Scott Murrell


Scott Murrell is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is assistant coach for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
He played as a or in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. He spent the majority of his professional career with Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League and then with Halifax in the RFL Championship. He also played in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos and the London Broncos, and in the RFL League 1 for the Keighley Cougars and the Midlands Hurricanes.
Murrell played at representative level for Great Britain touring Australia.

Background

Scott Murrell was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He is the son of the rugby league footballer Bryan Murrell.

Playing career

Hull Kingston Rovers

Murrell joined Hull Kingston Rovers from the Leeds Rhinos for their 2006 National League One campaign. He scored a try and a drop goal in the promotion Grand Final against Widnes as the Robins returned to the top flight.
In August 2012, it was announced that Murrell would leave Hull KR at the end of the season after seven years with the club. In total, he made 177 appearances and scored 42 tries, 36 goals and 4 drop goals.

Halifax

In October 2012, Halifax R.L.F.C. announced that Murrell would join from the 2013 Championship season. He was appointed club captain.
In September 2014, Murrell was appointed interim head coach of Halifax after Karl Harrison departed the club late in the season. In 2017, he celebrated his testimonial year.
In August 2020, Halifax confirmed that Murrell would depart the club. Across eight seasons with Halifax, he made 209 appearances and scored 39 tries, 40 goals and 8 drop goals.

Keighley Cougars

On 4 August 2020, it was announced that Murrell would join the Keighley Cougars for the 2021 season. After two seasons with Keighley, Murrell announced in August 2022 that he would retire from playing at the end of the 2022 season.

Midlands Hurricanes

In July 2023, Murrell came out of retirement aged 37 to play two games for the Midlands Hurricanes in League 1. He was a member of the coaching staff at the Castleford Tigers, who had a dual registration arrangement with the Hurricanes, and had recently featured for the Castleford reserves side. He played as a in a surprise victory over Doncaster and in a defeat against Rochdale the following week.

Coaching career

Keighley Cougars

Following his retirement at the end of the 2022 season, Murrell joined Keighley's coaching team working under Rhys Lovegrove.

Castleford Tigers

In December 2022, Murrell joined the coaching staff at the Castleford Tigers. His primary role would be head coach of the reserves team, although he would also work as an assistant to Lee Radford and Andy Last with the first team.