Trent Robinson

Trent Robinson (born 15 March 1977[3]) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer.

Trent Robinson
Robinson in 2011
Personal information
Full nameTrent Robinson
Born (1977-03-15) 15 March 1977
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionLock, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–01 Wests Tigers 3 0 0 0 0
2002 Parramatta Eels 1 0 0 0 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2005–06 Toulouse Olympique
2011–12 Catalans Dragons 63 37 1 25 59
2013– Sydney Roosters 284 180 0 104 63
Total 347 217 1 129 63
Source: [1][2]
As of 12 October 2023

He has previously held coaching positions at Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and was the head coach at the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. As a player he made appearances as a prop and lock for the Wests Tigers and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL and Toulouse in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Robinson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown where his agricultural studies led to an interest in animal and wildlife conservation, particularly that of the African savanna. Unfortunately, his competitive rugby league commitments prevented him from pursuing this area further.

Playing career

A former student at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown,[4] Robinson played three games from the bench for the Wests Tigers between 2000 and 2001. He was the first player to ever make his first-grade debut with Wests Tigers without having previously played first-grade with another team. In 2002, he joined the Brian Smith-coached Parramatta Eels, playing in a solitary game.

Coaching career

Toulouse Olympique

After a playing stint with Toulouse Olympique, Robinson succeeded Justin Morgan as coach in 2005.[5]

Newcastle Knights

He was an assistant coach with the Newcastle Knights for three years before seeking a release to join Brian Smith at the Sydney Roosters.[6] Robinson was the assistant coach in charge of defence in the Roosters' run to the 2010 NRL Grand Final.[7]

Catalans Dragons

At the conclusion of the 2010 Super League season, the French-speaking Robinson took over from Kevin Walters as coach at Catalans Dragons.[8]

Sydney Roosters

On 7 September 2012, it was announced that Robinson had been appointed as head coach of the Sydney Roosters on a three-year contract, commencing in 2013.[9]

Robinson became only the second rookie coach in the NRL to claim a minor premiership after the Roosters defeated arch rivals, the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the final round of the 2013 NRL season. He claimed Coach of the Year at the 2013 Dally M Awards, becoming the youngest winner and only the second coach in NRL history to be named the competitions' best coach in their first season.[10]

He capped this historic season off by leading his team to a premiership title, becoming just the sixth coach to win a premiership in their rookie season.[11] As well as a minor premiership in 2013, he would go on to lead the Roosters to three more minor premierships in 2014, 2015 and 2018.

On 30 September 2018, Robinson coached the Roosters to their 14th premiership and their second in six years when they went on to defeat the Melbourne Storm 21–6 in the 2018 NRL Grand Final.[12]

At the conclusion of the 2019 regular season, Robinson guided the club to a second-placed finish behind minor premiers, the Storm.[13][14] Robinson would then coach the club to their second consecutive premiership as they defeated the Canberra Raiders 14–8 in the 2019 NRL Grand Final. It was the first time that a club had won consecutive premierships in a unified competition since the Brisbane Broncos achieved the feat in 1992 and 1993.[15][16][17]

On 12 May 2021, Robinson was fined A$10,000 by the NRL after calling the NRL Bunker incompetent following the Roosters 31–18 loss against Parramatta Eels in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season.[18] On 30 August 2021, Robinson was fined $20,000 by the NRL for comments he made about the officiating in the aftermath of the club's 54–12 loss against arch-rivals South Sydney.[19] Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters to sixth position in the 2022 NRL season. The club were beaten by arch-rivals South Sydney in the first week of the finals which ended their year.[20]

Robinson guided the Sydney Roosters to a 7th place finish in the 2023 NRL season. With only a few rounds remaining it appeared the club would miss the finals, however they would go on a five-game winning run defeating also-rans Manly, the Dolphins, Parramatta, Wests Tigers and arch-rivals South Sydney. In the elimination final against Cronulla, the club pulled off a 13-12 upset victory. The following week, the Sydney Roosters went in as outsiders against Melbourne and with 10 minutes remaining lead the match 13-12 before Melbourne scored a try with two minutes remaining to knock the Sydney Roosters out of the finals race.[21]

Coaching Honours

Team - Sydney Roosters

  • NRL Premiership: 2013, 2018, 2019
  • NRL Minor Premiership: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
  • World Club Challenge: 2014, 2019, 2020
  • NRL Nines: 2017

Individual

  • Dally M Coach of the Year: 2013

Statistics
Coaching results by season
Team Season Games Wins Draws Losses Win % Season result
2011291611255Lost 2011 Super League Preliminary Semi-Final v Wigan Warriors 0—44
2012291801162Lost 2012 Super League Preliminary Semi-Final v Leeds Rhinos 20—27
Catalans Dragons583412359―
201327210678Won 2013 NRL Grand Final v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 26—18
2014271701063Lost 2014 NRL Preliminary Final v South Sydney Rabbitohs 22—32
201527190870Lost 2015 NRL Preliminary Final v Brisbane Broncos 12—31
201624601825Finished the 2016 NRL season in 15th position out of 16
201726180869Lost 2017 NRL Preliminary Final v North Queensland Cowboys 16—29
201827190870Won 2018 NRL Grand Final v Melbourne Storm 21—6
201927200774Won 2019 NRL Grand Final v Canberra Raiders 14—8
202022140864Lost 2020 NRL Semi-Final v Canberra Raiders 18—22
202126170965Lost 2021 NRL Semi-Final v Manly Sea Eagles 6—42
2022251501060Lost 2022 NRL Semi Final v South Sydney Rabbits 14-30
2023261401254Lost 2023 NRL Semi-Final v Melbourne Storm 13—18
Sydney Roosters284180010463―
Career342214112763Statistics correct as of 16 Sept 2023

References
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  2. "Trent Robinson". Rugby League Project. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. "Trent Robinson". Sydney Roosters. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  4. Bertola, Vera (2 March 2005). "St Gregory's College Intouch magazine, July 2008". Macarthur Chronicle. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Catalans Dragons appoint Australian Trent Robinson as new coach". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. Dillon, Robert (20 September 2009). "Different ball game for Knights and Trent Robinson". The Newcastle Herald. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. Read, Brent (27 September 2010). "Defence the catalyst for Sydney Roosters' run to NRL grand final". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. Walter, Brad (8 September 2010). "Paea heads to France with Robinson". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "TRENT ROBINSON TO COACH THE ROOSTERS". roosters.com.au. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. Horne, Ben (1 October 2013). "Robinson wins Dally M coach prize". wwos.ninemsn.com.au. Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. Lord, David (6 October 2013). "Storming Grand Final effort proves SBW is the main man". The Roar.
  12. Chammas, Michael (30 September 2018). "Cronk, Keary guide Roosters to grand final glory". National Rugby League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  13. Walter, Brad (5 September 2019). "Souths secure top-four spot with second-half blitz over Roosters". National Rugby League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  14. Cleary, Matt (2 September 2019). "Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters destined for NRL grand final rematch". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  15. Bungard, Matt; Ward, Roy (6 October 2019). "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  16. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC Sport. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  17. Elbra, Tim (6 October 2019). "How Ricky Stuart reacted to grand final 'six-again' refereeing shocker". wwos.nine.com.au. Nine Digital. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  18. Hooper, James (12 May 2021). "NRL slap Robinson with $10k fine, give Ricky an official warning for press conference language". Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  19. "NRL fines Roosters, Robinson over abuse of match officials". nrl.com.
  20. "Robbo switch that woke sleeping giant as full extent of cap crunch laid bare: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
  21. "NRL 2023: Sydney Roosters season review". www.sportingnews.com.
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