Simon Haughton

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Simon Haughton
Personal information
Full nameSimon James Haughton[1]
Born (1975-11-10) 10 November 1975 (age 46)
Bingley, West Yorkshire, England[2]
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–02 Wigan Warriors 174 55 0 0 220
2005 Oldham RLFC 14 7 0 0 28
Total 188 62 0 0 248
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 England 5 2 0 0 8
1996–97 Great Britain 5 2 0 0 8
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Orrell R.U.F.C.
Source: [3][4][5]

Simon James Haughton (born 10 November 1975) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played as a second-row forward in the 1990s and 2000s. He played representative level rugby league for Great Britain and England, and at club level for the Wigan Warriors (Heritage № 887) and Oldham RLFC (Heritage № 1164),[3] and club level rugby union for Orrell R.U.F.C..

Playing career[]

Haughton grew up playing for amateur club Dudley Hill, signing a professional contract with Wigan on his 17th birthday.[6]

Haughton was an England international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

In the 1997 post-season Haughton was selected to play for Great Britain in the Super League Test series against Australia, scoring two tries in the third and deciding match.[5]

He played for Wigan Warriors from the interchange bench in their 1998 Super League Grand Final victory over Leeds Rhinos.

Regal Trophy Final appearances[]

Simon Houghton played loose forward in Wigan's 25-16 victory over St. Helens in the 1995–96 Regal Trophy Final during the 1994–95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 13 January 1996.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. ^ Wilson, Andy (20 June 2001). "Walker gives another four years to Rhinos". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ a b "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Woods, Dave (8 May 2002). "Haughton on his way out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ "13th January 1996: St Helens 16 Wigan 25 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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