Neil Kelly
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Ned | |||||
| Born | Thursday 10 May 1962 Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Loose forward, Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1984–86 | Dewsbury Rams | |||||
| 1985–86 | Featherstone Rovers | |||||
| 1986–87 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| ≥1987–≤1989 | Hunslet Hawks | |||||
| 1989–91 | Dewsbury Rams | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 2004–2008 | Ulster Rugby (defence) | |||||
| 2010 | Doncaster R.F.C. (assistant) | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 2011 | Namibia (assistant) | |||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1995–2001 | Dewsbury Rams | |||||
| 2001–2004 | Widnes Vikings | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 50 |
| 2008–2010 | Leigh Centurions | |||||
| Total | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 50 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 2001–2003 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
Neil Kelly (born Thursday 10 May 1962 in Wakefield) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, and internationally qualified rugby league and rugby union coach, playing club level rugby league (RL) for Dewsbury Rams (twice), Featherstone Rovers, Wakefield Trinity, and Hunslet Hawks as a Hooker or Loose forward/Lock, and coaching representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Dewsbury Rams, Widnes Vikings, Leigh Centurions, and coaching representative level rugby union (RU) for Namibia (assistant), and at club level for Ulster Rugby (defence), and Doncaster Knights (assistant).
Assistant Coach
In 2011 Neil Kelly was appointed as Assistant coach to Namibia national rugby union team during their preparations for the Rugby World Cup finals to be held in New Zealand later that year.
Assistant Coach
Head Coach/Director of Football
On his return to England and Rugby League Neil spent two years as the Head Coach and then Director of Football at Leigh Centurions Rugby League Club, competing in the Co-Operative Rugby League Championship.
Assistant Coach/Defence Coach
Neil Kelly spent two and a half years working as the defence coach for Ulster Rugby Union Club. Ulster Rugby participate in the Heineken Cup and RaboDirect PRO12, and provide the biggest regular supporter numbers for a true 'sport for all' in Northern Ireland. Based at Ravenhill in Belfast, they are the only sport running a full-time professional team based in Northern Ireland.
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