Professional rugby league coach & former Ireland international rugby league footballer
Simon "Finny" Finnigan
Personal information
Born
(1981-12-08) 8 December 1981 (age 42) Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position
Loose forward, Second-row
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2003–05
Widnes Vikings
70
21
0
0
84
2005–07
Salford City Reds
49
17
0
0
68
2008
Bradford Bulls
30
10
0
0
40
2009–10
Huddersfield Giants
29
6
0
0
24
2011–12
Widnes Vikings
32
9
0
0
36
2013
Leigh Centurions
27
12
0
0
48
Total
237
75
0
0
300
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2005–13
Ireland
9
1
0
0
4
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2019–20
Newcastle Thunder
33
23
1
9
70
2021–22
Widnes Vikings
34
15
1
18
44
Total
67
38
2
27
57
Source: [2][3]
As of 28 April 2022
Simon Finnigan (born 8 December 1981)[4] is a rugby league coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Widnes Vikings in Betfred Championship and was previously head coach at Newcastle Thunder and an assistant coach at the Toronto Wolfpack. An Ireland international second-row, he played in the Super League for the Widnes Vikings, Salford City Reds, Bradford Bulls and the Huddersfield Giants, and in the Championship for the Leigh Centurions.
^"Altius Directory Rugby League World Cup 2008 Ireland Team". web page. Altius Directory. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
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^"Huddersfield lose Simon Finnigan for Super League play-offs". Guardian. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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