Simon Finnigan

Simon "Finny" Finnigan

Personal information
Full name	Simon Finnigan
Born	(1981-12-08) 8 December 1981 (age 40) 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– Widnes Vikings 0 0 0 0 Total 33 23 1 9 70
As of 8 January 2021 Source: [2][3]

Simon Finnigan (born 8 December 1981)^[4] is the Head Coach of the Widnes Vikings in Betfred Championship and was an assistant coach at the Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Championship and former professional rugby league footballer. 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)[]

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

Coaching career[]

He is currently head coach of the Widnes Vikings.

Former Head coach of Newcastle Thunder also he has been an assistant-coach of the Toronto Wolfpack.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michael Mantelli	Coach Newcastle Thunder 2019-2020	Succeeded by Eamon O'Carroll 2020-present
Preceded by Tim Sheens 2019-2020	Coach Widnes Vikings 2021-present	Succeeded by Incumbent

References[]

External links[]

• Toronto Wolfpack profile
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• (archived by web.archive.org) Bradford Bulls profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Ireland profile