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Trent Robinson

Robinson in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Trent Robinson
Born	(1977-03-15) 15 March 1977 (age 47) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Lock, Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–01 Wests Tigers 3 0 0 0 0 2002 Parramatta Eels 1 0 0 0 0 Total 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 2005–06 Toulouse Olympique 2011–12 Catalans Dragons 63 37 1 25 59 2013– Sydney Roosters 284 180 0 104 63 Total 347 217 1 129 63
As of 12 October 2023

Trent Robinson (born 15 March 1977) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer.

He has previously held coaching positions at Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and was the head coach at the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. As a player he made appearances as a prop and lock for the Wests Tigers and the Parramatta Eels in the NRL and Toulouse in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Robinson was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He attended St Gregory's College, Campbelltown.

Playing career

A former student at St Gregory's College, Campbelltown, Robinson played three games from the bench for the Wests Tigers between 2000 and 2001. He was the first player to ever make his first-grade debut with Wests Tigers without having previously played first-grade with another team. In 2002, he joined the Brian Smith-coached Parramatta Eels, playing in a solitary game.

Coaching career

Toulouse Olympique

After a playing stint with Toulouse Olympique, Robinson succeeded Justin Morgan as coach in 2005.

Newcastle Knights

He was an assistant coach with the Newcastle Knights for three years before seeking a release to join Brian Smith at the Sydney Roosters. Robinson was the assistant coach in charge of defence in the Roosters' run to the 2010 NRL Grand Final.

Catalans Dragons

At the conclusion of the 2010 Super League season, the French-speaking Robinson took over from Kevin Walters as coach at Catalans Dragons.

Sydney Roosters

On 7 September 2012, it was announced that Robinson had been appointed as head coach of the Sydney Roosters on a three-year contract, commencing in 2013.

Robinson became only the second rookie coach in the NRL to claim a minor premiership after the Roosters defeated arch rivals, the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the final round of the 2013 NRL season. He claimed Coach of the Year at the 2013 Dally M Awards, becoming the youngest winner and only the second coach in NRL history to be named the competitions' best coach in their first season.

He capped this historic season off by leading his team to a premiership title, becoming just the sixth coach to win a premiership in their rookie season. As well as a minor premiership in 2013, he would go on to lead the Roosters to three more minor premierships in 2014, 2015 and 2018.

On 30 September 2018, Robinson coached the Roosters to their 14th premiership and their second in six years when they went on to defeat the Melbourne Storm 21–6 in the 2018 NRL Grand Final.

At the conclusion of the 2019 regular season, Robinson guided the club to a second-placed finish behind minor premiers, the Storm. Robinson would then coach the club to their second consecutive premiership as they defeated the Canberra Raiders 14–8 in the 2019 NRL Grand Final. It was the first time that a club had won consecutive premierships in a unified competition since the Brisbane Broncos achieved the feat in 1992 and 1993.

On 12 May 2021, Robinson was fined A$10,000 by the NRL after calling the NRL Bunker incompetent following the Roosters 31–18 loss against Parramatta Eels in round 9 of the 2021 NRL season. On 30 August 2021, Robinson was fined $20,000 by the NRL for comments he made about the officiating in the aftermath of the club's 54–12 loss against arch-rivals South Sydney. Robinson coached the Sydney Roosters to sixth position in the 2022 NRL season. The club were beaten by arch-rivals South Sydney in the first week of the finals which ended their year.

Robinson guided the Sydney Roosters to a 7th place finish in the 2023 NRL season. With only a few rounds remaining it appeared the club would miss the finals, however they would go on a five-game winning run defeating also-rans Manly, the Dolphins, Parramatta, Wests Tigers and arch-rivals South Sydney. In the elimination final against Cronulla, the club pulled off a 13-12 upset victory. The following week, the Sydney Roosters went in as outsiders against Melbourne and with 10 minutes remaining lead the match 13-12 before Melbourne scored a try with two minutes remaining to knock the Sydney Roosters out of the finals race.

Coaching Honours

Team - Sydney Roosters

• NRL Premiership: 2013, 2018, 2019
• NRL Minor Premiership: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018
• World Club Challenge: 2014, 2019, 2020
• NRL Nines: 2017

Individual

• Dally M Coach of the Year: 2013

Statistics

Coaching results by season
Team	Season	Games	Wins	Draws	Losses	Win %	Season result
	2011	29	16	1	12	55	Lost 2011 Super League Preliminary Semi-Final v Wigan Warriors 0—44
	2012	29	18	0	11	62	Lost 2012 Super League Preliminary Semi-Final v Leeds Rhinos 20—27
Catalans Dragons		58	34	1	23	59	―
	2013	27	21	0	6	78	Won 2013 NRL Grand Final v Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 26—18
	2014	27	17	0	10	63	Lost 2014 NRL Preliminary Final v South Sydney Rabbitohs 22—32
	2015	27	19	0	8	70	Lost 2015 NRL Preliminary Final v Brisbane Broncos 12—31
	2016	24	6	0	18	25	Finished the 2016 NRL season in 15th position out of 16
	2017	26	18	0	8	69	Lost 2017 NRL Preliminary Final v North Queensland Cowboys 16—29
	2018	27	19	0	8	70	Won 2018 NRL Grand Final v Melbourne Storm 21—6
	2019	27	20	0	7	74	Won 2019 NRL Grand Final v Canberra Raiders 14—8
	2020	22	14	0	8	64	Lost 2020 NRL Semi-Final v Canberra Raiders 18—22
	2021	26	17	0	9	65	Lost 2021 NRL Semi-Final v Manly Sea Eagles 6—42
	2022	25	15	0	10	60	Lost 2022 NRL Semi Final v South Sydney Rabbits 14-30
	2023	26	14	0	12	54	Lost 2023 NRL Semi-Final v Melbourne Storm 13—18
Sydney Roosters		284	180	0	104	63	―
Career		342	214	1	127	63	Statistics correct as of 16 Sept 2023