Super League clubs are very varied at the minute when it comes to their coaches, with three clubs having an interim boss as it stands, two clubs confirmed to be making switches at the season’s end and another two clubs in talks with their bosses around an extension.
Usually, it is Super League players that are the ones in the spotlight regarding their futures, however focus has switched to the coaches, with as many as six clubs either in the process of appointing a new boss or have a coach who has a deal expiring at the end of the campaign.
Given such differences across the league, we have provided a run-down of where each coach sits at the minute in regards to their contracts, with some having deals as far as 2030 and others having just months left.
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When every Super League boss’ contract expires
Bradford Bulls – Kurt Haggerty – 2028
The Bulls boss is one of three bosses to join their current side in the off-season. Joining on a three-year deal, Haggerty replaced Brian Noble, who sensationally became Bradford’s head coach for 2025, almost two decades after he left the club in 2006.
Haggerty has brought in many of his former players at Salford, where he was assistant boss, but his time at the helm has been riddled with player injuries, meaning the new head coach hasn’t had time to see his best squad out on the field just yet.
Castleford Tigers – Ryan Carr – 2028
Another man joining a new club, Carr also joined Super League on a three-year deal, but his hopes of transforming Castleford Tigers have not yet gone to plan.
Since Daryl Powell left the club at the end of 2021, Castleford have had six different head coach, including Chris Chester who took the role on for the second half of 2025 when Danny McGuire had been sacked. The club is hoping that Carr will be the man to bring stability, but the early signs suggest there is plenty of work to be done before the Tigers are in play-off contention again.
Catalans Dragons – Ryan Sheridan – interim basis
Les Dracs are one of three sides in Super League without a permanent boss at the minute, and one of four clubs that are in search of a successor following the exit of Joel Tomkins.
Former Wigan man Tomkins accepted the role on a permanent basis after stepping in to cover Steve McNamara’s exit in May 2025, and it’s fair to say his start to life as a head coach could have been better, with Tomkins achieving just one win in his first 11 matches.
Despite a number of new signings, the 2026 campaign didn’t get much better for the club and that has led Tomkins to depart the Perpignan outfit with immediate effect. Ryan Sheridan is currently in charge on an interim basis.
Huddersfield Giants – Liam Finn – interim basis
After parting ways with Luke Robinson earlier in the season, Liam Finn is in charge of the Giants whilst the club search for a permanent appointment.
Finn has guided the club to two wins from two so far, and has put his hand up for the job should the Huddersfield board wish to promote from within.
Hull FC -Andy Last – interim basis
Following John Cartwright’s agreement to step down from his role as head coach, Andy Last has taken charge of Hull on an interim basis.
Cartwright initially had a contract running until the end of 2027, however it was announced earlier this month he would be leaving the club at the end of the season.
After what was an explosive press conference from the Australian a fortnight ago, it is believed that his words in that interview are said to have brought his exit forward, and following defeat to St Helens was confirmed to have stepped down from his role.
Steve McNamara will become the club’s new head coach for 2027, as he returns to his boyhood club after featuring 159 times for FC as a player.
Hull KR – Willie Peters – 2026*
Peters’ exit is already confirmed with him departing at the season’s end to take over at the PNG Chiefs.
Cutting short a contract that originally ran until the end of 2028, Peters leaves KR after four years and will be hoping to cap off his time in East Hull with further silverware after a treble winning campaign last year.
Leeds Rhinos – Brad Arthur – 2026
The future of the former Parramatta man was one of the big topics in Super League through 2025, particularly in the first half of the season.
That has been the case once again, and with Arthur out of contract at the end of the season, he has set a deadline of June 31 to have his 2027 future resolved be that at Leeds or elsewhere.
Leigh Leopards – Adrian Lam – 2027
Joining the club in 2022 when they were in the Championship, Lam has constantly talked about the five-year plan at the club, which at the moment, they are executing perfectly.
Whilst 2026 may not have got off to the best start, going from second tier winners to three consecutive play-off appearances, and 2025 being their highest ever league finish, Lam and the Leopards seem to be a perfect fit.
St Helens – Paul Rowley – 2028
The third coach with a new club this off-season, Rowley joins the Saints from Salford Red Devils, after their financial issues inevitably led them to being put into liquidation.
Rowley is known for being an ‘underdog’ coach and not the boss of one of the big boys, but the early signs are showing that the 50-year-old is a great appointment by the Red Vee, and he has certainly galvanised the squad at a time where they have so many injuries.
He will be hoping to achieve what Paul Wellens couldn’t, and that’s taking the club to a major final for the first time since the World Club Challenge in 2023. Saints have a real chance of doing just that after reaching the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.
Toulouse Olympique – Sylvain Houles – Unknown
Houles’ contract situation isn’t currently public knowledge, however what we do know is that he is the longest-serving coach currently at a Super League club.
Joining the Olympians in 2013, he has been with the French side ever since, and has seen them to titles including the French Championship in 2014 and 2015, League One upon their return to the UK competitions in 2016, and Championship victories in 2021 and 2025.
Wakefield Trinity – Daryl Powell – 2029
Signing a huge five-year deal back in August 2025, Powell, alongside coaching staff Danny Kirmond, Michael Shenton and Ste Mills, have all committed their long-term futures to the club.
Another club on the up, the signs all look positive for Wakefield at the minute having won four Super League games in a row. With the futures of the coaching staff all certain for the foreseeable, that allows the side to be able to plan and develop further into the future.
Warrington Wolves – Sam Burgess – 2026
The second coach that is coming into a contract year, Burgess came in to 2026 as arguably the most under-pressure head coach in Super League, but after nine rounds Wire sit third in the league, two points off first with a game in hand.
A difficult second year in charge of the Wolves saw them finish outside the play-offs, with performances looking vastly different to those in 2024. However, the England legend is proving worthy of a new deal so far and could be in line for an extended stay at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Wigan Warriors – Matt Peet – 2030
The Wigan boss currently has the longest contract of all coaches in the league, and after a successful start to his time at the helm, looks set to continue that in the future.
The 2025 campaign didn’t work out as planned for Peet, as he failed to bring home a trophy for the first time since his maiden season.
That form has somewhat continued into 2026, and Peet is arguably under the most pressure in his coaching career so far, having lost the last four straight Super League matches.
York Knights – Mark Applegarth – Unknown
Applegarth became York boss part-way through 2024, however his contract situation is currently unknown.
With a win rate of 78% prior to their Super League inclusion, the 41-year-old has been a tremendous fit at the North Yorkshire outfit, and after a disappointing first stint as a Super League boss with Wakefield has had much more success in his return to the top flight.
