Steve McNamara says he would not swap his job at Catalans Dragons for any other with the Leeds Rhinos head coaching position currently vacant. Headingley supremo Gary Hetherington is currently in Australia searching for a new head coach after Richard Agar stepped down last month following the club’s disastrous start to the season.
A number of NRL-based coaches have been linked with the role and other British-based counterparts such as Danny Ward have also featured prominently on the bookies’ shortlist. McNamara was asked today whether he was surprised not to have seen his name associated with the job at one of the biggest clubs in the game.
McNamara said: “Not at all, but I wouldn’t swap this job for any job at the minute. For me, this is the best job in the competition – it’s the best job in Super League. It’s different, it’s challenging, and I’m completely happy where I am right now.”
