A detailed look at prospective new Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 8:35 am
The current assistant coach is being linked with the main role.
Wigan Warriors are on the lookout for a new coach after it was confirmed that Adrian Lam would leave at the end of the season.
One strong contender is understood to be Matt Peet, the current Warriors assistant coach.
Owner Ian Lenagan, throughout his time as a sports club owner, has made a habit of promoting from within. He did, after all, hire Shaun Wane after he spent time working his way through the ranks of the Warriors set up. It's fair to say that was a successful appointment.
Peet could now be the next internal successor to be appointed by Lenagan, with a growing belief building that he will be at the helm by the time 2022 comes around.
Given Peet has never been a first-team head coach, he would enter as a relative unknown.
So here's some info about Wigan's next potential head coach.
The basics
Matty Peet is the current assistant coach of Wigan Warriors, a role he is been since midway through 2019.
Peet has spent around 13 years at the club.
He started his coaching career in the amateur game with Westhoughton and St Pats, but eventually made the move to the Warriors in 2008.
His history with Wigan
His first role was as a scholarship coach, which he took midway through 2008.
Ever since he has steadily climbed the ranks within the club, a path trod by three-time Grand Final winning coach Shaun Wane.
Just over a year after his arrival he was named the club's Under 20s assistant head coach, a role he combined with as the club's Education Department Head Coach, which saw him teach some of the club's future stars what it took to prepare and train correctly to maximise performance.
His first head coach role soon followed, being appointed the under 18s head coach in September 2011. Among the players under his watchful eye during that time were Ryan Sutton and Oliver Gildart, who will both play in the NRL next year, George Williams, Lewis Tierney and Connor Farrell.
His rise soon continued and in 2012 he was appointed as the club's performance coach, a role that went alongside a new occupation as head of youth performance in 2013.
Put simply, Peet was in charge of overseeing the club's academy and junior programmes. Of course, the Warriors' production line has been vibrant throughout that period and produced countless players for both the Warriors first team and the rest of the game.
The club's academy side also enjoyed incredible success during his time at the helm. In seven seasons between 2013 and 2019, the Warriors under 19s won the competition an astonishing six times.
As a result, he is widely regarded as one of the best youth coaches in the game.
During this period, Peet was appointed as the England Academy Assistant Coach in 2014, a role he remained in for three years.
The departure
In 2018, Peet departed the club and crossed codes. He joined Sale Sharks as the club's head of performance, a senior role at one of the country's biggest rugby union clubs.
However, he wouldn't be away long.
The return
Peet returned in 2019 as first team assistant, a role he remains in today. He is thought to be the lead defence coach and has been praised by players for his efforts.
Alongside that role, Peet is understood to remain active in the youth setup.
Head coaching future
Since his return, Peet has been linked with several vacancies. Salford Red Devils are thought to have been an admirer of his during their selection process for a new head coach while he was also quietly linked with the Warrington Wolves role.
It appears now, however, that it will be at Wigan where he takes the hot seat.
Is the deal done?
Back in June, we reported that Peet was set to take a more prominent coaching role with the Warriors first team once Adrian Lam departed. With that now confirmed, it would appear Peet is being groomed to take that position.
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Wigan Warriors are on the lookout for a new coach after it was confirmed that Adrian Lam would leave at the end of the season.
One strong contender is understood to be Matt Peet, the current Warriors assistant coach.
Owner Ian Lenagan, throughout his time as a sports club owner, has made a habit of promoting from within. He did, after all, hire Shaun Wane after he spent time working his way through the ranks of the Warriors set up. It's fair to say that was a successful appointment.
Peet could now be the next internal successor to be appointed by Lenagan, with a growing belief building that he will be at the helm by the time 2022 comes around.
Given Peet has never been a first-team head coach, he would enter as a relative unknown.
So here's some info about Wigan's next potential head coach.
The basics
Matty Peet is the current assistant coach of Wigan Warriors, a role he is been since midway through 2019.
Peet has spent around 13 years at the club.
He started his coaching career in the amateur game with Westhoughton and St Pats, but eventually made the move to the Warriors in 2008.
His history with Wigan
His first role was as a scholarship coach, which he took midway through 2008.
Ever since he has steadily climbed the ranks within the club, a path trod by three-time Grand Final winning coach Shaun Wane.
Just over a year after his arrival he was named the club's Under 20s assistant head coach, a role he combined with as the club's Education Department Head Coach, which saw him teach some of the club's future stars what it took to prepare and train correctly to maximise performance.
His first head coach role soon followed, being appointed the under 18s head coach in September 2011. Among the players under his watchful eye during that time were Ryan Sutton and Oliver Gildart, who will both play in the NRL next year, George Williams, Lewis Tierney and Connor Farrell.
His rise soon continued and in 2012 he was appointed as the club's performance coach, a role that went alongside a new occupation as head of youth performance in 2013.
Put simply, Peet was in charge of overseeing the club's academy and junior programmes. Of course, the Warriors' production line has been vibrant throughout that period and produced countless players for both the Warriors first team and the rest of the game.
The club's academy side also enjoyed incredible success during his time at the helm. In seven seasons between 2013 and 2019, the Warriors under 19s won the competition an astonishing six times.
As a result, he is widely regarded as one of the best youth coaches in the game.
During this period, Peet was appointed as the England Academy Assistant Coach in 2014, a role he remained in for three years.
The departure
In 2018, Peet departed the club and crossed codes. He joined Sale Sharks as the club's head of performance, a senior role at one of the country's biggest rugby union clubs.
However, he wouldn't be away long.
The return
Peet returned in 2019 as first team assistant, a role he remains in today. He is thought to be the lead defence coach and has been praised by players for his efforts.
Alongside that role, Peet is understood to remain active in the youth setup.
Head coaching future
Since his return, Peet has been linked with several vacancies. Salford Red Devils are thought to have been an admirer of his during their selection process for a new head coach while he was also quietly linked with the Warrington Wolves role.
It appears now, however, that it will be at Wigan where he takes the hot seat.
Is the deal done?
Back in June, we reported that Peet was set to take a more prominent coaching role with the Warriors first team once Adrian Lam departed. With that now confirmed, it would appear Peet is being groomed to take that position.
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