Matt Parish has declared his days teaching within the NRL are over, regardless of main Samoa’s gorgeous cost to the World Cup closing.
Parish had assistant roles with Manly in 2012 and Parramatta in 2013, however mentioned his future is with Samoa and the New South Wales Rugby League pathways program.
The former Balmain Tigers participant works for NSWRL as an analyst, serving to develop the following wave of younger weapons making an attempt to crack NRL rosters.
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“I know I’ll never be an NRL head coach and I’m fine with that,” Parish instructed WWOS.
“I’ve done my time as an assistant coach and enjoyed that.
“But I’ve been working the last few years in pathways with the NSW Rugby League and I love helping young up and comers.
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“I work closely with ‘Freddy’ (Blues coach Brad Fittler) and he is great in his support of these rising players.
“They are young and keen to learn and enjoyable to work with.”
A star-studded Samoa had been tipped as real World Cup contenders, nevertheless they had been humbled 60-6 in opposition to England within the match opener.
But Parish orchestrated an unimaginable turnaround Samoa to beat Tonga within the quarters after which stun England 27-26 within the semis.
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They fell quick within the closing at Old Trafford to match favourites Australia 30-10.
“I was proud of the guys and how they responded after that awful first game,” Parish mentioned.
“We gave it a good crack against the Kangaroos but they are world champions for a reason and just had too much class and experience.”
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