Willie Peters nominated for Betfred Super League Coach of the Season

Hull KR Head Coach, Willie Peters has been nominated for Betfred Super League Coach of the Year after guiding the Robins to second place and a second consecutive Play-Off Semi-Final.

Peters is joined by Matt Peet of Wigan Warriors, Mike Eccles of London Broncos and Paul Rowley of Salford Red Devils following a poll of the 12 Super League head coaches – with the winner to be named at Rugby League’s Awards Night next Tuesday 8th October at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

Eccles was named Betfred Championship Coach of the Year in 2023 after steering the Broncos to a surprise promotion to the Super League, and has earned widespread admiration for the way his team have responded to a wide range of challenges, remaining competitive in the vast majority of their matches even though they only secured three wins.

It is a third consecutive nomination for both Peet and Rowley. Peet, who won the award in his first season as head coach of Wigan in 2022, has steered them to a second consecutive League Leaders’ Shield and picked up two other trophies, with victories over Penrith Panthers in the World Club Challenge in February, and over Warrington Wolves in the Betfred Challenge Cup Final at Wembley in June.

Rowley maintained his remarkable record of defying pessimistic pre-season predictions for Salford, with the Red Devils finishing fourth in the table to secure their second appearance in the Play-Offs in three years.

This is a first nomination for Willie Peters who has followed a successful debut campaign in which the Robins qualified for the Play-Offs and reached Wembley in the Challenge Cup by achieving greater consistency to secure a top two finish – the club’s first in the Super League era.