A new era begins at Wigan as the club officially unveils new coach Michael Maguire.

The little-known Australian succeeds former Great Britain and Bradford coach Brian Noble in the Warriors hotseat.

Maguire's appointment was announced last month after the club chose not to renew the contract of Noble, who has since moved to Celtic Crusaders.

Maguire, 35, has built a strong reputation within the Australian game as an assistant coach, firstly at Canberra and most recently with the highly successful Melbourne Storm.

Working under Craig Bellamy, Maguire was part of the set-up that guided the Storm, having reached the Grand Final for a fourth successive year, to the NRL title last month.

Although Noble was in charge for three-and-a-half years at the DW Stadium, Maguire still becomes the Warriors' 11th coach in 14 years. He is also their eighth overseas appointment in the past two decades.

His age will make him the second youngest coach in Super League behind Hull KR's Justin Morgan.

Maguire took up coaching after his career as a utility player with Canberra and Adelaide was cut short by a neck injury.

Maguire actually met his players for their first pre-season training session on Monday, when it was also confirmed he would be joined at the club by former Great Britain scrum-half Paul Deacon.

The 30-year-old has signed a three-year deal as a player-coach after being released from the final 12 months of his contract at Bradford.

The Bulls agreed to let the long-serving Deacon join his hometown club after confirming the capture of Manly captain Matt Orford as his replacement.

It was also announced that Maguire will begin his Wigan career with a friendly at fierce rivals St Helens on December 27.