 The second test against Great Britain in Leeds where his strong running resulted in his 5th test try and being named as the official Man of the Match, would prove to be Noel Cleal's final test appearance for Australia.In his first year as coach of Hull FC, Cleal took the club to Premiership victory during the 1990–91 season.Although still the assistant coach to Brian Smith at the time, Cleal's first time coaching Hull was when they lost 34-4 to Australia who were on the 1990 Kangaroo tour with Smith taking a backseat role as he was preparing to return to Sydney to coach St George.