Dragons Part Ways With Head Coach Shane Flanagan

His axing comes less than nine months after the Dragons tied the 2016 premiership-winning coach to a new two-year contract extension.

Former Dragons coach Shane Flanagan is interviewed during the round seven NRL match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and St George Illawarra Dragons at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia on April 18, 2026. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Shane Flanagan has parted ways with St George Illawarra following the last-placed Dragons’ winless start to the NRL season.

The Dragons had already been on the longest losing streak in club history before Saturday’s 30-12 loss to South Sydney made it 11 defeats in a row.