Tweed Seagulls RLFC can officially confirm, David Penna has re-committed as the Head Coach for the 2025 Hostplus Cup season.
Penna, who has been at the helm since 2023, will continue to lead the team as they aim to build on this seasons performances.
“We are thrilled to announce the re-signing of David as the 2025 Hostplus Cup Coach. As a statewide club we take our role of connecting our community clubs to our NRL affiliate very seriously and David’s people first holistic approach to coaching aligns with our club’s purpose and vision of being a strong pathway club. He is a great human and I look forward to supporting him and his coaching staff over the next few months to ensure we continue to grow and improve in areas identified” Seagulls CEO Brendon Lindsay said.
Speaking with Penna on the reason behind his decision to re-sign with the club, he mentioned “I’ve loved what I’ve been doing the last couple of years, I think we are going in the right direction. I know it didn’t pan out the way we wanted it to this season but we have a lot of good players here, new players coming to the club so I’m just excited and love doing what I’m doing”
2025 is a fresh start for Penna & the Seagulls and the excitement of getting back to work has already started “I’m really looking forward to working with the players and being around all the staff, the challenges of the pre season and making sure we get it all right and looking forward to doing it all again” Penna mentioned.
Lastly, every coach has expectations & the re-signed coach knows what he is looking for heading into next year “We’ve all got high expectations and everybody wants to win a competition but for us as a club we just want to be able to be consistent and play the footy we know we are capable of each week and if we do that then we give ourself a chance to be at the right end of the ladder at the right time of the year”
We wish Penna all the best for the 2025 season.
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