Stuart Signs New Contract With The Sharks
Cronulla Sharks head coach Ricky Stuart this afternoon agreed to extend his contract for three more seasons and will remain at the club through until 2011.
The current Australian Kangaroos coach, Stuart joined the Sharks for the 2007 season and was due to come off contract at the end of 2008.
His management, The Fordham Company, had been in negotiation with Sharks CEO Tony Zappia over a contract extension for the past two weeks.
Zappia was understandably pleased to have secured Stuart's services for three more seasons.
"Signing Ricky to an extended term of three years beyond 2008 was paramount to us maintaining our current stability and our long term future," Zappia said. "In the short time Ricky has been at the Sharks, the club has made excellent progress on a number of key fronts.
"From a football perspective, we are confident that with Ricky calling the shots for another four years we will be a strong and respected force in the NRL."
Likewise, Stuart was delighted to have confirmed his immediate future and was confident he could steer the Sharks in a positive direction.
"We made very satisfactory progress in the 2007 season and I can only see us building on that in 2008 and beyond," Stuart said. "I appreciate the club's confidence in wanting me on board for a few more years."
Stuart previous coaching successes include a premiership victory back in 2002 with the Sydney Roosters.
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