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Castleford Tigers swoop for Hull KR assistant as Danny McGuire decision made after Lingard sacking

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Hull Kingston Rovers assistant coach Brett Delaney is being lined up to join Castleford Tigers - with former Robins interim coach Danny McGuire expected to be named as their head coach.

Delaney is set to join the Castleford coaching staff after Craig Lingard was surprisingly sacked as head coach, with the ex-Leeds Rhinos star now set to link up once again with current Tigers assistant coach McGuire, who will be promoted to head coach..

Hull Live understands work is under way regarding an exit by Delaney from Rovers, where he has been a driving force in revolutionising their defence into an impressive unit. McGuire left Rovers, where he was assistant coach, at the end of the 2023 season, having been interim head coach in 2022 before Willie Peters' arrival at the club.

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McGuire is understood to be being lined up as Lingard's replacement and will be tasked with lifting the club up the Super League table under a new boardroom structure led by a new owner on Martin Jepson, who stamped his mark on the club immediate in sacking Lingard.

McGuire became a Rovers player in 2018 before joining the coaching staff under previous Robins head coach Tony Smith ahead of the 2021 season.

Lingard had led the club to a 10th-placed finish in Super League after taking over following an 11th-placed finish the previous season, when he was assistant to Andy Last. Former Keighley and Batley boss Lingard had taken charge on a two-year deal, but departs early with Jepson saying it "wasn't an easy decision" but he wanted a "new voice".

At the time of McGuire's departure from Hull KR, the club's chief executive Paul Lakin said: "Danny has played a key role in the club’s journey to becoming a top Super League club. We will always be grateful for Danny’s contributions as a player and then during his three seasons as Assistant Head Coach, particularly as Interim Head Coach during a difficult time for the club. We’d like to wish Danny all the best for the next chapter in his coaching journey."

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