vacant role following Shaun Wane’s decision to step down earlier this month, with Leeds Rhinos<\/a> coach Brad Arthur<\/a> also declaring his interest.<\/p>\n

Speaking after Hull KR’s heavy loss to Wakefield on Sunday, Peters admitted the England<\/a> job carries significant appeal and confirmed he would be willing to explore the opportunity should talks progress.<\/p>\n

\u201cYep, look I’d certainly have a conversation \u2013 that’s for sure,\u201d Peters told NRL.com.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’d be interested in having a conversation and seeing where it goes from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HullYORK, ENGLAND – MAY 10: Willie Peters, Head Coach of Hull KR, looks on prior to the Betfred Challenge Cup Semi Final match between Hull Kingston Rovers and Catalans Dragons at LNER Community Stadium on May 10, 2025 in York, England. (Photo by Jess Hornby\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The former South Sydney Rabbitohs<\/a> and St George Illawarra Dragons<\/a> halfback has built an impressive coaching resume in the UK, guiding Hull KR<\/a> to a historic premiership and establishing himself as one of the Super League’s most respected mentors.<\/p>\n

Peters was also part of Australia’s coaching staff during last year’s Ashes Series, working under Kangaroos coach Kevin Walters<\/a> as England<\/a> suffered a 3\u20130 series defeat.<\/p>\n

Despite the result, Peters believes the England<\/a> role remains one of the most prestigious jobs in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a prestigious job, isn’t it?\u201d Peters said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be head coach of England<\/a>, for any coach, whether you’re young or experienced, it’s an opportunity that I’m sure most people would want, and I’m no different.\u201d<\/p>\n

England<\/a> is yet to choose their lead man, however, Peters is expected to be a frontrunner for the role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hull KR premiership-winning coach Willie Peters has confirmed he would be open to discussions about becoming the next…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439766,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-439765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}