Lee Briers signs new coaching contract with Warrington

Lee Briers has signed a new two-year contract as Warrington’s U19s coach alongside an assistant coaching role with the Super League team.

The 37-year-old, who is the Wolves’ all-time leading points-scorer after making more than 400 appearances for the club before hanging up his boots at the end of 2013, took charge of the U19s at the start of the season and guided them to fourth place in the first segment of the campaign

Briers said: "I'm loving the role. It's something I planned to get into after retiring and I'm 18 months in now and I am loving it.

"The club has been great with me to. They sent me out to Australia and I also studied Wayne Bennett while Brisbane were over here so stuff like that has helped me as well."

Warrington head of coaching and rugby Tony Smith said: "Lee's made good progress as a coach. He's still in the early stages of his coaching career but he's got a good rapport with both the young players and now the senior players within the group.

"It was important for him to have a cut-off period from the first team after playing and now that he's been able to integrate back into that environment we are delighted he is going to play more of a role next year where he'll join Richard (Agar) and me."