Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer
Simon Woolford[1]
Personal information
Full name
Simon Woolford
Born
(1975-04-07) 7 April 1975 (age 49) Young, New South Wales, Australia
Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position
Hooker
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1994–06
Canberra Raiders
234
35
1
0
142
2007–08
St. George Illawarra
28
1
0
0
4
Total
262
36
1
0
146
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
2002
NSW Country
1
0
0
0
0
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2018–20
Huddersfield Giants
48
23
0
25
48
Source: [2][3]
As of 20 September 2019
Simon Woolford (born 7 April 1975) is an Australian professional rugby league coach who was most recently the head coach of the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, and a former professional rugby league footballer.
He played in the NRL for the Canberra Raiders and the St. George Illawarra Dragons, and represented Country in the City vs Country Origin match in 2002.
^Hooper, James (31 December 2007). "Melbourne Storm poaches promising junior". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011.
^"Simon Woolford at the Rugby League Project". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2008.
^"Rugby League Project Coaches". Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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