Darryl van der Velde

Darryl van de Velde
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–1976 Souths (Brisbane)
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977 Queensland 1
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
19861987 Redcliffe
198893 Castleford 184 111 6 67 60
1993 London Crusaders
19961996 Huddersfield Giants
19972001 Warrington Wolves
Total 184 111 6 67 60

Darryl van de Velde (born 3 October 1951) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, coach and administrator. He played club football in Queensland for Souths and represented his state on one occasion in 1977.[1] After playing he coached the Brisbane Rugby League premiership's Redcliffe side in 1986 and 1987, taking his club to consecutive grand finals. He was then replaced by Graham Olling.

Van de Velde was part of an unsuccessful syndicate to form the first New South Wales Rugby League premiership club in Queensland. He then embarked on a coaching career in England with Castleford in 1988, taking them to the 1992 Challenge Cup final during the 1991–92 season, before leaving in 1993.[2] He moved to coach London Crusaders in 1993. Van de Velde then became the Chief Executive Officer of the new South Queensland Crushers club of the ARL premership. He later coached Huddersfield and then joined Warrington Wolves in March 1997,[3] spending five years at the club, but he failed to win a trophy before leaving in 2001. He has since returned to Australia, and became a board member of the Queensland Rugby League in 2013.

References

  1. Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au
  2. Darryl van der Velde at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
  3. "Super League Team-by-team guide". telegraph.co.uk (UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited). 1 March 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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