{"id":526791,"date":"2026-04-12T11:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526791\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:55:11","slug":"hull-kr-ceo-sets-out-timeline-for-head-coach-appointment-as-update-given-on-willie-peters-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/526791\/","title":{"rendered":"Hull KR CEO sets out timeline for head coach appointment as update given on Willie Peters replacement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hull KR CEO Paul Lakin has confirmed when the club are looking to announce their next head coach, following the impending departure of Willie Peters.<\/p>\n

After four seasons, Peters will leave Craven Park to take up a role in the NRL<\/a>, and will move to Port Moresby to become the first-ever head coach of the PNG Chiefs.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs will enter the NRL in 2028, but Peters will devote a full year to prepping and planning for their introduction to the game\u2019s top competition.<\/p>\n

His exit was announced last month, giving the Robins plenty of time to search for his replacement, a process that is well underway according to the CEO.<\/p>\n

Lakin spoke to the BBC following his club\u2019s victory over York Knights in the Challenge Cup<\/a>, and gave KR fans some positive news.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to think it\u2019s a really attractive job,\u201d said the Chief Executive. \u201cWe\u2019re looking for a coach who is going to back themselves, because taking over a club that\u2019s just won four trophies \u2013 you can\u2019t have an inferiority complex, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019ve been afforded is time, and that\u2019s a luxury. We\u2019re only in early April so we will take our time, but I think we should be making an announcement in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to make it as soon as that, because I want to work with the coach in parallel to Willie for next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hull KR CEO provides latest on head coach search<\/p>\n

The best piece of recruitment KR have done over the past decade is the appointment of Peters, so Lakin knows how important getting the next head coach right is.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cRecruitment is absolutely critical. Some people don\u2019t look at it seriously\u2026 it forms the foundation for the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get that right, everything else is that little bit easier around the club. It\u2019s big shoes to fill, clearly, but as you\u2019d expect there is a lot of interest from the right calibre of people, so I\u2019m looking forward to the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

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