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Frank Endacott
Personal information
Full nameFrank Morris Endacott
Playing information
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19?? Addington (CRL)
19??–87 Hornby (CRL)
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1997–98 Auckland Warriors 42 16 0 26 38
1999–01 Wigan Warriors 31 25 1 5 81
2004–05 Widnes Vikings 3 1 0 2 33
Total 76 42 1 33 55
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1989–93 Canterbury
1995–00 New Zealand 13 4 0 9 31
Source:RLP
As of 24 February 2009

Frank Morris EndacottONZM,also known by thenicknameof"Happy Frank",is a New Zealand former professionalrugby leaguefootballer, andcoach.

Background[edit]

His son,Shane,also played rugby league.

Playing career[edit]

Endacott began as a junior at the Shirley Hawks, and later played for Addington and Hornby in theCanterbury Rugby Leaguecompetition. He made theJunior Kiwisin 1963, but after marrying and having a family of four sons decided not to take his rugby league playing career any further.[1]

Coaching in New Zealand[edit]

Endacott started coachingCanterburyprovincial sides in New Zealand before becoming involved with theAuckland Warriors,coaching the reserve side in the club's debut year in 1995. He continued with this role untilJohn Moniewas sacked as head coach halfway through the 1997Super Leagueseason. He was the head coach of the Warriors for the rest of 1997 and the 1998 season, leaving after being dumped by the club's new owners prior to the 1999 season.[2]

While coaching Canterbury he was twice named Canterbury Coach of the Year by TheSir Richard HadleeSports Trust.[3]

Coaching in England[edit]

Endacott joined theWigan Warriorsafter the 1999 season,[4]initially only on a one-year contract. In 2000 he was named Super League's Coach of the Year. Endacott took theWigan Warriorsto the2000 Super League Grand Finalbut lost againstSt. Helens.He went on to coach the club until 2001.[5]He won the Minor Premiership in 2000 and made the Grand Final but was sacked after a string of bad results in the 2001 season. However club chairmanMaurice Lindsaysaid that Endacott had left the club in a better state than he'd found it.[6]

In August 2004 Endacott put his player management business on hold to act as an advisor to theWidnes Vikings.[7]He helped the Widnes Vikings to avoid relegation at the end of the season and was subsequently appointed as head coach for the 2005 Season.[8]He left at the end of the 2005 season after the Widnes Vikings were relegated from theSuper League.[9]

International[edit]

While coaching in Canterbury, Endacott led tours of both theJunior KiwisandNew Zealand Residents.

Endacott was appointed as head coach of theNew Zealand national rugby league teamin 1994 and continued in this role until the end of the 2000 season. His spell as head coach included twoWorld Cups,in1995and2000.

In 2008 Endacott was involved in his third World Cup, coaching theNew Zealand Policeteam in theinaugural Police World Cup.[10]The team lost the final 20–12.

Player Agent & Later life[edit]

Endacott is a well known player agent and, alongside his business partnerPeter Brown,manages many professional rugby league players.[11]

In 2002, his biographyBeing Frankwas published.[12]

In December 2006 Endacott was made an Officer of theNew Zealand Order of Merit,as part of theNew Year Honours 2007.

References[edit]

  1. ^Richard Becht.A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge.Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994.ISBN1-86950-154-3.p.141.
  2. ^[1]NZ HERALD,30 January 1999
  3. ^Previous WinnersThe Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Trust
  4. ^"Super League Team-by-team guide".The Telegraph.UK: Telegraph Media Group Limited. 1 March 2001.Retrieved10 October2010.
  5. ^'Teddy bear' Endacott to coach WiganThe Independent,3 December 1999
  6. ^Wigan sack EndacottBBC Sport,14 May 2001
  7. ^Endacott relishes fight at WidnesThe Guardian,28 August 2004
  8. ^How the Engage Super League clubs will finish in 2005The Times,10 February 2005
  9. ^Endacott calls it a day at WidnesBBC Sports,14 September 2005
  10. ^Kiwi Ferns and New Zealand Police both in World Cup FinalsArchived17 July 2011 at theWayback MachineNZRL,13 November 2008
  11. ^"Williams' dash 'a disgrace' - Endacott".The Press.28 July 2008.Retrieved30 September2011.
  12. ^Being Frank: A Biography of Rugby League Coach Frank Endacott (Paperback)amazon.co.uk

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