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Australian Tony Smith was yesterday named the Great Britain rugby league team coach after signing a two-and-a-half-year deal.
The 40-year-old Leeds coach takes over from Brian Noble on a part-time basis until his Leeds contract runs out at the end of the season.
His first match in charge will be against France in June and he will steer Britain in a three-test series against New Zealand on home soil before taking charge of England for the 2008 World Cup in Australia.
Smith's final act of his contract will be to try to wrest the Tri-Nations crown from Australia in 2009.
