# St Helens rugby league coaching vacancy

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/st-helens-rugby-league-coaching-vacancy
> Updated: 2026-08-18T11:58:57.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Paul Rowley stepped down as head coach of the Super League club St Helens with immediate effect, nine months into a three-year contract. Following a turbulent season that left the club in sixth place, assistant coach Eamon O’Carroll assumed interim charge.

As the club searched for a permanent replacement, reports indicated that Queensland assistant coach Ben Te’o was unlikely to take the position, as he was expected to remain in the NRL to join the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Additionally, interim coach Eamon O’Carroll is scheduled to depart the club and rugby league at the end of the season to join the Welsh rugby union side Scarlets as an assistant coach.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-18: St Helens likely to miss out on head coach candidate Ben Te’o

St Helens is set to lose out on head coach candidate Ben Te’o, who is expected to join Wayne Bennett at the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2027 rather than moving to the Super League.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/st-helens-likely-to-miss-out-on-head-coach-candidate-ben-teo

### 2026-07-23: St Helens head coach Paul Rowley departs with immediate effect

Paul Rowley quit as St Helens head coach ahead of a derby, with assistant Eamon O’Carroll as interim; the club is eyeing Ben Hornby as a replacement.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/st-helens-head-coach-paul-rowley-departs-with-immediate-effect

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