{"id":195442,"date":"2025-10-12T18:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/195442\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:20:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:20:14","slug":"former-hull-fc-half-back-leon-pryce-lands-super-league-coaching-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/195442\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Hull FC half-back Leon Pryce lands Super League coaching role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pryce is back in the coaching game.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1_Leon-Pryce.jpg\" alt=\"Former Hull FC half-back Leon Pryce.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Former Hull FC half-back Leon Pryce.(Image: SW PIX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"hulldailymail\">Former Hull FC half-back Leon Pryce is the new head coach of York Valkyrie. The 44-year-old spent two seasons with Hull in 2015 and 2016 and was part of the club\u2019s Challenge Cup-winning squad at Wembley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"hulldailymail\">He also featured for Bradford Bulls, St Helens, and Catalans Dragons in a decorated career. He retired from playing at the end of 2017 and soon went into coaching at Workington Town in 2018 but will now try his luck in the women\u2019s game, replacing outgoing Director of Rugby, Lindsay Anfield, who has stepped down after five seasons in charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"hulldailymail\">Meanwhile, the Valkyrie won back-to-back Women\u2019s Super League titles in 2023 and 2024, with York chairman Clint Goodchild outlining his delight at bringing Pryce to the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"hulldailymail\">\u201cWe\u2019re absolutely thrilled to welcome Leon Pryce to the York Valkyrie as head coach,\u201d he said. \u201cLeon is one of the most respected figures in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulldailymail.co.uk\/all-about\/rugby-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rugby league<\/a>, with an incredible career as both a player and a coach. His passion for developing players and his deep understanding of the game will bring tremendous energy to our club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"hulldailymail\">\u201cThe Valkyrie have set new standards for women\u2019s rugby league in recent years, and Leon\u2019s appointment marks the next exciting chapter in that journey. His leadership and commitment to excellence align with what we\u2019re building here in York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"hulldailymail\">\u201cLeon has already made a fantastic impression on the playing group with his energy and genuine respect for what the Valkyrie have achieved. He brings a wealth of experience, a winning mentality, and a real sense of purpose to the role. We can\u2019t wait to see the impact he\u2019ll have on the group as we continue to grow and chase success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pryce is back in the coaching game.Former Hull FC half-back Leon Pryce.(Image: SW PIX) Former Hull FC half-back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":195443,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[20805,5903,20370,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-195442","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-hull-fc","9":"tag-rugby","10":"tag-rugby-league","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/195443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}