Rhys Lovegrove


Rhys Lovegrove is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Bradford Bulls, the London Broncos and the Hull Kingston Rovers, primarily as a and occasionally as a. After retiring from playing Lovegrove moved into coaching and took up his first head coaching role at Keighley Cougars in June 2019.

Background

Lovegrove was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
A Como Jannali Crocadiles junior who while attending Endeavour Sports High School, Lovegrove played for the Australian Schoolboys Team in 2004.

Playing career

He was initially signed by the Hull Kingston Rovers on loan from the St George-Illawarra Dragons until the end of the 2007 Super League season, but then made the move permanent. In September 2014, he joined the London Broncos.
He was named in the Scotland Training Squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, but he was forced to withdraw through injury.
In August 2016 he announced his retirement due to injury from playing to join the coaching staff at the Bradford Bulls.
Following periods on the coaching staff at Bradford and Doncaster, Lovegrove joined Keighley Cougars as assistant coach in January 2019 and was appointed as head coach in June 2019 following the sacking of Craig Lingard the previous month.