Thursday 9 October 2014 16:08, UK
London Broncos head coach Joey Grima has signed a contract extension which ties him to the club until the end of the 2016 season.
Grima, whose original contract only lasted until the end of the current campaign, joined the club in February this year as assistant coach and went on to replace Tony Rea as head coach in May.
He has been building a squad to compete in the Kingstone Press Championship in 2015 following the Broncos’ relegation from Super League and is close to completing the task ahead of pre-season training which starts on November 3.
Living in London, one of the best cities in the world, has created an enormous opportunity for my family. I'm so happy that the UK will be my adopted country for the next two years.
Grima said: "My wife and I are extremely happy at how the fans, the club and the rugby league community have embraced us.
"Living in London, one of the best cities in the world, has created an enormous opportunity for my family. I'm so happy that the UK will be my adopted country for the next two years.
"I've had to make some difficult decisions, particularly with the player roster moving forward, and I felt that I needed to create the right winning culture.
“I'm delighted with the squad we have and the great cross section of youth, enthusiasm, experience and maturity.
“Not only am I taking on this role to build a successful rugby league firsts programme but also so we have a successful youth and scholarship programme.”
General manager Jason Loubser said: "We are delighted to secure Joey as head coach for a further two years. The work that Joey has put in since his arrival back in February has been exceptional.
"As a club we are in a great position with our planning for next season both with the squad that has been assembled and also with other behind the scenes work at the club.”
