Steve McNamara

Steve McNamara is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He is a Great Britain international player and a former coach of the England national team. Current he is an assistant coach at the New Zealand Warriors.

McNamara attended South Holderness Technology College in Preston, Hull.

McNamara joined Hull F.C. from local amateur side Skirlaugh at the age of 17 and he was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand. McNamara won caps for Great Britain while at Hull in 1992 against France (sub), in 1993 against France (sub), won caps for England while at Hull in 1995 against Wales (sub), and France. He'd spent seven years with Hull, before moving to Bradford in 1996.

While at Bradford in 1996 he also played for England against France. He played for Great Britain while at Bradford in 1997 against Australia (SL) (2 matches) (sub). McNamara played for Bradford Bulls at loose forward in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to St. Helens. In 1999 he represented England against France (2 matches). At Bradford he was the main goal kicker and kicked over 319 goals.

McNamara was released from the Bulls in 2000 and joined Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (captain) (Heritage № 1160). In 2000, at the height of a financial crisis at Wakefield Trinity, the contracts of all players aged over 24 were terminated during September 2000. The players affected were; Andy Fisher, Bobbie Goulding, Warren Jowitt, Tony Kemp (player-coach), Steve McNamara, Francis Maloney, Martin Masella, Steve Prescott, Bright Sodje, Francis Stephenson and Glen Tomlinson.