Benji Marshall

Benjamin Quentin Marshall (born 25 February 1985) is a New Zealand professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of the Wests Tigers in the NRL and a former rugby league footballer. He played at five-eighth or halfback for the Wests Tigers in two separate spells, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Brisbane Broncos and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL), and at representative level for the NRL All Stars and New Zealand Kiwis. Marshall was also briefly a professional rugby union player with the Blues in Super Rugby. Marshall played for fourteen seasons in the NRL for Sydney club Wests Tigers, with whom he won the 2005 NRL Premiership. He has been noted for his flamboyant attack, including sidesteps, no-look passes and flick-passes. In 2010 Marshall won the Golden Boot Award for the best international player. In 2022, Marshall signed a five-year deal to become an assistant coach of Wests Tigers under Tim Sheens, with Marshall succeeding Sheens as head coach ahead of 2025 season after Sheens' impending retirement.