Castleford Tigers have appointed Ryan Carr as their new head coach on a three year-deal.
The 37-year-old Australian, currently an assistant to Shane Flanagan at National Rugby League (NRL) side St George Illawarra Dragons, will take over the Super League club from the start of the 2026 season.
Cas sacked Danny McGuire as head coach in July after he won just four of his 18 games in charge.
“I feel a lot of excitement on the direction that the club is heading in the near future,” Carr told the club website., external
“It deserves to be better than where it is, and that’s where we need to take it. I feel the room for growth is really fast at the club – I’m excited to get started.”
Tigers are 10th in the Super League table after losing 17 of their 22 games this year.
Carr has previously coached in England with Featherstone Rovers and Leeds Rhinos.
He has also worked under Rhinos coach Brad Arthur during his time in charge of Parramatta Eels and had a spell as interim head coach of the Illawarra Dragons in 2023.
Tigers director of rugby Chris Chester, who is leading the team until the end of this season, added: “He’s a highly thought about coach who has a great knowledge of the game and a great work ethic.”