Ex-Rhinos man Carr 'excited' to pen three-year deal as new Tigers boss

Former Leeds Rhinos assistant-coach Ryan Carr has been confirmed as Castleford Tigers' new team boss.

- by Peter Smith

The 37-year-old Australian will join Tigers in preseason from NRL outfit St George-Illawarra Dragons, where he is an assistant to head-coach Shane Flanagan.

He spent the 2019 season in charge of Featherstone Rovers and was also assistant to Leeds' then team boss Richard Agar. He later worked with current Rhinos coach Brad Arthur at Parramatta Eels.

Carr, who has signed a three-year deal, described his new role as “an exciting opportunity”.

He said: “It’s a proud, historic club and I’m aware of where the club has been, where it came from and where it’s going.

“I feel a lot of excitement [about] the direction that the club is heading in the near future. It deserves to be better than where it is and that’s where we need to take it. I'm excited to get started.”