Matt Parish is an Australian rugby league coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
Parish played in 55 first-grade matches for the Balmain Tigers between 1988 and 1993. He moved into coaching, and served as assistant coach of the North Queensland Cowboys and the New South Wales State of Origin team.
He was appointed as the head coach of English Super League club the Salford City Reds in July 2011. He coached the side for six matches, winning one, before resigning in November 2011, citing "personal reasons". The Manchester Evening News reported that he had fallen out with the club's administration, having been critical of a number of aspects of the club's management. Shortly after leaving Salford, he returned to Australia and was appointed an assistant coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, then the reigning National Rugby League premiers.
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