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Lee St Hilaire

Lee St Hilaire
Personal information
Full nameLee St Hilaire
Born (1967-02-15) 15 February 1967 (age 57)
Huddersfield, England
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–97 Huddersfield Giants
1997 Castleford Tigers 6 0 0 0 0
1998–99 Hunslet Hawks 43 5 0 0 20
Total 49 5 0 0 20
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2010 Bradford Bulls
Source: [1][2]

Lee St Hilaire (born 15 February 1967) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at club level for the Huddersfield Giants, Castleford Tigers,[3] Keighley and the Hunslet Hawks,[4] as a hooker.

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, St Hilaire returned to Huddersfield on the coaching staff, eventually becoming the club's Senior Academy coach.[5] He left the club in March 2006 and joined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to become assistant coach to Tony Smith.[6] He left the club when Smith was sacked, and became assistant coach to Steve McNamara at Bradford Bulls later that year.[7]

He was appointed as caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2010 season following the release of McNamara.[8] He returned as Bradford's assistant coach in 2012 under Francis Cummins.[9] He departed the club following Cummins' sacking in 2014.[10]

Personal life

Lee St Hilaire is the brother of former rugby league footballer, Marcus St Hilaire.[11]

References

  1. ^ Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Lee St Hilaire". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Lee St Hilaire". castigers.net. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Lee St Hilaire". Hunslet Hawks RLFC. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  5. ^ "St Hilaire feels better times are ahead". YorkshireLive. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  6. ^ "St Hilaire becomes a Wildcat". YorkshireLive. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  7. ^ "St Hilaire feels right at home". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Bradford Bulls release England coach Steve McNamara". BBC Sport. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Bradford Bulls: Missus a marvel during financial crisis, says Hilaire". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Bradford Bulls sack Francis Cummins after big defeat at hands of Salford". The Guardian. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  11. ^ "No favours for big brother's little brother". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 28 July 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2024.