Simon "Finny" Finnigan
Personal information
Born (1981-12-08) 8 December 1981
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight14 st 13 lb (95 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionLoose 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.

Background

Simon Finnigan was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England, he grew up in Australia, playing for the Penrith Panthers junior teams before joining Widnes Vikings 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.

Finnigan playing at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup

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)

YearClubAppsPtsTGFG
2003 Widnes Vikings1941--
2004 Widnes Vikings25328–-
2005 Widnes Vikings264812–-
2006 Salford City Reds254812--
2007 Salford City Reds25205--
2008 Bradford Bulls26287--
2009 Huddersfield Giants20205--
2010 Huddersfield Giants741--
2012 Widnes Vikings1000--

Representative career

YearTeamMatchesTriesGoalsField GoalsPoints
2008–13 Ireland91004

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Finnigan moved into coaching become assistant coach at the Toronto Wolfpack. In 20219 he became head coach of Newcastle Thunder then in League 1, the third tier of rugby league in the United Kingdom.[7]

Finnigan was appointed the head coach of the Widnes Vikings in the Championship (the second tier) in November 2020 but left the club in April 2022 by "mutual consent".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Altius Directory Rugby League World Cup 2008 Ireland Team". web page. Altius Directory. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ RLP
  4. ↑ "Huddersfield lose Simon Finnigan for Super League play-offs". Guardian. 10 September 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ireland Name World Cup 40 Man Training Squad". Rugby League Ireland. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
  6. ↑ "Cassidy included in Ireland squad". BBC. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  7. ↑ Heppenstall, Ross (21 February 2022). "Widnes Vikings remain grounded as fans dare to dream of Super League return". YorkshireLive. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. ↑ "Widnes Vikings part company with head coach Simon Finnigan". Rugby League News. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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