{"id":719769,"date":"2026-07-30T21:13:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/719769\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T21:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:13:14","slug":"eamon-ocarroll-rules-himself-out-of-permanent-st-helens-role-as-reasons-for-2027-excitement-issued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/719769\/","title":{"rendered":"Eamon O’Carroll rules himself out of permanent St Helens’ role as reasons for 2027 excitement issued"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eamon O\u2019Carroll has insisted that he won\u2019t be at St Helens in 2027 with the current interim coach to continue his plan to cross codes and take on a role in rugby union.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Carroll will take on a role with Welsh side Scarlets in 2027<\/a> but he\u2019s still featured prominently in the betting odds to become the permanent St Helens head coach.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s currently priced at 10\/1<\/a> with Super League sponsors Betfred and when asked about that, O\u2019Carroll was quick to laugh the suggestion off as he affirmed his plans for next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m committed to what I\u2019m doing next year,\u201d O\u2019Carroll confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a huge honour and a privilege to be in the position that I\u2019m currently in, I\u2019m really proud, but my job at the moment is to do the best I can with this group, and ultimately come the end of the year I want to leave the group and the club in the best position that I possibly can, so that\u2019s my focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

St Helens in crisis, Rowley exit reaction and debating Super League\u2019s best-ever overseas player \u2013 Click here to watch the latest episode of the Serious About Rugby League Show!<\/a><\/p>\n

Why a new St Helens head coach has reasons to be excited<\/p>\n

O\u2019Carroll will have a job on his hands leaving the club in the best possible position given how many players are out for the season and the fact that Saints are currently outside the top six, however, he remained confident that whoever does land the job will be walking into a positive environment.<\/p>\n

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Asked about what sort of chance a new coach would have to hit the ground running, O\u2019Carroll responded: \u201cReally good, obviously I\u2019m in here every day so I understand where we\u2019re at currently as a club.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s an exciting time to be at St Helens, there\u2019s a lot of good young men coming through the club and it\u2019s going to be an exciting time for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think our experienced players are getting more experienced, and I think going through this little bit of adversity is going to be really good in the long term, people might not recognise that or understand that currently at the moment, but in adversity we grow, so I think the club\u2019s in a really strong position.\u201d<\/p>\n

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