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Daryl Powell (born 21 July 1965 in Ackworth
Ackworth, West Yorkshire

Ackworth is a village in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Pontefract, Barnsley and Doncaster on the small River Went....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England by population....
) is the head coach of Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers

Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone , West Yorkshire in England. To many people they are known as Fev or "The Colliers", highlighting the close link between the club and the local mining community....
 Rugby League football club. He is a former stand off
Rugby league positions

A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. Players on field are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
 for Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars

Keighley Cougars are a semi-professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in Co-operative Championship....
, Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. In 2008 they compete in the Rugby League National Leagues....
 and Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an England Professional sport rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
. He played over 450 games including 33 caps for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team

Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing rugby league. The team was administered by the Rugby Football League , and was commonly nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
 and made appearances in the Super League Grand Final
Super League (Europe)

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 and in the Rugby League Challenge Cup final (twice) for the Leeds Rhinos. At Sheffield he formed a key partnership with Mark Aston
Mark Aston

Mark Aston is a former rugby league Rugby league positions with the Sheffield Eagles and Great Britain national rugby league team. He also had short spells with Featherstone Rovers and Bramley Buffaloes but the bulk of his career was spent with the Eagles, who he joined in 1985....
 and holds the club record for the most individual tries in a match (5) and most career tries (114).

After he retired from playing in 2001, he became coach
Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportsperson....
 of the Leeds Rhinos.






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Daryl Powell (born 21 July 1965 in Ackworth
Ackworth, West Yorkshire

Ackworth is a village in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Pontefract, Barnsley and Doncaster on the small River Went....
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of List of ceremonial counties of England by population....
) is the head coach of Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers

Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone , West Yorkshire in England. To many people they are known as Fev or "The Colliers", highlighting the close link between the club and the local mining community....
 Rugby League football club. He is a former stand off
Rugby league positions

A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. Players on field are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
 for Keighley Cougars
Keighley Cougars

Keighley Cougars are a semi-professional rugby league club from Keighley in West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in Co-operative Championship....
, Sheffield Eagles
Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. In 2008 they compete in the Rugby League National Leagues....
 and Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos

Leeds Rhinos, or informally Leeds or Rhinos, are an England Professional sport rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
. He played over 450 games including 33 caps for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team

Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing rugby league. The team was administered by the Rugby Football League , and was commonly nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
 and made appearances in the Super League Grand Final
Super League (Europe)

Super League is Europe's top-level professional rugby league club competition. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League....
 and in the Rugby League Challenge Cup final (twice) for the Leeds Rhinos. At Sheffield he formed a key partnership with Mark Aston
Mark Aston

Mark Aston is a former rugby league Rugby league positions with the Sheffield Eagles and Great Britain national rugby league team. He also had short spells with Featherstone Rovers and Bramley Buffaloes but the bulk of his career was spent with the Eagles, who he joined in 1985....
 and holds the club record for the most individual tries in a match (5) and most career tries (114).

After he retired from playing in 2001, he became coach
Coach (sport)

In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportsperson....
 of the Leeds Rhinos. In 2003 he became Director of Rugby after the Rhinos appointed Tony Smith
Tony Smith (Australian rugby league coach)

Tony Smith is a British-Australian former rugby league player. He is currently Head of Coaching at Warrington Wolves and is also the part-time head coach of the Great Britain national rugby league team....
 as head coach, and was also head coach of the Ireland national rugby league team
Ireland national rugby league team

The Ireland national rugby league team, is the professional rugby league team representing Ireland. Ireland are classified an affiliate nation of the Rugby League International Federation....
. He was later involved at the York City Knights
York City Knights

York City Knights Rugby League Club are a United Kingdom rugby league team hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre....
 club, who had formed a strategic partnership with the Rhinos.

In July 2005 he made the switch to rugby union
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
 when he became the offensive coach and matchday manager for the Leeds Tykes
Leeds Tykes

Leeds Carnegie is an England rugby union club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire that currently plays in the National Division One after being relegated from the Guinness Premiership....
 club. In January 2006 he was promoted to head coach but the season ended in disappointment when the Tykes were relegated
Promotion and relegation

In many sports leagues around the world , promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season in which teams are transferred between divisions....
.

He was appointed head coach of Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers

Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone , West Yorkshire in England. To many people they are known as Fev or "The Colliers", highlighting the close link between the club and the local mining community....
 in September 2008.

The Merlin Trading Cards 1991 series, entitled The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 155 of 160) states:
Daryl Powell Centre. Signed for Sheffield
Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. In 2008 they compete in the Rugby League National Leagues....
 from Redhill amateurs after being a BARLA
Barla

Barla can refer to:*the modern site of ancient Parlais*the acronym BARLA - British Amateur Rugby League Association...
 Youth cap and became the Eagles’
Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. In 2008 they compete in the Rugby League National Leagues....
 very first pro player back in 1984. Subsequently became their first international in the 1989-90 season and established himself as a Test player on the 1990 Lions
Great Britain national rugby league team

Great Britain was traditionally one of the major national teams playing rugby league. The team was administered by the Rugby Football League , and was commonly nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
 tour. Eagles
Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles RLFC are a English rugby league team based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. In 2008 they compete in the Rugby League National Leagues....
 captain, he starred in the most recent Ashes Test series.


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