Tomkins departs Catalans Dragons due to 'personal reasons'

Joel Tomkins has confirmed he has chosen to step down from his role as head coach at Catalans Dragons, a role he held for just under a year, due to "personal reasons".

The former England rugby league and union international revealed that time away from family had been challenging and after a recent period of time back at home, he made the decision to leave Dragons after seven games of the Super League season with the side sixth in the table.