Simon Finnigan
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| Born | 8 December 1981 Warrington, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Loose forward, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Finnigan (born 8 December 1981 in Warrington) is English former professional rugby league footballer, and current coach. An Ireland international second-row, he played in Super League for the Widnes Vikings, Salford Red Devils, Bradford Bulls, and the Huddersfield Giants, and in the Championship for the Leigh Centurions.
He is currently assistant-coach of the Toronto Wolfpack.
Early life
Finnigan grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers junior teams before joining Widnes in 2003.
Club career
Finnigan played three season in Super League for Widnes Vikings, before leaving following the club's relegation at the end of the 2005 Super League season. He subsequently joined Salford City Reds, where he played for two seasons before again leaving when the club was relegated at the end of the 2007 Super League season. He signed for Bradford Bulls in September 2007 and stayed for one year before joining Huddersfield Giants in 2009. He rejoined Widnes Vikings in 2011, before finishing his career with Leigh Centurions in 2013. He announced his retirement from the sport in January 2014.
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Representative
He was named in the Ireland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[5] and the Ireland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6]
He was again named in the Ireland squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, and made two appearances in the tournament, his final rugby league match being Ireland's defeat against Australia.
Statistics
Club career (Super League)
| Year | Club | Apps | Pts | T | G | FG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 |  Widnes Vikings |
19 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 2004 | Widnes Vikings |
25 | 32 | 8 | – | - |
| 2005 | Widnes Vikings |
26 | 48 | 12 | – | - |
| 2006 |  Salford City Reds |
25 | 48 | 12 | - | - |
| 2007 | Salford City Reds |
25 | 20 | 5 | - | - |
| 2008 |  Bradford Bulls |
26 | 28 | 7 | - | - |
| 2009 |  Huddersfield Giants |
20 | 20 | 5 | - | - |
| 2010 | Huddersfield Giants |
7 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 2012 | Widnes Vikings |
10 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Representative career
| Year | Team | Matches | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–13 |  Ireland |
9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Altius Directory Rugby League World Cup 2008 Ireland Team". web page. Altius Directory. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Huddersfield lose Simon Finnigan for Super League play-offs". Guardian. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
External links
- Toronto Wolfpack profile
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- (archived by web.archive.org) Bradford Bulls profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Ireland profile
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- 1981 births
- English rugby league players
- English people of Irish descent
- Leigh Centurions players
- Widnes Vikings players
- Bradford Bulls players
- Salford Red Devils players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Ireland national rugby league team players
- Sportspeople from Warrington
- Living people
- Toronto Wolfpack
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league second-rows
- Irish rugby league biography stubs