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1950 (75 years old)
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Allora, QueenslandPosition
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Wayne James Bennett AM (born 1 January 1950), also known by the nickname "Benny", is an Australian professional rugby league coach who was signed in late 2021 for three years by the Dolphins in readiness and preparation for their inaugural 2023 season in the National Rugby League competition. He was previously the head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs among other clubs, and a former rugby league footballer.
Widely regarded as one of the sport's greatest ever coaches, Bennett holds Australian rugby league coaching records for the most (7) grand final wins and most seasons with a single club (24 with the Brisbane Broncos). He has also been head coach of Australia in 1998 and from 2004-2005, assistant head coach of New Zealand in 2008, and head coach of Great Britain/England from 2016-2020. As a coach, Bennett won the Brisbane Rugby League premiership with Souths Logan Magpies. In the 1980s, he earned selection as Queensland's State of Origin coach. After starting his NSWRL Premiership coaching career with the Canberra Raiders, Bennett was appointed as inaugural coach of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988 and later won six premierships with them. Since then, he has coached the St. George Illawarra Dragons with whom he won the 2010 NRL Premiership, the Newcastle Knights and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
As a player, Bennett was an Australian international and Queensland interstate representative winger or fullback of the 1970s. Before becoming a coach, he worked as a Queensland Police officer.
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