{"id":167087,"date":"2025-09-29T01:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/167087\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T01:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T01:22:13","slug":"luke-keary-set-to-snub-nrl-coaching-role-under-ex-st-helens-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/167087\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Keary set to snub NRL coaching role under ex-St Helens boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AMZ_0552.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Retiring Catalans Dragons playmaker Luke Keary is reportedly set to snub a coaching role that he\u2019d been linked with.<\/p>\n<p>Keary left the NRL at the end of 2024, inking a two-year deal with Catalans Dragons but after a difficult first year, the Australian has hung up the boots.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/catalans-dragons-confirm-13-player-exits-with-two-more-retirements-and-luke-keary-departure-confirmed-107862\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> 13 players to exit Catalans<\/a> and recent reports from\u00a0The Sydney Morning Herald\u00a0have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/rugby-league-news-retiring-super-league-duo-set-for-nrl-coaching-jobs-108741\/#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">suggested that Keary would join former St Helens head coach Justin Holbrook<\/a> as an assistant coach at Newcastle Knights.<\/p>\n<p>The pair had worked together when Keary was at the Roosters, however, fresh reports have actually suggested that Keary will actually take up a role with his former club instead of joining Holbrook at Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/saint-sinner-shoosh-peter-vlandys-seriously-considers-grand-final-kickoff-change\/news-story\/917a1268b6cf96aa8cfdecb05ec37b74\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Daily Telegraph\u00a0<\/a>who have linked the former State of Origin star with a return to the club he called home for seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Luke Keary to make NRL return<\/p>\n<p>A report from the Telegraph explained: \u201cLuke Keary won\u2019t be joining the Newcastle Knights\u2019 coaching staff under Justin Holbrook.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe remains close to Roosters coach Trent Robinson and chairman Nick Politis and is talking to them about taking on a role at his old club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if that role would be coaching or in another off-field capacity but the 33-year-old\u2019s ties with the club mean he\u2019s already clear on the culture of the club.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Catalans and the Roosters have a strong connection anyway with Robinson a former head coach at the Dragons.<\/p>\n<p>Keary isn\u2019t the only retiring Super League star to be returning to the NRL with a possible role lined up as Hull KR\u2019s Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is expected to return to the Roosters and work as a developmental coach.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, JWH still has matters to deal with on the field with Hull KR set to play the winners of Leeds Rhinos v St Helens in the Super League semi-finals next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Serious About Rugby League has launched a brand new podcast which can be watched in full on our\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jn2Bzz8-k7c?si=ZrMZgP_vp39BoPgT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">YouTube channel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759084633_634_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Retiring Catalans Dragons playmaker Luke Keary is reportedly set to snub a coaching role that he\u2019d been 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