Neil Kelly (born Thursday (1962-05-10) 10 May 1962 in Wakefield), also known by the nickname of "Ned", is the defense coach of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby (MLR) and an English former professional rugby league footballer.
He played club level rugby league (RL) for Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Featherstone Rovers, Wakefield Trinity and Hunslet Hawks as a hooker or loose forward, and coached representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Dewsbury Rams, Widnes Vikings, Leigh Centurions, and coached representative level rugby union (RU) for Namibia (assistant), and at club level for Ulster Rugby (defence), and Doncaster Knights (assistant).