South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club Limited is pleased to announce that former Cronulla Sharks five eighth, Mitch Healey, will be joining the club commencing November 10 in the capacity of NRL Assistant Coach.
Healey, a veteran of 222 first grade games for Cronulla, the second highest number of appearances on the clubs all-time list, has spent the last three seasons in England playing for Castleford where hes played in a further 60 Super League matches.
Mitch has played at the games elite level for 16 seasons and were excited about him joining the Rabbitohs, said Chief Executive David Tapp.
Mitch will join Brendan Hurst as one of two fulltime NRL Assistants working with Paul Langmack and were confident hell make a very solid contribution to the future of the Rabbitohs. The club has revamped its coaching and football operations structure in preparation for the 2004 NRL season and Mitch Healey will be an integral part our Telstra Premiership campaign. He is highly regarded as having one of the best kicking games in rugby league and that is certainly an area we need to work on, Tapp added.
Healey says hes delighted with the opportunity of joining the legendary Rabbitohs.
This is a huge opportunity and Im very grateful to Souths for giving me this chance, Healey said.
After 16 years playing rugby league I was very hopeful of landing a role in coaching and Im very much looking forward to the challenge of assisting Paul Langmack and the rest of the coaching team at Souths in an effort to maximize the enormous potential the club has. A lot of people dont realize I actually grew up in the South Sydney district and I supported the Rabbitohs for much of my life, Healey concluded.
Healey will return from England on October 28 and immediately prepare for his new role at Souths.
Healey, a veteran of 222 first grade games for Cronulla, the second highest number of appearances on the clubs all-time list, has spent the last three seasons in England playing for Castleford where hes played in a further 60 Super League matches.
Mitch has played at the games elite level for 16 seasons and were excited about him joining the Rabbitohs, said Chief Executive David Tapp.
Mitch will join Brendan Hurst as one of two fulltime NRL Assistants working with Paul Langmack and were confident hell make a very solid contribution to the future of the Rabbitohs. The club has revamped its coaching and football operations structure in preparation for the 2004 NRL season and Mitch Healey will be an integral part our Telstra Premiership campaign. He is highly regarded as having one of the best kicking games in rugby league and that is certainly an area we need to work on, Tapp added.
Healey says hes delighted with the opportunity of joining the legendary Rabbitohs.
This is a huge opportunity and Im very grateful to Souths for giving me this chance, Healey said.
After 16 years playing rugby league I was very hopeful of landing a role in coaching and Im very much looking forward to the challenge of assisting Paul Langmack and the rest of the coaching team at Souths in an effort to maximize the enormous potential the club has. A lot of people dont realize I actually grew up in the South Sydney district and I supported the Rabbitohs for much of my life, Healey concluded.
Healey will return from England on October 28 and immediately prepare for his new role at Souths.
