Ian Watson

Ian Watson joins St.Helens ahead of the 2027 Rugby League season following a season with Hull KR, where he worked as an assistant coach under Willie Peters.

A former Welsh international, Watson featured in almost 500 games over a 20-year playing career before moving into coaching, initially with Swinton Lions before joining Salford Red Devils, where he quickly established himself as one of the best young coaches in the Northern Hemisphere.

Watson led Salford to its first-ever Super League Grand Final in 2019 and followed that by taking them to the 2020 Challenge Cup Final at Wembley. After taking charge at Huddersfield, he also guided the Giants to the 2022 Challenge Cup Final.

In 2019, the vastly experienced Watson served as assistant coach to Wayne Bennett with Great Britain.